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Why Talking About Trauma Isn’t Enough and Why Hypnotherapy is Different
You’ve read the books. You’ve journaled for hours. Maybe you’ve spent years in therapy, uncovering patterns and connecting the dots of your past — yet somehow, you still feel unsafe, anxious, or reactive. You understand your trauma logically, but your body doesn’t seem to get the memo. If that sounds familiar, you’re not broken or “resistant” to healing — you’re just missing one crucial step: working with the parts of your mind and body where trauma actually lives. Because t

Katie Potratz
5 min read


Unlock Your Body’s Healing Power with Theta Brain Wave Meditation
Have you ever settled into a comfortable spot, closed your eyes, and felt the world slow down… your breathing soften… your thoughts drift… and then experienced a sudden wave of peace, clarity or insight? That’s your brain shifting gears—and you’re stepping into a whole different world of healing. In this post, I’ll show you how the brain’s theta wave state is one of the key gateways to deep healing, how meditation and hypnotherapy both reach that gateway, and how you can add

Katie Potratz
4 min read


How to Use Somatic Healing for Trauma Recovery
Trauma isn’t just something that lives in your mind—it’s something your body holds onto too. However, your body can also be your gateway to healing. Somatic techniques—body-based methods that help you reconnect with your sensations—are a powerful way to release trauma, regulate your nervous system, and start feeling more like yourself again. In this post, we’ll break down what somatic techniques are, why they work, and even give you some practical exercises you can try at hom

Katie Potratz
5 min read


Beginners Tips for Healing Chronic Pain and Disease Naturally
You can eat healthy, take supplements, and exercise — and still struggle with chronic pain, symptoms, or anxiety. The missing piece may not be your lifestyle but your nervous system. Healing can only occur when your body feels safe. In this post, I'm going to break down the most important part of healing chronic pain and disease naturally, as well as explore the science of safety, the window of tolerance, and how practices like guided imagery, mindfulness, and relaxation supp

Katie Potratz
3 min read


Brain Training for Natural Autoimmune Remission
Living with an autoimmune disease can feel like a never-ending cycle of flares, fatigue, and frustration. For many, the path to relief...

Katie Potratz
5 min read


7 Vagus Nerve Exercises to Support Healing and Nervous System Regulation
Have you ever wished your body had a reset button? Something you could press when stress takes over, when your mind won’t stop racing, or when your symptoms flare? The truth is — you do have one. It’s called your vagus nerve, and learning how to stimulate the vagus nerve may be one of the most powerful things you can do for your health. This incredible nerve connects your brain to your body and plays a huge role in how safe, calm, and balanced you feel. When your vagus nerve

Katie Potratz
4 min read


How Brain Fog is Caused by Nervous System Dysregulation and How to Clear It Naturally
Feeling like you’re thinking through molasses? You walk into a room and forget why. You read the same sentence three times before it makes sense. You feel like you’re moving through your day on autopilot, mentally half-asleep. That’s brain fog—and while it’s not a medical diagnosis, it’s a very real symptom of nervous system dysregulations that can affect focus, memory, and clarity. The good news? Brain fog isn’t permanent. Once you understand that brain fog is caused by ne

Katie Potratz
3 min read


Why You're Still In Pain After Treatment (And How to Treat Neuroplastic Pain)
You’ve tried physical therapy, medications, maybe even surgery—yet the pain lingers. You’re told there’s “nothing structurally wrong,”...

Katie Potratz
3 min read


Is Your Nervous System Stuck in Survival Mode? Here’s How to Reset It
Do you feel like you’re always on high alert? Maybe you wake up already feeling tense. Your heart races over small things. Your body...

Katie Potratz
3 min read


5 Deep Breathing Techniques to Activate Your Parasympathetic Nervous System
Ever feel like your body is stuck in go-go-go mode, even when you’re exhausted? Maybe your heart races for no reason, your thoughts...

Katie Potratz
5 min read


How Interoception (Body Awareness) Can Improve Chronic Illness Healing
Have you ever felt like your body is speaking a language you just can’t quite understand? One day you’re fine, the next you’re hit with...

Katie Potratz
4 min read


4 Brain Training Tools to Rewire the Stress Response and Support Chronic Illness Recovery
When your body is stuck in fight, flight, or freeze, healing becomes incredibly difficult. This stress response — designed to protect you...

Katie Potratz
4 min read


4 Mindset Shifts for When Symptoms Flare (That Support Your Recovery)
Let’s be honest—when anxiety spikes, when pain flares up, when your emotions feel like too much, what’s the first thing your brain wants...

Katie Potratz
4 min read


Your Beliefs Create Your Biology: A Deep Dive into Psychoneuroimmunology
Can your thoughts really impact your physical health? It may sound like something out of a self-help book, but science increasingly says:...

Katie Potratz
4 min read


How Nervous System Regulation Can Alleviate Chronic Anxiety
Chronic anxiety isn’t just a mindset—it’s a full-body experience. If you constantly feel on edge, struggle to relax, or feel like your...

Katie Potratz
4 min read


What Happens During Self-Hypnosis? A Beginner’s Guide
You’ve probably heard that hypnosis can help relieve anxiety , manage chronic pain , or even improve sleep. But what actually happens ...

Katie Potratz
4 min read


6 Powerful Neuroplasticity Exercises to Rewire Your Brain and Heal Chronic Symptoms
If you’ve been told your symptoms are “just something you have to live with,” you’re not alone. Many people struggling with chronic pain, fatigue, anxiety, or illness have been left searching for answers that go beyond symptom management—and they’re beginning to find those answers in the brain . What if healing isn’t just physical... but neurological? What if your brain can unlearn pain, fatigue, and fear—and relearn safety, vitality, and health? That’s the power of neuropl

Katie Potratz
4 min read


How to Shift from Passive Patient to Empowered Healer: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Natural Healing
If you've been living with chronic pain, illness, or ongoing symptoms, it's easy to fall into the mindset of waiting —waiting for the...

Katie Potratz
3 min read


Trauma Responses Disguised as Personality Traits (and How to Shift Them)
Are you really just shy, or did you grow up in an environment where it didn’t feel safe to speak your mind? So many of the personality...

Katie Potratz
6 min read


7 Somatic Exercises for Immediate Anxiety Relief
Anxiety has a way of hijacking your body, sending your heart racing, tightening your chest, and making it hard to think clearly. But what...

Katie Potratz
4 min read
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