• Grey Facebook Icon
  • Home

  • Meet Pamela

  • Reviews

  • About Trauma

  • What to Expect

  • My Work

  • Contact

  • More

    Pamela Pollack

    Licensed Massage Therapist
    Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
    Certified Mindfulness Teacher

    ​

    2509 Browncroft Blvd. Suite 226

    Rochester, NY 14625

    © 2015 by Pamela Pollack. Proudly created with Wix.com

     

    • White Facebook Icon

    Tel: 585-943-3974

    Follow Me

    Why Resilience?

    October 28, 2015

    |

    Pamela Pollack

    Four years ago, I could hardly make my son's school lunch and give him his breakfast at

    the same time. I became so overwhelmed by these simple morning preparations that I felt like I was spinning, not exactly dizzy, but almost. I was very fearful of many experiences: airplane travel, being in the house by myself overnight, finding a tick on our dog. My physical reaction to these and many other fairly ordinary events was involuntary: pounding heart, muscle tension and pain. I also struggled with brain fog, strange body sensations, and constant worry.

     

    It was a revelation to me to learn that my physical and psychological experiences had a reasonable physiological explanation based in the conditioned response of the nervous system to overwhelming life experiences. I began to use every tool and technique I could find to change how my nervous system was functioning and restore balance in the relationship of my brain and body. From this journey I have come to deeply appreciate the value of res...

    Read More
    Please reload

    • Grey Facebook Icon
    Featured Posts

    Why Resilience?

    October 28, 2015

    1/1
    Please reload

    Archive

    October 2015 (1)

    Please reload

    Blog