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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 right diagnosis, treatment, or specialist to finally fix what feels broken. This is what I call the passive patient identity . It’s not your fault—it’s how our medical system trains us: to outsource our healing, suppress symptoms, and rely on external experts. That the doctors have the answers. That our bodies are unpredictable or broken. That

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 traits we carry — from people pleasing to perfectionism — are actually trauma responses that became habits. They served a purpose: to help us survive emotionally or physically in overwhelming situations. But over time, these responses can start to feel like part of who we are… even when they’re no longer helping us. In this post, we’ll explor

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 if you could counteract this stress response in real time? Somatic techniques—methods that use the body to calm the nervous system—offer a powerful way to regain control and find relief within minutes. Understanding Anxiety and Nervous System Dysregulation Anxiety is not just a mental experience—it is a symptom of nervous system dysregulati

Katie Potratz
4 min read


3 Steps to Heal the Effects of Childhood Trauma
It’s that T word nobody wants to talk about. It’s the elephant in the room. Most people would rather run from it for a lifetime than turn around and face it. Yes, I’m talking about your childhood trauma. If you’re anything like me, you want to just pretend it never happened, sweep it under the rug and move on with life. Which is exactly what I did for a huge portion of my life. I thought I was unscathed, like I was “stronger than my trauma”. But the truth is, it was affecting

Katie Potratz
4 min read
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