Linda Thai LMSW is a trauma therapist specializing in cutting-edge brain-and body-based modalities for complex developmental trauma. As an educator, she adeptly communicates on trauma, attachment, and the impact of oppressive systems. Passionate about healing trauma, Linda is redefining what it means to be wounded and whole and a healer.
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The big takeaway
Therapist and educator Linda Thai illuminates how understanding—and practically working with—your nervous system can help you move from stress, burnout, and trauma toward greater resilience and connectedness. By learning how our bodies respond to stress and applying targeted strategies for nervous system regulation, we can interrupt unhealthy cycles and build a more grounded, fulfilling life.
Reclaim your calm: Resetting your nervous system for resilience
Nervous system know-how: Linda Thai breaks down the sympathetic (fight/flight) and parasympathetic (rest/digest) branches, revealing that each has a spectrum of responses—from productive energy to shutdown mode.
Stress, burnout, or trauma? Linda clarifies these often-confused states, explaining how prolonged stress can morph into burnout or trauma, and how this impacts our health, digestion, and relationships.
Why modern life fries us: Our world often traps us in chronic stress, overriding our evolutionary design for intermittent challenges and connection. This mismatch can leave us depleted, anxious, and disconnected.
Regulation over “toughing it out”: True resilience comes not from muscling through stress alone, but from practical tools and relationships that help us reset and find balance.
6 tools to have in your nervous system toolkit:
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