My name is Debbie, I am a registered Midwife with 14 years of experience. Prior to midwifery I worked for Children's services as a Parenting Support Worker. I have raised five sons and one step daughter and through the journey of supporting my daughter having my two grandsons it occurred to me how different my parenting journey could have been if I knew then what I know now about my nervous system and how we affect the nervous systems of those around us, especially our young children.

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​I have had to reassess my own career after suffering for more than 3 years with Long Covid which has fundamentally altered my ability to practice as a Midwife in the way I had been, with long unsocial hours, few if any breaks and exhausting shift patterns.​

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I found Trauma/Tension Release Exercises at a time in my life when, on the surface I had lost everything - my health, my career, any control or certainty about the future. TRE was profound and life changing and allowed me to deeply release stored tension and trauma in my body leading to release of physical tension and pain and profoundly reducing my reactivity (irritation, anger, anxiety) allowing my nervous system to return to a calm and connected state. I think that Long Covid was a call from my body to be heard and felt, one that I am deeply grateful for as it has allowed me to come home to my body in a way I could not have imagined.

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I have a significant trauma history and have accessed multiple talking therapies which I don't discount, they had their place and offered benefit and insight. They did not fundamentally address the trauma that was stored in my body and affecting my reactions and emotions without my knowledge. I had no idea at all that I was completely dissociated from my body. TRE took me on a journey of recovery that I could not have anticipated or comprehended was possible.