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Tara Gallagher | Nervous System & Trauma Recovery Coach

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ICF & CPD accredited Somatic Trauma-Informed Coach
Narcissistic abuse, childhood trauma + emotional triggers
Creator of REMAP™

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I’ve recently been made aware that people are saying they “did a Tara” when they mean they used one of their TRIGGERED? tools.

And I bloody love this.

Someone recently found herself unable to settle in a new home. New surroundings, everything feeling a bit unfamiliar, and she just couldn’t settle.

So she did a Tara.

She went to TRIGGERED?, picked one of the practices she already knew worked for her and used it.

That is exactly what I wanted TRIGGERED? to do.

Because when you’re already wound up, upset, anxious, irritated or just can’t settle, that’s a rubbish time to start wondering what might help.

TRIGGERED? gives you 28 different five-minute practices to try, so you can find your ones.

And apparently, once you’ve found them, you can just do a Tara!

I’m keeping that.

TRIGGERED? - 28 days to find what helps when life gets to you.

£27. Lifetime access.
Link in bio

#tameyourtriggers #emotionaltoolbox #emotionalsupport #copingtools #nervousystemsupport taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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22 days ago

The more I work with women, the more I come back to the same two moments.

The moment they swallow what they want to say.

And the moment they wish they hadn't said it.

I've stopped seeing them as separate.

They're part of the same story.

#selfabandonment #findingyourvoice #nervousystsemhealing #traumarecovery #relationshipppatterns taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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3 months ago

There was something I noticed on the first day

Not about the conversations, it was the little moments

Women hovering round the kitchen asking "can I help with anything" Looking around to see what needed doing and just finding it hard to simply sit down and just be

Then during sessions... joining in but with one eye open, looking around first, making sure everyone else was doing it to

Not because they didn't want to, but because fully letting yourself enjoy something can feel surprisingly uncomfortable and unfamiliar especially when you're used to making sure everyone else is OK first.

Slowly, something changed

The questions stopped, so did the hovering. Women let themselves stay on the mat in stillness after a session had finished.

They sat with cups of tea without looking foe the next job to do. They rested.

And nit because anyone told them they could, because they finally let themselves

That is probably the biggest thing that I brought home feom Shangri-La this year, how these women gradually gave themselves permission to stop doing.

And that reminded me why these retreats matter

If you'd like to be one of the first to hear if Shangri-La returns, comment RETREAT below

#sussexretreat #nervoussystemretreat #thehappinessproject #nervousystemhealing #peoplepleasingrecovery taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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3 months ago

Maybe nothing obvious.

But today the noise feels louder.

The questions are getting to you.

One more thing feels like one thing too many.

That difference is worth knowing.

Because your nervous system isn't the same every day. And the more you know yours, the more you start to notice what affects you, what sets you off and what actually helps.

That’s what we explore inside HOME.

5 weeks. Your nervous system. Your patterns. Your experience.

Next in-person HOME starts 3rd November in Worthing. 5 spaces left.

Also available online and 1:1.

Link in bio.

#nervoussystemcoaching #cyclebreakers #triggers #nervoussystemregulation #selfhealers taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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Some days you’ve got loads of capacity.
Something happens and you deal with it.

Another day, the smallest thing gets to you.
A noise.
A comment.
Someone’s mood.
Something not going to plan.

And suddenly you’re overwhelmed, irritated, overthinking, shutting down or wondering why the hell you’re reacting like this.

This is the kind of thing we explore inside HOME.

HOME is my five-week experience where you get to learn your nervous system.

What different states feel like in you.
What happens when you’re triggered.

The patterns you tend to fall into.

What affects your ability to cope.
What helps you move through different states.

And we don’t just sit and talk about it.

We notice. Move. Breathe. Explore. Experience.

Because I don’t want you leaving knowing loads about THE nervous system.

I want you knowing more about YOURS.

You can experience HOME in person, online or 1:1.

The next in-person HOME starts Tuesday 3rd November in Worthing, and I currently have 5 spaces available.

Online HOME has a waitlist open, and HOME is also available privately as a 1:1 experience.

Explore HOME through the link in my bio.

#learnyournervousystem #nervoussystemcoach #emotionalwellbeing #triggerawareness #EmotionalIntelligence taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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2 days ago

I think this gets forgotten so much.

Its when working on yourself becomes something you take very seriously.

And your body becomes the place where you look for the trauma.

The trigger.
The reaction.
The thing that needs processing.

And yes, sometimes that's what you'll find.

But it's also where you feel the excitement. Your pleasure and joy.

That urge to move when a song comes on.
The laugh you can't hold in.
The moment something feels so bloody good you don't need to understand it.

Feeling more means feeling more.

Not just more of the difficult stuff.
But more of you and more of the good stuff too.

Wanna read more about this? New blog is up head over to my website for a nose. Link in bio

#healingjourney #trauma #nervosusystemregulation #cyclebreaker #happinessjourney taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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3 days ago

You know the version of you who walks into a room and immediately starts reading it.

