Navigating Through Challenging Times
This video message is in response to the Coronavirus outbreak and the ways in which it has impacted our lives. It offers some...
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Jessica Schaffer
Jun 25, 20192 min
Working With Turbulence
Many years ago, I learned a First Nation teaching regarding the times we are living in. The teaching went like this: For a long time, we...
Jessica Schaffer
May 29, 20192 min
Staying Resourced By Connecting to Nature
Nature has always been a source of inspiration, wisdom and meaning-making for me. Two years ago, my partner and I chose to relocate from...
Jessica Schaffer
Apr 23, 20192 min
Working Within Our Capacity
Working within our capacity is an important concept embedded in the Nervous System RESET approach. And yet it is often something we...
Jessica Schaffer
Mar 6, 20194 min
In the Shadow of Coyote: When Life Throws Us Unexpected Triggers
Many of my clients express frustration when they experience episodes of feeling triggered. They feel like their bodies have failed them...
Jessica Schaffer
Feb 26, 20192 min
What Informs Trauma-Informed Care
“Trauma-informed” is a big buzzword these days. Everywhere you look, people are using the term. I am glad this framework is becoming more...
Jessica Schaffer
Jan 29, 20192 min
Resilience: What It Is and Is Not
Resilience is a capacity that we potentiate with lifelong practice. It is not a fixed characteristic. Resilience is not about pushing...
Jessica Schaffer
Jan 22, 20192 min
Holding Contrasting Experiences
Yesterday, this beautiful rainbow graced my morning walk on the beach. These gifts pop up regularly this time of year on the Oregon Coast...
Jessica Schaffer
Aug 21, 20181 min
Finding Your Way Back To Safety
This is a wonderful example of freeze and co-regulation. In this video clip, the fawn has collapsed in the middle of the road likely due...
Jessica Schaffer
Aug 20, 20183 min
Understanding Shame as a Protection Response
Shame is a powerful emotion that shapes our behaviors and our lives. If any of you have followed Brené Brown’s work, you know she talks...
Jessica Schaffer
Jun 19, 20181 min
Nervous System 101
In this video, Jessica shares the working model she has evolved to explain the functioning of the nervous system to her clients. This is...
Jessica Schaffer
Jun 18, 20181 min
Why the Nervous System Matters
In this video, Jessica shares her perspective on why the nervous system is essential to our overall health and well-being and why we...
Jessica Schaffer
May 16, 20181 min
Interview with Antony Sammeroff of Be Yourself and Love It! Podcast
Join us for this interview of Jessica with Antony Sammeroff of the Be Yourself and Love It! podcast broadcast from Scotland.
Jessica Schaffer
Jan 4, 20181 min
Tremoring for Regulation
This video explains the difference between using the restorative tremor for regulation purposes as opposed to simply focusing on release....
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