Addressing Nervous System Dysregulation to Optimize Physical Healing

Addressing Nervous System Dysregulation to Optimize Physical Healing

By Heather Goodwin, MA, HHP, MBSR-P

Your body is screaming, but are you able to really hear what it’s telling you? What if I told you that the root of your chronic pain, fatigue, or even gut issues isn’t IN your body—but in your nervous system? In fact, up to 70% of G.I. issues, 40% of sleep disturbances, 80% of chronic pain, 50% of immune system challenges and even up to 90% of doctor visits can be directly related to a dysregulated nervous system. Yikes!

How in the world does this happen?

When your nervous system is dysregulated—or according to The Polyvagal Theory—stuck in fight, flight, or the freeze/dorsal mode—your body stops prioritizing healing. It’s either trying to run away from the imaginary tiger or playing dead like the possum. Digestion slows. Inflammation rises. Hormones go haywire and we are left with gut, sleep, immune and pain issues and more. 

Ultimately, if we jump into addressing the physical symptoms 1st, it's like trying to rebuild a house while it’s still on fire.

But here’s the good news: when you regulate your nervous system, your body can finally exhale. It can start to repair, restore, and rebalance—naturally. And! At Heights Of Health, we see hundreds of clients for myriads of physical issues, and we have found that when we first address stress and regulate the nervous system, our clients enjoy more expedited and efficient healing to their physical imbalances. 

We’ve developed a comprehensive Nervous System Dysregulation Assessment. We will be able to ascertain if you are a good candidate for help with nervous system regulation before jumping into what may be a longer physical healing journey. We have holistic therapists who can teach you practical and powerful tools to get your nervous system in check and ultimately truly optimize your whole person healing.

Your body isn’t broken—it’s just been in survival. Let us help you show it how to feel safe and whole again.  Take our FREE Nervous System Dysregulation Assessment and learn if this  nervous system regulation may be the best first step for you to begin to heal your nervous system and thereby begin to heal other aspects of your physical health. Click here to take the Assessment.

Click HERE to see video description of Nervous System Dysregulation Assessment