Elizabeth Reddish

This article has been informed by contemporary trauma research, polyvagal-informed education, and training undertaken through Mind Body Breakthrough Trauma training with Wale Oladipo. Understanding Trauma: How the Nervous System Learns Survival Trauma is one of the most misunderstood experiences in modern health and wellbeing conversations. Many people still associate trauma only with catastrophic events, yet trauma is far more complex, personal, and deeply rooted in the nervous system than...

When Two Transitions Meet: Puberty and Peri-Menopause Being a parent of two teenagers, I am loving the opportunity to experience first-hand this fragile and exciting phase of development. The relationship shifts.The tears and tantrums.The new-found independence and maturity. It’s not always easy riding the waves with them. And as they both face big exams this year and major changes ahead, the importance of showing up for them at my best feels more important than ever. And yet, if I’m honest,...

A Poem for the Heart Grief does not move like a road Straight, paved and clear ahead. It moves like tide and moon and wind Through chambers of the heart instead. Some days the waves are fierce and wild, Some days they barely reach the shore. Yet every tear and silent breath Is love returning evermore. Do not rush the turning tide, Nor close the door on what must be. For grief is love that walks beside The soul toward its new story. Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, and...