In the second part to Rodger's stress series, he addresses a number of already-established and new ways of how to deal with and reduce stress in our daily lives. To understand the ways in which stress can affect the body and cause illness, visit part one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au3_2SLxtQo&t=214s In part two, he includes varying ways in which we can reduce the amount of stress within our every day lives. These include taking the time to recognise we are overly stressed, slowing the pace of life down where possible. He addresses using body-scanning, meditation, stillness or quiet time, as well as exercise and social engagement as successful ways to calm our nervous system and de-stress. Rodger emphasises the importance of having balance with differing aspects of our life (work, family, friends) and ensure we do not excessively use these ways to reduce stress as coping strategies. Follow and subscribe for regular topic discussions regarding the complications of trauma, stress illness, chronic pain, and Rodger's work to address them through mind-body medicine. Message us at info@rdphysio.com for further information or to get booked in for an assessment with Rodger. Visit our website at https://www.rdphysio.com/ for more information on trauma, trauma therapy and how we could help you or someone you know. Check out our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodgerduckworthphysio/ and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckworthPhysiotherapy for more content on what Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy has to offer. Music by Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/music/search/?order=ec Introduction 0:00 Taking the time to stop 0:47 The Felt Sense in relation to stress 2:48 De-stressor activities 4:20 Not in Excess 4:50 The Gut Microbiome 5:55 Established de-stressors 6:52 Avoidance of coping strategies 7:59 Summary 10:06

Can Stress Make You Sick? Rodger Duckworth addresses how chronic stress can affect the body, often making you sick with a stress illness. He explains how short term stress is normal if healthily processed by the body. However, chronic (long-term) stress can mean the body is in a constant fight or flight response for prolonged period of time, in which an inflammatory and immune response is mobilised. This is due to the body constantly believing we are under a physical threat. Our activated immune system as a result of chronic stress can then cause autoimmune diseases, including IBS, lupus, Crohn's disease, arthritis or joint pain. Rodger gives his own example of healing from am autoimmune disease, which he understood was related to stress. Keep an eye out this week for the next video on what can be done to manage chronic stress. Follow and subscribe for regular topic discussions twice a week regarding the complications of trauma, and Rodger's Trauma work to address them through mind-body medicine. Message us at info@rdphysio.com for further information or to get booked in for an assessment with Rodger. Visit our website at https://www.rdphysio.com/ for more information on trauma, trauma therapy and how we could help you or someone you know. Check out our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodgerduckworthphysio/ and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckworthPhysiotherapy for more content on what Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy has to offer. Music by Pixabay - Chill Abstract Intention - https://pixabay.com/music/search/?order=ec What is Short-term stress? 0:00 What is Chronic Stress? 1:03 Effects stress has in the nervous system 1:33 Rodger's experience and examples of stress illnesses 3:11 Conclusion 4:20

ACE Scores - What are Adverse Childhood Experiences? Rodger explains their definition and how a higher score can increase your chance of having later-life biological diseases. ACE stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences, which can include difficult to process events such parental divorce, witnessing drug/alcohol abuse or emotional and physical abuse. He explains how illness in later life has a highly statically significant correlation to the events we experience as a child. The higher our ACE score, due to the more events we experience, the higher the risk of obtaining biological illness and disease in adulthood. Finally, Rodger relates ACE's to the field of epigenetics, explaining how childhood events can activate genetic DNA, manifesting as illness. Follow and subscribe for regular topic discussions twice a week regarding the complications of trauma, and Rodger's Trauma work to address them through mind-body medicine. Message us at info@rdphysio.com for further information or to get booked in for an assessment with Rodger. Visit our website at https://www.rdphysio.com/ for more information on trauma, trauma therapy and how we could help you or someone you know. Check out our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodgerduckworthphysio/ and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckworthPhysiotherapy for more content on what Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy has to offer. Music by Pixabay - Chill Abstract Intention - https://pixabay.com/music/search/?order=ec Definition 0:00 Examples 0:14 The Effects of ACE's 0:51 Influence on Epigenetics 2:01

How does trauma affect the body? Despite being very common, trauma is often viewed to only affect and be stored in the brain. In this video, Rodger Duckworth highlights the importance of acknowledging that when our stress / trauma becomes chronic, it is trapped within the body. This unresolved emotion can manifest and cause chronic pain and illness. When our brain perceives a threat, it turns on the sympathetic fight or flight response in order to protect us. Rodger explains how trauma can dysregulate our autonomic nervous system, making us stuck in a fight or flight or freeze response where we are unable to healthily process the trauma, creating illness. Watch this video Rodger references of a polar bear releasing trapped trauma from within the body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHVNUDPMeSY If the trauma is too overwhelming, or we have not learnt how to manage our emotions from childhood, we carry adaptive coping strategies into adulthood. He explains how many autoimmune diseases can be caused by unresolved trauma, as well as functional illnesses such as anxiety, panic attacks and depression. He expresses how acknowledging his own trauma helped him to overcome a chronic inflammatory heart problem he struggled with for 8 years. 'When was the last time you felt an emotion in your head? Never' - They are not experienced here, but within the body. We need to learn how to recognise and process them. Watch Rodgers video on the Felt Experience of Emotion for more - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOGorSekWzE&t=23s Finally, Rodger highlights how important it is to understand and regulate the physical, felt experience of emotion to prevent chronic pain and illness. Follow and subscribe for regular topic discussions twice a week regarding the complications of trauma, and Rodger's Trauma work to address them through mind-body medicine. Message us at info@rdphysio.com for further information or to get booked in for an assessment with Rodger. Visit our website at https://www.rdphysio.com/ for more information on trauma, trauma therapy and how we could help you or someone you know. Check out our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodgerduckworthphysio/ and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckworthPhysiotherapy for more content on what Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy has to offer. Music by Pixabay - Chill Abstract Intention - https://pixabay.com/music/search/?order=ec How Trauma Affects the Body 00:00 Why May Trauma Be Unresolved? 2:00 Examples of How Trauma Can manifest as Illness? 4:23 Stored Trauma causing Anxiety, Depression 6:14

