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The Humble Pie
Trauma Recovery Coaching That Meets You Where You Are
I’m Jane Davidson, a certified trauma recovery coach and trauma-informed educator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I work with adults who were taught to be strong instead of supported,
reasonable instead of real, and grateful instead of honest.
If you have carried too much for too long, The Humble Pie is our place to begin again with honesty, softness, and a nervous system that no longer has to apologize. I offer online trauma recovery coaching and a free 30-minute consult so you can see if working together feels right.
Emotions & The Nervous System
A gentle starting point for understanding how your body responds to life, often long before your mind can explain why.
This section introduces the essentials of nervous-system literacy. You’ll learn why your reactions can feel fast, confusing, or overwhelming; why you shut down under stress; and how your body communicates safety, danger, and connection.
These articles offer clarity without shame and language for experiences you’ve never been able to name.
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Emotions and Your Nervous System
Why Your Reactions Make Sense
Even when your response feels “too much,” your nervous system is acting on ancient survival cues. This article explains why your body speaks first and your brain catches up later.
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When You Shut Down Under Stress
Freeze and shutdown aren’t failures. They’re protective states your body learned early in life.
This article explores why going blank, quiet, or disconnected is a survival strategy,
not a character flaw.
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Safety, Danger, and Connection: How Your Body Knows First
Your body reads cues faster than your conscious mind.
This article explains neuroception — the way your nervous system detects safety, threat, and people you can trust.
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What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Sometimes your emotions come out sideways: irritability, shutdown, overwhelm, or numbness.
This article explains how your nervous system signals unmet needs long before your mind understands the message.
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Why You Feel “Too Much” or “Not Enough”
Emotions don’t disappear; they get stored, muted, or amplified depending on your history.
This article shows how your nervous system calibrates intensity and why your reactions make perfect sense in context.
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Why Recovery Feels Slow (Even When You’re Growing)
Healing the nervous system isn’t linear. It expands, contracts, circles, and stabilizes over time.
This article helps you understand progress in a way that’s human, hopeful, and shame-free.
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