I Thought I Was Over This

When fear kicks in, every sense in your body turns up to high alert - ready to engage into fight or flight.   We can’t help being triggered by fear, but we can help our response to that fear.  This episode takes you through a routine Dr. Kimber uses as a trauma survivor when fear strikes at inopportune time, like out of a deep sleep. Listen in as Dr. Kimber shares her experiences, science-backed s...

Welcome to a 'Pause' Episode, different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.  Each episode offers you something different and is identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art. In this episode we: 1. Ground Your Body 2. Quiet Your Mind 3. Count Backwards as Needed Check out...

Most of us have moments of waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep.  If this happens repeatedly night after night it will take a toll on our mental and physical health.  In this episode, I will address several scenarios that can wake us up in the middle of the night.  Here, I’ll discuss what happens with your body when you wake up, and how you can approach your...

Welcome to a 'Pause' Episode, different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.  Each episode offers you something different and is identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art. In this episode We: 1. Ground Ourselves 2. Notice where we feel, in our body, the support of othe...

Today we are sitting down with my daughter, Eden and her roommate, Paige to dive into the dynamics of living with a roommate, specifically how you can protect your sleep quality while sharing a living space. Eden and Paige are freshmen in college, and they had the opportunity to choose each other as roommates. The process involved filling out a questionnaire, many of the questions were related to...

Today I'm joined by my husband, Dennis Del Valle, leadership and executive coach and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  We are talking about sleeping with your partner today.  Getting good sleep when you aren't the only one in the room can definitely be a challenge, especially if a partner snores or struggles with restlessness.   This episode will give you words for your experience...

Welcome to a 'Pause' Episode, different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.  Each episode offers you something different and is identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art. In this episode we: 1. Lie Down 2. Get Our Eye Masks or Stuffed Animals 3. Transition our Mind us...

We are talking about sleep routines today.  Getting to sleep is helping your body transition from a state of dysregulation to rest.  By engaging with structure and routines, we help any left over dysregulation from trauma or stress, including devastating loss, get worked through out body. This episode will present a series of suggestions to help your nervous system make that transition into sleep....

Welcome to a 'Pause' Episode, different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.  Each episode offers you something different and is identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art. In this episode We: 1. Track our Breath 2. Notice the Tension and Comfortable Places in Our Body...

Struggle with sleep deprivation? Find yourself having trouble with sleep due to the world’s recent events?  You’re not alone.  Five practices to boost your mental capacities when you’re operating at less-than-optimal sleep levels.  Learn the specifics in the episode.  1. Mind training for the moments stress, trauma, or anxiety take over   2. A cognitive practice for holding both the good and the c...

Welcome to a 'Pause' Episode, different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.  Each episode offers you something different and is identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art. In this episode we: 1. Ground Our Body 2. Track our Breath 3. Notice the Tension and Comfortable...

We all feel like we don’t get adequate sleep.  But when you’ve grown up with developmental trauma you may not even notice how dysregulated your sleep-wake cycle is.  These days it feels normal to run on adrenaline and push through fatigue, even needing to remind yourself to go to bed because we don’t feel sleepy.  Dive into season one where I’ll discuss the purpose of adequate sleep and get you th...

Feeling like you're right back at square one?  Join Dr. Kimber Del Valle, clinical psychologist, as she dives into the science of "humaning" and  deepens your self-awareness around your coping strategies and patterns when under stress or rest.  We all go back to the familiar.  Learn how to cope with the unfamiliar as well as the uncertainty of the future.  We are going to share stor...