Discover the Root Cause

Understand why the freeze response is a protective mechanism, not a failure, through the defence cascade model.

Recognize Early Warning Signs

Describe a key feature that sets you apart, solves a problem, or adds value to your users.

Manage Emotional States

Describe a key feature that sets you apart, solves a problem, or adds value to your users.

About the Course

Unlock the secrets behind Functional Neurological Disorder and gain insights into managing functional seizures, shutdown episodes, and dissociative events. Dive deep into the defence cascade model to comprehend the protective nature of the freeze response. Learn to identify sensory overload triggers, recognize early signs of system immobilization, and implement practical techniques to interrupt and recover from these episodes. Discover how emotional states impact symptom manifestation and self-management, and create a customized toolkit that supports your nervous system's needs for sustainable well-being. Take the first step towards empowerment and self-mastery by enrolling in this transformative course today!

Meet Your Instructor

Hi, I'm Steve, and I understand the challenges of living with Functional Neurological Disorder firsthand. Through my own journey, I've gained invaluable insights and tools that have helped me navigate this condition with resilience. I am passionate about sharing this knowledge with you to empower you on your path to healing and self-discovery. Join me in this course, and together, we'll unlock the secrets to managing functional seizures and shutdown episodes, leading to a life of greater understanding and control.

Course Curriculum

16 Chapters · 56 Lessons

  1. 1

    How to Use This Course

    1. User Guide Free preview
    2. Meet Theo Free preview
  2. 2

    Grounded in Real World Data From People Like You

    1. Welcome Free preview
  3. 3

    Sensitised, Not Sensitive: Understanding and Working With Your Freeze Response

    1. Introduction Free preview
    2. What we are going to cover Free preview
    3. Let's get started Free preview
  4. 4

    Chapter One: Why Your Nervous System Does This

    1. Your Freeze Response Free preview
    2. What Freeze Looks Like In FND Free preview
  5. 5

    Chapter Two: Physiological Interventions

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      Breathing as a Signal, Not a Strategy

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      Temperature and the Nervous System

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      Rhythmic Bilateral Movement

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      Closing Summary: Physiological Interventions

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    Chapter Three: Proprioception and Grounding

    1. What Proprioception Is and Why Freeze Disrupts It Free preview
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      Proprioceptive Input as a Return Signal

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      Environment, Proprioception, and the Sensory Bridge

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      Proprioception and Grounding

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    Chapter Four: Sensory Regulation

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      Your Sensory Threshold

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      How Load Accumulates

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      Sensory Management in Practice

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      Sensory Regulation

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    Chapter Five: Vocalisation and Sound

    1. Why Your Voice Reaches Your Nervous System Free preview
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      Humming, Toning, and Gargling

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      Rhythm, Song, and Extended Vocalisation

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      Vocalisation and Sound

  9. 9

    The Role of Psychology: An Explainer

    1. Psychology and FND Free preview
  10. 10

    Chapter 6: An Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

    1. An Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Free preview
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      Defusion

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      Acceptance

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      Values-Based Action

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      Closing Summary: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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    Chapter Seven: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

    1. An Introduction to DBT Free preview
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      Distress Tolerance and the Adapted TIPP Skills

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      Radical Acceptance

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      Emotion Regulation and the Hypo-Arousal Signature

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      Closing Summary: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

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    Chapter Eight: Compassion-Focused Therapy

    1. An Introduction to CFT Free preview
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      The Physiology of Compassion

    3. Shame, Self-Criticism, and FND Free preview
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      Cultivating the Compassionate Self

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      Compassion-Focused Therapy

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    Chapter Nine: Interoception

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      An Introduction to Interoceptive Theory

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      Interoception, FND, and the Disrupted Internal Signal

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      Interoception and the Neurodivergent Nervous System

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      Practical Interoceptive Training

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      Closing Summary: Interoception

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    Chapter Ten: Your Personal Toolkit

    1. What This Chapter Is For Free preview
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      Building Your Personal Freeze Profile

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      Designing Your Toolkit

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      Using NeuroLog to Build Your Evidence Base

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      Building the Practices Into Daily Life

    6. Finding the Right Support Free preview
  15. 15

    From the Author

    1. A Note From the Author Free preview
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    Resources

    1. ACT Interventions - Part One Free preview
    2. ACT Interventions - Part Two Free preview
    3. Autonomic Regulation Free preview
    4. Parasympathetic Breathing Free preview

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