Overcoming PTSD
Overcoming PTSD
#15 Calm Your Nervous System Fast: Butterfly Hug + Bogart Visualization | Recovery Secrets Series
#15 Calm Your Nervous System Fast: Butterfly Hug + Bogart Visualization | Recovery Secrets Series
#15 Calm Your Nervous System Fast: Butterfly Hug + Bogart Visualization | Recovery Secrets Series
Friday 17th October 2025
Learn how the Butterfly Hug and Bogart Visualization can help calm your nervous system and transform distressing memories into laughable ones.
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Episode Overview
- The Butterfly Hug uses bilateral stimulation to calm anxiety rapidly.
- Bogart Visualization transforms distressing memories into laughable ones.
- These tools help regain control during emotional release practices.
- Techniques are designed to be simple and accessible for daily use.
- Incorporating humour can aid in overcoming fears.
"I remember looking at my clock before and after. I'm like, it's only been like two minutes. And I feel like calm and still."
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? In this episode, Kayleen Wright and Brad Schipke share their powerful tools for calming the nervous system and stopping flashbacks. These techniques, the Butterfly Hug and Bogart Visualization, are designed to help individuals regain control quickly and effectively. The Butterfly Hug, a simple yet effective tool, is based on bilateral stimulation, simulating the brain's activity during REM sleep.
Kayleen and Brad discuss how this method can reduce anxiety and provide immediate relief. Meanwhile, the Bogart Visualization, inspired by Harry Potter's mythical creature, helps transform frightening memories into laughable ones, allowing for a lighter perspective on past traumas. Brad shares his personal experience with the Butterfly Hug, noting how it calmed his racing heart in just two minutes.
The episode emphasises the importance of these techniques as part of a broader recovery toolbox, which is essential for building skills and maintaining control during emotional release practices. With light humour and relatable anecdotes, Kayleen and Brad make these tools accessible and easy to integrate into daily life. Whether you're looking for quick relief from anxiety or seeking ways to transform distressing memories, this episode offers practical advice and encouragement.
Are you ready to try these recovery secrets and see how they can change your journey? Tune in to learn more about these innovative techniques and how they might help you find peace in your recovery process.