How long does it take to heal a dysregulated nervous system?

➡ Full show notes + resources: In this solo episode, Dr. Aimie explains what dysregulation actually is and why it never exists on its own. She walks through the patterns of stored trauma that feed it, and the four questions you can use to tell whether your nervous system is healing.She also shares why children's nervous systems change faster than adults', what a patient in the ICU taught her about changing slowly, and why biology is the most neglected piece of nervous system repair.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN00:00 Intro: How Long Does Healing Take?02:06 How the Nervous System Responds to Change03:52 Overreacting, Underreacting, and Responding06:26 Why Dysregulation Can't Create Health08:14 The Five Steps of the Body's Trauma Response10:57 Stuck in the Body Trauma Loop12:35 Dissociation and Immobilization15:03 Energy Conservation and Depletion16:58 Why Dysregulation Never Happens Alone18:49 The Fifth Pattern: When Trauma Becomes Disease21:48 The Time Factor: Why Healing Takes Longer for Adults25:53 Why Change Must Be Paced: A Lesson from the ICU27:37 The Biology Piece: How to Accelerate Healing29:35 Free Assessment and Closing"The longer that the nervous system has lived this way, the slower that change has to go in order for the nervous system to integrate that change over time." — Dr. Aimie ApigianIf you have been working on your healing for years and cannot tell whether any of it is working, this episode is for you.RESOURCES:Take the free 2-Minute Assessment for Stored Trauma. Get a picture of your patterns now, so you have something to measure your healing against. Get The Biology of Trauma book. The fifth pattern, disease, is in Chapter 10, When Trauma Becomes Disease.This episode is educational and is not medical advice. Please work with your own qualified healthcare provider for decisions about your care.➡ Full show notes + resources:  Grab your copy of The Biology of Trauma