Dr. Eugene Lipov Explains How to Reset Your Nervous System After Trauma

Dr. Eugene Lipov Explains how the nervous system responds to trauma, illustrated with a calm meditation scene and nervous system graphic.

Dr. Eugene Lipov explains how to reset your nervous system after trauma by looking beyond thoughts and memories alone. For many people, the traumatic event may be over, yet the body continues behaving as though danger is still present. Anyone who has lived through trauma may recognize this feeling: life moves forward, but part of […]

Trauma and the Nervous System: Why the Body Gets Stuck in Fight-or-Flight

Illustration showing trauma and nervous system response with brain, spine, and fight-or-flight stress activation.

Trauma and the nervous system have a complicated relationship. Something strange happens after trauma. The event may pass. The room becomes quiet again. Days move forward. Life continues doing what life does — errands, conversations, sunlight through a kitchen window. And yet… the body doesn’t always get the memo. For many people, the nervous system […]