parent-figures and, 71

with pet, 150

power of, 204–208

recognizing behaviors of others, 212–215

techniques for learning, 215–219

techniques to use for, 221–222

cortisol, stress and, 47, 73, 96, 130, 150, 209

deep belly breathing, 135–136, 140–141, 146, 204, 207, 261

deflection communication style, 102

Descartes, René, 41

Detacher mode. See freeze response (Detacher mode)

Devin, ego consciousness and, 166–168

Diego, inner child and, 103–106

difficult conversations, guidance for handling, 243–245

disempowered relationships, 232, 233

overcoming beliefs about, 238–239

Distractor mode. See flight response (Distractor mode)

Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief, The (Braden), 173

docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), body consciousness and nervous system regulation, 143–144

Dominik and Monique, trauma bonds and, 64–70

Don, co-regulation and, 208

dorsal vagal state, perceptions of safety and, 76–77, 194

dsybiosis, body consciousness and, 142–143

Dyer, Dr. Wayne, 187

dysregulated nervous system

author’s body consciousness and, 46–48, 124, 129–136

body consciousness and, 142–143

mind consciousness and, 158–159, 161–163

recognizing and healing of, 92–93

stress responses and, 71–74, 75–76, 82–87

unmet emotional needs and, 23

earthing, 141–142

EFT tapping, body consciousness and, 148, 149

ego stories, 152–155

affirmations and rewiring of, 170

ego consciousness and conditioned selves, 165–168

exercise to understand, 163–164

ego-guided meditation, 164–165

empowerment consciousness and, 169

example of common, 154

reconnecting with authentic Self and, 227

of Trevor, 152, 155–158

eicosatetraenoic acid (EPA), body consciousness and nervous system regulation, 143–144

electromagnetic energy, heart and, 175–176 electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs), Schumann resonances and, 259

electrosmog, 259

Eliot, Travis, 147

embodied Self

authentic needs and, 52–53

authentic needs checklist, 54–55

author’s physical dysregulation and, 44–47