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In her insightful studies of depression among wome

In her insightful studies of depression among women, Jack argued that society’s definition of how women should create and maintain safe, intimate relationships leads them to silence certain feelings, thoughts, and actions. She proposed that it is this self-silencing that drives women to lose self-esteem and to search for a sense of self-worth through caring for others. In doing so, they lose touch with their authentic inner self, such that while their outer public persona remains compliant, placatory, and agreeable, their inner self grows angry and hostile. She argues that these self-silencing relational patterns reflect a socially approved collection of “feminine attachment behaviours” that are governed by the perceived need to be compliant, compulsively caretaking, pleasing others, and avoiding conflict. She demonstrated that these are the factors that lead to relatively high rates of depression among women. Others argue these are also the factors that underlie the development of chronic neurosomatic illness (CNIs).

Of course, men too are subject to self-silencing; although the social, cultural and emotional roots of self-silencing remain to be more fully investigated, men may feel more uncomfortable than women about expressing emotions perceived as “unmanly” such as their sadness, rather than their anger.

As we can see, the traits defined by Dana Jack represent the coping strategies that individuals have developed in early childhood as a means of protecting themselves from emotional harm, feelings of shame, and loss of self-esteem within a variety of personal and social relationships. As in CFS and fibromyalgia, Jack describes how self-silencing contributes to a fall in self-esteem and feelings of a “loss of self” as individuals strive to follow the social mores of relationships, as implied or defined by society’s expectations, whilst denying their true inner desires and instincts. In depression, one’s true emotions – and emotional energy – are suppressed, usually in response to a powerful but unconscious emotional conflict, mirroring some of the processes present in CFS, fibromyalgia, and other CNIs.

Words of Judith Maizels, a Neurosomatic Therapist

New blog now live! 💥 There’s a link in my bio

New blog now live! 💥 There’s a link in my bio.

This might be the most important blog I’ve written, certainly one of them.

In it I discuss:

• What narrative medicine is.
• The benefits of it - for both patient and practitioner.
• Simple strategies to start applying narrative medicine in your clinical practice.
• The criticisms of narrative medicine.

This has me changing a few ways I work, along the entire journey with a client….from my intake forms through to how we ‘end’ our relationship (while also being mindful of the fact not every client needs a narrative medicine approach!).

I hope the blog is helpful.

'The oral cavity has the second largest and divers

'The oral cavity has the second largest and diverse microbiota after the gut harboring over 700 species of bacteria. It nurtures numerous microorganisms which include bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. The mouth with its various niches is an exceptionally complex habitat where microbes colonise the hard surfaces of the teeth and the soft tissues of the oral mucosa. In addition to being the initiation point of digestion, the oral microbiome is crucial in maintaining oral as well as systemic health. Because of the ease of sample collection, it has become the most well-studied microbiome till date." PMID: 31110428

"With the advances of microbiome research, the association between oral microbes and a variety of human chronic diseases has been studied, including inflammatory bowel disease, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and preterm birth. In addition, the changes of oral microbiota in the state of systemic diseases are gradual and repeatable. Therefore, oral microbes can reflect human health and disease status in real-time and have important value in disease risk early warning and curative effect prediction." PMID: 35236828

"Evidence is increasingly inclined to believe in the oral lesion theory proposed by Miller. The inflammation of periodontitis leads to the loss of connective tissues and bones. Extensive inflammatory cell infiltration appears in the connective tissue near the periodontal pocket epithelium. It is generally believed that this low-grade inflammation will disturb the health of the whole body or worsen other systemic diseases. Therefore, in the general population, chronic periodontitis may be an important source of invisible peripheral inflammation." PMID: 35236828

Learn more on my blog (link in bio).

Magnesium - do you need to supplement? Is that tes

Magnesium - do you need to supplement? Is that test you did valid at all? What are the best food sources? What about the different forms of magnesium - is it anything other than marketing?

New blog up on the website.

It includes guidance on how best to test, as well as how to restore magnesium levels when they are low.

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