The Anchor Wellness Podcast

Welcome to The Anchor Wellness Podcast!This podcast is all about guiding you towards regulated living, through nervous system regulation, trauma resolution from a Somatic Experiencing lens, and building a healthy lifestyle.In this week's episode, host Niamh Hayes introduces the mechanism behind whether you feel stressed or not, whether you are overwhelmed or not, whether you end up burned out or not - neuroception!  This is your internal threat detector or surveillance system that is always scanning your internal, external and relational environments for danger or safety cues, also known as your demands or supports. When the threat cues/demands outweigh your safety cues/supports, your nervous system will shift into one of its self-protective modes (fight, flight, freeze or shutdown). When the safety cues/supports outweigh the threat/demands, you will be able to access the ventral state of regulation, presence and connection. Find out how you can consciously bring more safety to your life, so that you feel less stressed, overwhelmed or burned out.Get in touch, ask questions or explore options of working with Niamh by visiting her website here.

Welcome to The Anchor Wellness Podcast!This podcast is all about guiding you towards regulated living, through nervous system regulation, trauma resolution from a Somatic Experiencing lens, and building a healthy lifestyle.In this week's episode, host Niamh Hayes introduces the final two of six states within your nervous system - the Play state and the Rest/Stillness state. The Play state is a combination of your ventral state of safety, presence and connection, along with the sympathetic state of mobilisation. This is a state you want to be able to access when you're performing in any way - whether that's giving a talk or presentation, or doing an activity or playing a sport. The Rest/Stillness state is a combination of the ventral state and the dorsal state of immobilisation. Access to this state enables you to rest, recover, be still, experience awe and enjoy the slower, quieter moments. Niamh shares what it's like to be in both of these states, from a body and mind perspective, as well as how you can consciously help yourself to access these states when appropriate.Get in touch, ask questions or explore options of working with Niamh by visiting her website here.

Welcome back to The Anchor Wellness Podcast!This podcast is all about guiding you towards regulated living, through nervous system regulation, trauma resolution from a Somatic Experiencing lens, and building a healthy lifestyle.In this week's episode, host Niamh Hayes introduces the fourth of six states within your nervous system - the Freeze state. This is one of your self-protective states that you go into when your internal threat detector, neuroception, picks up on a real or perceived danger which it senses as life threatening and it's not sure if you can fight or run away from it, or if going into hibernation mode is needed. It's a state that so many people are living their lives from. It can feel like being stuck, procrastinating, there is a 'I have to but I can't' experience. Niamh shares what it's like to be in this state, from a body and mind perspective, as well as ways that you can start shifting into a more regulated place, if you find that this freeze state is your current foundation or go-to.Get in touch, ask questions or explore options of working with Niamh by visiting her website here.

Welcome back to The Anchor Wellness Podcast!This podcast is all about guiding you towards regulated living, through nervous system regulation, trauma resolution from a Somatic Experiencing lens, and building a healthy lifestyle.In this week's episode, host Niamh Hayes introduces the third of six states within your nervous system - the Dorsal Vagal Complex, also known as the shutdown, collapse or immobilisation state. This is one of your self-protective states that you go into when your internal threat detector, neuroception, picks up on a real or perceived danger which it senses as life threatening. You want to be able to access this state freely and easily, to slow down and rest and conserve resources as you move through your day and the world, however long stays here can be detrimental to your health and wellbeing. Niamh shares what it's like to be in this state, from a body and mind perspective, as well as ways that you can start shifting into a more regulated place, if you find that this dorsal state is your current foundation or go-to.Get in touch, ask questions or explore options of working with Niamh by visiting her website here.

Welcome back to The Anchor Wellness Podcast!This podcast is all about guiding you towards regulated living, through nervous system regulation, trauma resolution from a Somatic Experiencing lens, and building a healthy lifestyle.In this week's episode, host Niamh Hayes introduces the second of six states within your nervous system - the Sympathetic Nervous System, also known as Fight or Flight. This is one of your self-protective states that you go into when your internal threat detector, neuroception, picks up on a real or perceived danger. You want to be able to access this state freely and easily, to move and mobilise through your day and the world, however long stays here can be detrimental to your health and wellbeing. Niamh shares what it's like to be in this state, from a body and mind perspective, as well as ways that you can start shifting into a more regulated place, if you find that this sympathetic state is your current foundation or go-to.Get in touch, ask questions or explore options of working with Niamh by visiting her website here.

Welcome back to The Anchor Wellness Podcast!This podcast is all about guiding you towards regulated living, through nervous system regulation, trauma resolution from a Somatic Experiencing lens, and building a healthy lifestyle.In this week's episode, host Niamh Hayes introduces the first of six states within your nervous system - the Ventral Vagal Complex, also known as the Social Engagement System. This is your main state of regulation. Bring anchored in Ventral is the only way that you can access positive health, healing, growth, restoration and optimal performance, no matter what that looks like in your life. And it all comes back to safety. You cannot be regulated and access this state if your nervous system is not neurocepting (perceiving) safety.Living from a foundation of Ventral allows you to feel good internally, experience positive emotions and mindset, behave and take action in a way that is in alignment with who you truly are. In fact, being anchored here is the only way you can truly connect with yourself, know who you are and know what you want. Living predominantly in this state is the thing that everyone wants and they don't even know it!Get in touch, ask questions or explore options of working with Niamh by visiting her website here.

Welcome back to The Anchor Wellness Podcast!This podcast is all about guiding you towards regulated living, through nervous system regulation, trauma resolution from a Somatic Experiencing lens, and building a healthy lifestyle.In this week's episode, host Niamh Hayes introduces the system inside each of us that is either standing by our side as we walk on the path of the life we desire, or is standing in front of us, keeping us stuck, not to keep us from the things we want, but to protect us, because it doesn't yet know that the life we want is safe - the autonomic nervous system!Get in touch, ask questions or explore options of working with Niamh by visiting her website here.

Welcome back to The Anchor Wellness Podcast!This podcast is all about guiding you towards regulated living, through nervous system regulation, trauma resolution from a Somatic Experiencing lens, and building a healthy lifestyle.In this week's episode, host Niamh Hayes shares a reintroduction to herself, her work and her journey to becoming a Somatic Practitioner.Get in touch, ask questions or explore options of working with Niamh by visiting her website here.

In Episode 13 of The Anchor Wellness Podcast, Niamh chats about the inner child - what is it, why is it significant and how does it show up in everyone's life every single day. She uses her own experiences to explain her inner child and how it impacts her life as an adult now. A lot of the information may sound familiar to you!
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In Episode 12 of The Anchor Wellness Podcast, Niamh Hayes chats all about stress! Stress is such a complex topic and is something that gets a bad reputation, but stress is not actually good or bad. In fact, it is a natural biological process of adaptation that helps us survive. It is just a state that we go into to help keep us safe and to help us get through daily life. Niamh breaks down what stress and stressors are, the different stress states and the stress response cycle.Follow Niamh and Anchor Wellness online for more information: 
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