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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Your Nervous System: Why Winter Feels So Heavy (and what helps)
Equinox is just 2 weeks away and we're nearing the end of Winter here in Manitoba. And if you live in a Northern climate like I do, chances are this past season has taken a toll — not just on your mood, but on your nervous system. Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D) is a form of depression that typically shows up during the darker months of the year when daylight is limited and routines shift. While it’s often talked about as a “mental health” issue, S.A.D. is deeply phys

Joy Onyschak
Mar 74 min read


The missing link in anxiety, focus, and nervous system health.
By retraining my own breathing patterns, I resolved chronic anxious, tightness in my chest and discovered something far more impactful than calming exercises: a stable internal state built on balanced respiratory chemistry.

Joy Onyschak
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Resolving anxiety and panic attack with Nervous System Literacy, Somatics, and Breathwork.
Then she experienced what we call 'fawning' in effort to appease her father. This is conditioned behaviour based on her experience with her dad over the last few years. She's desperately trying to keep a good connection with her only living parent and to her nervous system, it feels like survival.

Joy Onyschak
Dec 7, 20255 min read


Interoception, agency and asking for what you need.
Without over-analyzing and simply noticing my inner state with curiosity, my inner response shifts. I access space and ease by...

Joy Onyschak
Mar 18, 20205 min read


Accessing our inner light - 10 habits to ease off the winter blues.
December can be challenging for us northerners that are prone to the winter blues. If you are doing well this winter, fantastic. No need...

Joy Onyschak
Dec 15, 20196 min read


'Are you within or without?' My panic attack in a pop-up camper.
For a few days I had sensed something big was coming, and here it was. I was sleepless in my camper, on the verge...

Joy Onyschak
Nov 19, 20194 min read
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