Why Loneliness Is Rising: The Emotional and Nervous System Factors We Do Not Talk About Enough
Loneliness is rising even among people with full lives. This guide explores why emotional disconnection grows, how the nervous system shapes loneliness and how early patterns influence adult relationships. Learn evidence supported steps to rebuild connection and discover how somatic counselling in Brisbane and online can restore emotional safety, inner steadiness and meaningful relational presence.
What Are Common Trauma Responses? 16 Signs and Pathways to Healing
Many people don’t realise that common feelings like exhaustion, hypervigilance, or emotional numbing are signs of trauma exposure responses. These 16 responses are not weaknesses but messages from your nervous system asking for care. Awareness is the first step to healing, and somatic therapy can help you reconnect, restore balance, and feel safe again.
Stress Response vs Trauma Response: What is the Difference
Discover the key differences between a stress response and a trauma response, how each affects your nervous system, and why recognising the signs matters for your emotional well-being. Learn what hyperarousal and hypoarousal feel like, and explore how trauma-informed counselling and somatic therapy can help you move toward a regulated, grounded state.
How to Cope With Feeling Overwhelmed
Struggling with overwhelm? Learn 5 gentle, somatic ways to calm your nervous system and reconnect with a sense of safety and inner peace.
What Does Feeling Safe in Therapy Mean?
A trauma-sensitive perspective on emotional safety for clients seeking support and practitioners creating it. Explore what fosters true safety, trust, and nervous system regulation in therapy.
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: An Evidence-Informed Approach to Healing
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga practice for emotional healing at New Leaf with Nisha
How Small Wins Boost Resilience, Emotional Wellbeing, and Personal Growth
Discover how small daily wins support emotional wellbeing, nervous system healing, and sustainable growth with one gentle, grounded step at a time.
Rupture & Repair: The Heart of Relational Growth
Relational healing begins with repair. This blog explores how to navigate rupture and repair using somatic tools, emotional awareness, and grounded communication, especially when repair feels one-sided.
Create a better YOU.
Feeling the pull to grow in 2025? This blog offers grounded guidance, reflection prompts, and emotional insight to help you co-create the version of you that feels most aligned.