Who’s in what mood.
What version of you will work best here.
Whether it’s safe to say what you actually think.
Whether that no needs softening.
Whether you’re being too much.
Whether you should just keep the peace.

You can get so used to adjusting yourself around other people that you don’t even realise you’re doing it anymore.

Especially when there was a time when reading the room, keeping someone happy or making yourself easier to deal with genuinely felt important.

And then one day they’re not there anymore.

But you’re still asking the question.

Who do I need to be today?

Maybe the freedom is getting to a place where the answer becomes much simpler.

Me.

I have 1 space for 1:1 starting in November.

If you’re ready to stop asking who you need to be, let’s chat.

#cyclebreakers #nervoussystemregulation #emotionalabuse #Traumarecoveryandhealing #dysregulatednervoussystem taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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4 days ago

Why is it that one day, the noise doesn’t bother you. But the next you can’t cope with one more sound.

It can feel completely random.

But what else is going on with you?

How have you been sleeping?
What have you eaten?
Are you already unconsciously stressed?
Has something happened recently that got under your skin?
How much are you carrying emotionally?

But what else is going on with you?

And what about the things that have been there much longer?

Past experiences can leave their imprint on your nervous system too. They can affect what you notice, what feels threatening, what sets you off and the lens you're looking at life through.

This is why the way I work goes much deeper than giving you a few tools to calm yourself down.

I help you learn YOUR nervous system.

To notice what affects you.

What your body is telling you.
What sets you off.
What makes things harder.
And what actually helps you.

Because when you start understanding your own nervous system, those moments that seemed completely random start making a lot more sense.

That’s what we explore inside HOME.

Learn YOUR nervous system. Feel more YOU.

Link in bio

#emotionalawareness #learnyournervousystem #cyclebreakers #thefeltsense #gutbrainconnection taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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5 days ago

Breathing and meditation are a really useful part of nervous system regulation.

But there’s so much more to learn.

What sets you off.
What makes things harder.
What happens when you’re triggered.
What helps you move through it.

That’s what we explore inside HOME.

When you learn YOUR nervous system, you can feel more YOU

Link in bio

#nervoussystemregulation #emotionalabuserecovery #emotionalwellness #triggered #dysregulation taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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6 days ago

You know the breathing exercises.
You know you’re supposed to slow your breath down when you’re stressed or triggered.

And sometimes it works beautifully.

Other times you can take all the deep breaths you like and still feel exactly the bloody same.

Because what helps you when you’re anxious might not be what you need when you’re angry.

What helps when you’re overwhelmed might feel completely wrong when you’re shut down.

This is why I’m far more interested in you learning YOUR nervous system than giving you another list of things that are supposed to regulate it.

What happens to you when you’re triggered?
What do you notice?
What helps you move through it?
What affects how much you can cope with in the first place?

That’s what we’re exploring in HOME.

Five weeks of getting to know how YOU work.

Learn YOUR nervous system. Feel more YOU.

HOME starts 3rd November in Worthing.
Maximum 6 women | £250 or 2 x £125

Dont fancy group 1-1 also available send me a DM and let's chat

#emotionalcapacity #nervousystemregulation #traumarecovery #feltsense #emotionalwellness taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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7 days ago

You sit down because you know meditation is supposed to help.

You put something on. Close your eyes. Try to focus on your breathing.

And within about 30 seconds you're more agitated than when you first started.

You can't settle.
Your body wants to move.
And now you're annoyed with yourself because apparently you can't even bloody meditate properly.

Maybe meditation isn't the problem.
Maybe sitting still just isn't what YOUR nervous system needs in that moment.

Sometimes it might need stillness.
Sometimes movement.
Sometimes connection.
Sometimes space.

The interesting bit is learning to notice the difference.

That's what we're doing in HOME.

Five weeks getting to know YOUR nervous system, what happens to you, what affects you and what actually helps you.

Learn YOUR nervous system. Feel more YOU.

HOME Live smal group in person starts 3rd November in Worthing- link in bio

1-1 available too,if that's more your thing pop me a DM and let's chat

#emotionalwellness #nervousystemregulation #freedomtobeyou #triggered #stressedout taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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7 days ago

You'd thought about it.

You knew what you wanted to say. How you wanted to respond. What you weren't going to do again.

And then something happened.

A tone. A look. Something they said. Triggered you

And the old response came straight back.

Going quiet. Backing down. Over-explaining. Snapping. Trying to make everything okay again.

You can know exactly what you want to do differently. But when something still has emotional charge attached to it, getting triggered can pull you straight back into the response you were trying to change.

That's the bit I work with.

Not just knowing why you do it.

Working with what still gets activated in the moment, so the old response gets less say in who you get to be now.

#selfabandonment #triggered #nervousystemregulation #dysregulated #cyclebreakers taken in West Sussex by @taragallaghercoach

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8 days ago