Recovery is metabolically expensive. Sleep, nutrition, and rest aren't passive, they're active healing. You can't think or push your way through an energy deficit. Chances are you've tried and it didn't go over so well. This week’s question: Where is your energy actually going, and is it going where healing needs it most? This week's action: What is one thing you can do today to help your metabolic/energy system?

Healing needs circulation. Blood, lymph, cerebrospinal fluid, everything that nourishes and clears depends on flow. Even your breath is a pump! This week’s question: What does your breathing feel like right now and what might it be telling you?🫁

This is something you might not have considered. Many people post concussion have changes in breathing function and of course increased neck tension and jaw pain. Myofunctional therapy is a lesser known modality that can bring about relief. Brynn and I interviewed Alicia, a myofunctional therapist out of Ontario. Have a listen! We loved it and are looking forward to having her back on the podcast.

The nervous system is the great interpreter, it reads every signal and decides what's safe. After a concussion, that system needs patience, not pressure. This week's topic is perfect timing as I had a conversation with a client today on this very topic. They had a really jarring experience (more emotional than physical) which triggered their previous symptoms which they were finally seeing relief from. In that moment, all they could think about was the pain they felt and forget entirely that they had been feeling better. I'm sure some of you can relate! We had a good chat about the nervous system, neuroplasticity and a gentle reminder that not all is lost, we just needed to redirect. The question of the week for you to ponder: Are you giving your nervous system more inputs than it can process, or are you creating space for it to settle?

Brynn and I are preparing some free mini classes for the classroom. What topics would you like to see offered? We would love to hear from you:)