Pathfindercic
NADA Acupuncturist, Somatic Trauma-Informed Coach & Therapist, Akashic Records Guide, Bioresonance Scans & Detox Protocols I am a crazy South African living in bonny Scotland with my hubby, two beautiful children, our foster Frenchie, and two guineas, Roro and Middy. I love people, ideas, playing and babies, (and chocolate cake.) Before my deeply transformational awakening in 2017, I was a journal
01/06/2026
One of the most powerful things neuroscience has taught us is that trauma does not just live in the brain, but also in the nervous system.
Many people are walking around believing they are “too emotional,” “too anxious,” “too sensitive,” or “too much,” when their body is simply doing what it learned to do to survive.
The nervous system adapts to stress.
Especially prolonged stress, unpredictability, criticism, neglect or emotional unsafety.
Over time, this can show up as:
• overthinking
• emotional shutdown
• people pleasing
• difficulty trusting
• exhaustion
• hyper-independence
• always feeling on edge
• struggling to rest
• feeling disconnected from yourself
These are often adaptive responses and NOT personal failures.
And the beautiful thing is this:
The brain and nervous system can also adapt towards healing, safety and connection.
Self-compassion matters because many people are attacking themselves for the very strategies that once protected them.
Sometimes healing starts with changing the question from:
“What is wrong with me?”
to
“What happened to my nervous system?”
How can you show yourself some love and compassion today?
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