Svava Brooks, Certified TRE Provider

10/27/2025

Self-compassion letter writing.

10/23/2025

What are your favorite glimmers?

✨ Glimmers-- a term coined by PVI co-founder and polyvagal expert Deb Dana, LCSW, --are micro-moments of ventral vagal activation that can help shift the nervous system from survival mode into a state of regulation.
By noticing and nurturing small moments of wonder and curiosity, we can strengthen our sense of safety, connection, and resilience.
✨ Dive deeper into Polyvagal Theory, the vagus nerve, and nervous system health at www.polyvagal.org --you'll find our free Learning Library, a vibrant Online Community Space, our new podcast, a line of courses and trainings to become a Polyvagal-Informed professional, and more.

10/20/2025

For some of us planning time for rest is as important to plan your time for exercising and seeing friends. Your body and nervous system will thank you 🙏🏻

10/17/2025

Thank you, Alex, for the invitation to share my passion for TRE.

E71 - Finding Hope Through TRE: Svava Brooks' Journey from Freeze to Freedom

With an ACE score of 8, Svava Brooks spent 20 years trying to heal from childhood trauma. Then she discovered TRE and everything changed.

From "ice queen" to "Queen of Hearts"—this episode reveals what healing from developmental trauma actually looks like: the thousand little steps, the self-compassion practices, and the patient nervous system reorganization that transforms not just symptoms, but your entire capacity for joy, connection, and creativity.

🎧 Listen to discover how TRE can reach what nothing else can.https://youtu.be/NYQwmgZJ8-c?si=k26DHTeROlJ8s_iX

10/15/2025

My goal was - Wholehearted living!

Move from staying stuck to whole-hearted living.

Learning to accept and live with all our emotions is by no means what most of us do. Instead, most of us use default behaviors that we hope will deflect or disguise our "negative" feelings so we won't have to face them.

What default behavior do you use to sidestep your feelings? Next time you notice yourself following that same old path, try opening yourself up to your emotions so that you can grow. That is whole-hearted living.

10/15/2025

Við þurfum öll að minna okkur á að taka af okkur pressuna sem fylgir daglegu lífi.

Ég veit að þú ert alltaf að gera þitt besta. 🥰

Hverju getur þú sleppt í dag eða þessa vikuna? Hvar getur þú gefið þér tíma til að hægja á þér og hvílt þig? 🥀

Þegar við sýnum okkur sjálfum mildi, gefum við öðrum í kringum okkur einnig leyfi til að sýna sér meiri mildi. Við njótum öll góðs af því.

10/09/2025

When adults learn that their beautiful, complex ANS is always, always, always working for them, it is a huge relief!!

With this knowledge, we understand that we are changeable and that we can practice what and how we want to change, over time. We learned through experiences growing up to predict things, situations, and feelings.

"The Predictive Brain and Neuroplasticity: A key element of Lisa Barrett's work is the idea that the brain is a predictive engine, constantly anticipating what will happen based on past experiences. These predictions influence our perception and emotional responses. Neuroplasticity allows these prediction engines to change over time. As we have new experiences, our brains update their predictive models, which in turn can alter the emotions we construct in response to different situations."

Hand on heart, my friends!

In the newest episode of Wired for Connection: A Polyvagal Podcast, Dr. Lori Desautels, Assistant Professor at Butler University and founder of the Applied Educational Neuroscience certification program, discusses the transformative power of understanding the nervous system—particularly through the lens of polyvagal theory—in education.
She shares her journey from special education teacher to neuroscientific educator, and highlights how applied neuroscience can revolutionize classroom practices to support both teachers and students.

Find Wired for Connection wherever you listen to podcasts- Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or find the direct link here:
https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/podcast