Trauma Therapy - What is it? Rodger gives his definition of trauma therapy as anything that overwhelms our nervous systems ability to cope. He explains how we can work towards healing supressed trauma through re-training our autonomic nervous system within trauma therapy. Rodger explains how in a shock event that is too hard for our nervous system to process, we use adaptive strategies to cope, which later becomes trauma. He gives examples of the types of trauma therapy techniques he uses within treatment, including craniosacral therapy, somatic therapy, inner child work and reparenting work. In all aspects of treatment, Rodger uses a holistic, top-down and bottom-up approach to incorporate both somatic and psychological methods helping to release stored trauma. He would like to help individuals live their lives free of trauma and the chronic pain or illness associated with leaving it unresolved within the body! Follow and subscribe for regular topic discussions twice a week regarding the complications of , and Rodger's Trauma work to address them through mind-body medicine. Message us at info@rdphysio.com for further information or to get booked in for an assessment with Rodger. Visit our website at https://www.rdphysio.com/ for more information on trauma, trauma therapy and how we could help you or someone you know. Check out our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodgerduckworthphysio/ and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckworthPhysiotherapy for more content on what Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy has to offer. Definition 00:00 The Nervous System 00:38 Treatment Examples 2:11 Main Goal? 4:36 #chronicpain #health #holistichealth #physio #physiotherapy #somatictherapy #therapy #trauma #traumainformedtherapist #traumainformedtherapytechniques #traumatherapy #traumatherapytechniques

In this video, Rodger questions the normality of constantly remaining positive in all situations, arguing this is not beneficial for people suffering from trauma. He understands as important it is not dwell in the negative, we should try and refrain also from a sense of false euphoria. We must feel all emotions, whether they be negative or positive. Those who have been abused will find it particularly hard to view their trauma in a positive light, and this is okay. He uses the example of a PTSD war solider, and how insensitive and to rationalise his trauma and the physical implications, as we cannot THINK our way out of trauma. He concludes their should be a balance - we should try to embrace and accept all level's of emotion, including the harder, negative emotions. An unhealthy level of positivity is really a form of denial, and processing every emotion will allow us to heal. Follow and subscribe for regular topic discussions twice a week regarding the complications of trauma, and Rodger's Trauma work to address them through mind-body medicine. Message us at info@rdphysio.com for further information or to get booked in for an assessment with Rodger. Visit our website at https://www.rdphysio.com/ for more information on trauma, trauma therapy and how we could help you or someone you know. Check out our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodgerduckworthphysio/ and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckworthPhysiotherapy for more content on what Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy has to offer. Music by Coma Media - Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/music/search/?order=ec

Rodger Duckworth explains the importance of placing blame on others in order to heal from Trauma, Stress Illness and Chronic Pain. He argues how important acknowledging the pain and past is, as well as not blaming ourselves for childhood trauma. This is how we can begin our healing journey. Follow and subscribe for regular topic discussions twice a week regarding the complications of trauma, and Rodger's Trauma work to address them through mind-body medicine. Message us at info@rdphysio.com for further information or to get booked in for an assessment with Rodger. Visit our website at https://www.rdphysio.com/ for more information on trauma, trauma therapy and how we could help you or someone you know. Check out our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodgerduckworthphysio/ and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckworthPhysiotherapy for more content on what Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy has to offer. Music by Ivy Music by Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/music/search/?order=ec #blame #healing #trauma #traumatherapy #healingjourney #holistichealth #stressilllness #placingblame #chronicpain

The Physical Experience of Emotion - Rodger Duckworth addresses the importance of recognising how we often feel, and therefore store unprocessed emotions within the body as chronic pain and illness. Understanding this is key to healing, as we can then work to release trauma trapped within the body through trauma therapy techniques. In the video, he explains how we don't 'feel' an emotion in our head, but more so in our body, through a lump in the throat or butterflies in the stomach. Acknowledging this is important within a healing journey. Follow and subscribe for regular topic discussions twice a week regarding the complications of trauma, and Rodger's work to address chronic pain and illness through mind-body medicine. Message us at info@rdphysio.com for further information or to get booked in for an assessment with Rodger. Visit our website at https://www.rdphysio.com/ for more information on treatment we offer at the practice, and if we could be of help to you or someone you know. Check out our Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodgerduckw... and Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RodgerDuckwo... for more content on what Rodger Duckworth Physiotherapy! Music by Audiocoffee from Pixabay

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