I'm crowdfunding the completion of my book!

After teaching this material to 2000+ students in online courses, I’m turning my Nervous System Study Group curriculum into a workbook.

In this context, holistic means looking at the big picture, how each individual nervous system is part of a network of nervous systems. This eBook presents a holistic understanding of our individual and collective nervous systems covering topics such as polyvagal basics and criticism, neurodivergent and systemic trauma, and pathways to healing. Each chapter includes discussion questions for individual reflection or small group exploration.
$17 - for future delivery of eBook

I am not announcing a date of completion, but I am promising that some day in the future, this eBook will arrive in your inbox.

I am not announcing a date of completion, because deadlines can be a PDA trigger. I'm only able to make progress on this manuscript when I feel inspired rather than pressured. 

I'm gradually converting 8 two-hour lecture transcripts into readable chapters, adding extra details that I forgot to share during class, and creating some brand new infographics to explain things. 

While deadlines can create disabling pressure, knowing that people want this book helps me feel inspired and motivated to write. 

I am soo excited to share this material with you because it literally changed my life when I learned it. I stopped looking for something to heal me because I learned how to heal myself. 

This book addresses a gap in the collective understanding of how our bodies function. It will help us remember things that humans used to know but have largely forgotten. 

Although this is an educational book, and NOT self-help material, many students have reported transformational experiences including more self-love, more gentleness with themselves, more understanding of their own bodies, and more acceptance of their neurodivergence. 




Who is this for?


This book is for anyone who wants to understand their own body better and for anyone whose work in the world is served by understanding how human bodies function. 

Participants in the online course have included coaches, counselors, therapists, social workers, somatic practitioners, massage therapists, yoga teachers, and many other types of helping and healing professionals. 

The information in this book will be useful for nervous system beginners as well as for people who have a lot of nervous system education already and are looking to expand and/or contextualize that information. 

Unlike many texts about the nervous system and trauma, there are no detailed stories of traumatic events in this book. The most triggering information you might encounter in this book is truth about our collective reality. You still might need to take breaks when reading it.

Pre-sale Pricing

The pre-sale price of the eBook is $17 USD. If you can't afford to purchase, please scroll down to the end of the page to find the scholarship sign up. Each paid purchase makes one free copy available for someone else.

Chapters and Topic Headings

  • Polyvagal 101

    the 3 nervous system states, the ladder model, the window of tolerance, the spiral model, the stress cycle

  • Polyvagal 401

    mixed states, the triangle model, bringing micro and macro movements out of chronic shutdown

  • Energetics of Polyvagal

    biorhythms, electromagnetic fields, co-regulation, myelination, mirroring, coherence

  • The BioPsychoSocial System

    neuroception, belonging, the bio-mechanism of shame, chronic illness as a symptom of societal collapse

  • Neurodivergent Trauma

    the neurodiversity paradigm model, the spectrum of divergence, ND genetics, ancestral trauma, sensory trauma, sensitivity as an evolutionary advantage

  • Attachment Trauma

    attachment as defense, the nervous system impact of dysfunctional family dynamics, addiction, spiritual trauma, cults, and supremacist culture

  • Systemic Trauma

    collective trauma, institutional trauma, a society of disconnection and dissociation, masking/code-switching, community solutions

  • Pathways to Healing

    stabilization, waking up a nervous system, trauma release, trauma integration, nervous system attunement as a path to secure attachment with self

FAQ

  • When will I get the book?

    If you sign up for this pre-sale, you are trusting me to get the eBook to you sometime in the future, but I can't say when. The wait will be worth it though!

  • How will I know when the book is ready?

    When the book is ready, three things will happen! 1. We will email the eBook to you. 2. We will post the eBook here inside this mini course. 3. We'll announce on social media that the book is complete and posted for all pre-sale buyers.

  • Can I buy the book as a gift for someone else?

    Yes! Gifting educational opportunities is a great way to support someone in your life. When you go to the checkout page, you can click the box next to "This is a Gift" and then add the recipients email address.

  • Can I send more than $50 for this project?

    Yes, just add more copies of the eBook to your cart, until the total is the amount you wish to contribute. If you want to avoid platform fees, contact us for other support options.

Facilitator / Teacher

Janae Elisabeth

Trauma Geek

Janae (they/she/he) is an information synthesizer who has been studying polyvagal theory and related nervous system models for 6+ years. Their specialty is tying together threads of information from many different fields to create a holistic understanding of the nervous system and neurodivergence. Janae has deeply studied these topics in an effort to understand herself better as an AuDHD PDAer with complex trauma. Since 2018, they have been teaching about trauma, the nervous system, and neurodiversity through local peer support circles and through the advocacy and education project, Trauma Geek. Past students in Janae's courses have reported transformational experiences including more self-love, more gentleness with themselves, more understanding of their own bodies, more acceptance of themselves, and more connection to community. For legal reasons, please note, Janae is not a counselor or therapist.