homeostasis
Trauma formation: emotional overwhelm reduces threat perception 30 January 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments Continuing our exploration of the mechanics of trauma formation, in this blog I want to examine the exact moment of emotional overwhelm in more detail. This is the moment that homeostasis—our psychic regulator—is under […]
Point of no return – the trauma ejection cycle 27 January 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments I notice in my trauma coaching clients a clear division between those who seek to stabilise or release trauma, and those who’ve passed a point of no return where their trauma is […]
Trauma formation: how fight-flight becomes freeze-fawn 13 January 2026 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , No Comments In 1915, physiologist Walter Bradford Cannon first described the fight-or-flight response. What has since become clear is that under certain conditions, operations of this mechanism are disrupted—and fight-or-flight becomes freeze-and-fawn. Fight or flight Fight-or-flight is “a physiological […]
Tourette’s syndrome – a presentation of unconscious shame 7 December 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Shame , No Comments Tourette’s Syndrome is a condition that the medical establishment has been unable to cure. I’ve recently had success treating it as a presentation of unconscious shame. Here I present my reasoning and results. What […]
All addictions are unresolved traumas 29 May 2025 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Generational trauma , Pornography , Shame , No Comments My personal journey into recognising and resolving trauma began with addiction—in this case, pornography. While I quickly realised that porn addiction is a cry for help from the unconscious, I didn’t at […]
How the endocrine system created humanity’s core anxiety 5 May 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Anxiety , Cornerstones , 1 Comment The British Mental Health Foundation’s statistics for 2022-23 show that 37.1% of women and 29.9% of men reported “high levels of anxiety.” This rose from 21.8% and 18.3% respectively in the period […]
What is sexual energy? 29 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Sexuality , 3 Comments What is sexual energy? It may seem like an odd question, an obvious question, even an unnecessary question. Yet it is the question that unlocks answers to some of life’s deepest mysteries. Sexual energy is high-octane, […]
Patriarchy arose from a systemic fight-or-flight malfunction 26 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments In Generational trauma is a frozen fight-or-flight response, I describe how a malfunction of the fight-or-flight mechanism causes trauma, which can then be inherited. I’ll now extend that understanding to show how this fight-or-flight malfunction, […]
Patriarchy is an unhealthy form of homeostasis 24 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments If an alien were to visit our planet at the present time, and read any of the mainstream news outlets, they would have to conclude that humanity is an insane species. We so clearly need […]
Generational trauma is a frozen fight-or-flight response 3 September 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Generational trauma , 2 Comments We tend to think of trauma as a psychological issue. Yet it’s an issue that’s very much rooted in the body. Research has shown a connection to chemicals produced by the fight-or-flight […]