Rebuild Yourself: Whole Body Practices to Heal your Brain and Nervous System

by Jen Donovan, Mike Welch (Contributor), John Donovan (Editor)

Jen Donovan completely rebuilt her life and career as a result of her experience with severe chronic illness. After finding no answers from conventional medical approaches, she took matters into her own hands and with the help of key mentors, found a path to healing. With her diverse training in mental health, systems theory, polyvagal theory, nervous system regulation, ancestral nutrition, and the gut microbiome, Jen has developed Six Support Protocols to provide a clear, structured, evidence based, and ALL ENCOMPASSING approach to finding a thriving life again. The truth is, it is NOT normal to be struggling with anxiety, depression, mood swings, immune system issues, pain, fatigue, brain fog, neurological symptoms, digestive distress, and a host of other problems that many people today take for granted.
Walking this path on your own can be daunting. People get lost and overwhelmed seeing specialist after specialist, chasing after symptoms. This book takes a systems based, foundational approach to help you rebuild from the root up. The Six Support Protocols give clear, detailed action steps to rebuild your brain and nervous system through Befriending, Nutrition, Sleep, Detoxification, Movement, and Mindset. It is time to let go of your old patterns that are no longer working, and embrace a new path. You can rebuild yourself. This Step by Step Guide to Rebuilding Your Brain and Nervous System Grounding and self soothing techniques to start retraining your nervous system for health Techniques to release stuck energy and trauma Journaling activities to support your process through your rebuilding journey Eight guided meditations to help you rebuild your relationship to your nervous system Four nutrition plans including food lists, recipe ideas, and sample meal The Basic Diet for Rebuilding the Brain and Nervous System (high and low energy options) The Ketogenic Nervous System Rebuilding Diet for Lowering Inflammation The Nervous System Rebuilding Diet for Resetting the Gut Brain Axis The Low Histamine Gut Rebuilding Diet A twenty step protocol to rebuild your sleep-wake cycle A ten step protocol for living a nontoxic lifestyle, including DIY recipes A ten step protocol to support your detox pathways naturally Three movement programs designed to support different levels of physical ability A four step protocol for rebuilding your mindset to promote healing

Genres: Health

466 pages, Hardcover

Published January 10, 2023

Reviews

[Cindy McIntyre · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found the book so helpful. The journaling prompts were open-ended enough to fit a wide audience of needs. I reflected my thoughts as a caregiver, griever, and as a chronically ill person. I’ll continue to revisit the process and learn more from them.

[Veronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good info

This book has lots of good info all in one place. I knew a lot of this info already but if you are new to healing, this is the book for you!