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Bex
Nigerian-American Author & Life Coach | Putting myself out of business by teaching you to heal yourself. 🧠🫀
Apr 9 16 tweets 5 min read
You've been lied to.

ADHD is not a disorder.

It's a superpower.

Here’s how to turn ADHD into hyper-focus (backed by science): Image Approximately 366.3 million adults worldwide live with ADHD.

But most people think ADHD means:

• being lazy
• bad at school
• not paying attention

That's wrong.

So what exactly is ADHD?
Mar 27 15 tweets 5 min read
I’m 37.

In my 20's, I looked like I had it all together—but I was a high performer suppressing my own trauma.

Then I discovered Dr. Peter Levine's research on somatic therapy.

Here’s everything you need to know about it:🧵 Image
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Somatic therapy was created by Dr. Peter Levine in the 1970s.

He noticed wild animals shake off stress after life-threatening events, preventing trauma from lingering.

His decades of research led to a huge breakthrough.

Here's what happened ↓
Feb 27 12 tweets 4 min read
I've been a life coach for 8 years.

Most of my clients think their biggest problem is lack of energy.

But there is a hidden crisis that's slowly killing you:

Chronic inflammation.

Here's how to destroy inflammation and reclaim your health (bookmark this): Image
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So what is inflammation?

It’s your body’s natural defense against injury, infection, and toxins.

Your immune system releases white blood cells, cytokines, and proteins to fight threats.

This helps in the short term.

But when inflammation lasts for years, it wrecks your health.
Feb 12 13 tweets 4 min read
Somatic Therapy is the best way to release stored trauma, regulate emotions, and heal chronic stress.

Here's everything you need to know about it (backed by science): 🧵 Image Somatic therapy was created by Dr. Peter Levine in the 1970s.

He noticed wild animals shake off stress after life-threatening events, preventing trauma from lingering.

His decades of research led to a huge breakthrough.

Here's what happened ↓
Jan 21 13 tweets 4 min read
I'm 37.

When I was younger, I wasted years trapped in unresolved trauma.

Then I found somatic therapy—a body-centered treatment that releases trapped emotions.

Here's everything you need to know about it:🧵 Image
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Somatic therapy was created by Dr. Peter Levine in the 1970s.

He noticed wild animals shake off stress after life-threatening events, preventing trauma from lingering.

His decades of research led to a huge breakthrough.

Here's what happened ↓
Jan 6 12 tweets 4 min read
Your trauma didn't start with you.

Self-sabotage, toxic relationships, and poor self-image can all be passed through your DNA.

Here's the science behind generational trauma (and how to break the curse):🧵 Image
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The uncomfortable truth:

You can inherit trauma.

Trauma changes the way your genes function.

It can show up as:

• Irrational Fears
• Chronic Anxiety
• Physical Ailments
• Destructive thoughts

Let's dive deeper into the science ↓ Image
Dec 20, 2024 13 tweets 4 min read
The thing that holds most people back from the life they're meant to live:

Childhood Trauma.

It's why you:

• feel stuck
• sabotage your relationships
• people-please to avoid conflict

Here’s how to heal trauma—and rewire your nervous system (backed by science): 🧵 Image The scary truth is that over 60% of children experience a traumatic event before they turn 16.

Trauma leaves wounds you can't see…

Let's dive into the science of trauma - and how to heal it ↓