Lesson 2: Intro and Why This Course

Intro and Why This Course?

Hi!  I'm Evan.  I'm 37 years old. I've been sick for a long time, and tried a lot of things to feel better.

Learning to regulate my nervous system has been an important step of this process.

Issues I've Had with other healing courses

Effectiveness:

• I have no doubt that these courses have helped many people. They did help me to expand my nervous system capacity to some extent. However, in a private group in one of these programs, there were at least 4 of us, including myself, with still quite a few chronic issues present, after following the program for many months. For me, this was also after 6-9 months of already doing 2 previous regulation and brain retraining courses, also without lasting results. So I was hoping and believing that after 6 or 12 months of following a course, I would be feeling a lot more balanced. This was simply not true.

Depth of Material:

• None of the 3 main programs I did were designed for the complexities of working with C-PTSD.

• One of the progams was not really somatic or trauma informed at all, and was a form of bypassing or pushing through, which was not healthy for me and not effective.

• Some only focus on regulation and the vagus nerve, and offer very little or nothing on parts work or relational work.

• I found some of the material to be helpful for sure, but some to be very repetitive and wordy. Some took concepts and made them more confusing, complicated, and long, compared to just  sitting down and reading a book and reading some articles, like on IFS for example.

Cost:

• Most other regulation courses available are going to cost you at least $500 dollars up to $2000, until you go through all the material at a comfortable pace.

Limitations of 1-1 Offerings:

"We are hurt in relationship and we heal in relationship."

• A group community can be great, but if you have complex issues, the best way to work with that is 1-1. If you want to add 1-1 sessions in these other courses, then that is an additional fee to keep in mind.

What I Offer

My regulation course will primarily cover working with the nervous system, the vagus nerve, and a toolkit of regulation practices. I would offer the Parts work and the Relational work to you through 1-1 personal sessions.

Effectiveness:

I believe that it is highly likely you will see significant positive shifts in any or all of the following if you maintain a consistent regulation practice most days of the week, for at least a few minutes each day. 

• nervous system health

• mental health

• emotional health

• relational health

• physical health

• trauma patterns

• behavior

Give yourself several months to notice any changes. The longer and earlier and more complex the trauma or imbalance, the longer to see transformation.

1-1 Offerings

Add in at least 2 sessions per month of 1-1 somatic sessions with myself or a qualified practitioner, and it is likely you will experience greater results.

Depth:

My regulation course can be supportive for general or acute trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and chronic illness. Working 1-1 with me would offer you more support for complex trauma and chronic illness that seems to still linger even after a regular regulation practice.

Only 1 Piece of the Puzzle

Understand that this Regulation Course is only one piece of the puzzle of health. 1-1 Sessions will provide further help with relationships and parts work. Also, if you have complex issues going on, learning about nutritional health, and perhaps some other things may be beneficial.

Summary

So you can spend a lot of money on other programs that are out there. They have the potential to be lacking in depth, effectiveness, and 1-1 support.  Or you can spend less money on my programs, with the potential for greater depth, effectiveness, and working with me for 1-1 help.