Biohacking
PTSD has kicked my ass. It has not only messed with my brain, but it has also messed with my physical body. I was stuck in fight or flight mode for years. This led to an increase of stress hormones in my body with no way of eliminating them when the threat was over. As far as my mind was concerned, the threat never left.
Even now I still struggle with moments. When I am triggered, I often go into fight mode. Anger has often been a go to of mine. Or I lose it and burst into tears because my body has no other way of dispersing the feelings. It is a strange mix of emotions, and I can’t guarantee which reaction is going to happen.
The worst is freeze mode. I don’t want to get out of bed, and even when I do I end up sitting on the sofa watching crappy television.
The biggest issue I am having from going through all this is gut issues. I won’t go into details, but it isn’t great. I will have to go through a load of tests to figure out what is going on. Though it could all just be because my brain is not in a great place either. There is a lot of science behind the mind-gut connection. When the gut isn’t functioning properly it can affect the mind and vice versa.
The brain–gut connection is a constant, intimate conversation between your mind and your digestive system, carried out through nerves, hormones, and a vast ecosystem of microbes that quietly shape how you feel. Linked by the vagus nerve, the gut doesn’t just digest food; it produces neurotransmitters like serotonin and sends signals that influence mood, stress, immunity, and even decision-making. This is why anxiety can churn the stomach, why chronic stress disrupts digestion, and why nourishing the gut often steadies the mind. When the brain and gut are in rhythm, regulation becomes easier, emotions feel more manageable, and the body remembers how to return to balance 🌱
This year I decided I really need to work on all these issues. Calming my nervous system, eliminating the excess stress hormones and correct my gut health.
How am I doing this? I am going to be trying as many biohacking activities as possible. These include cryotherapy, redlight therapy, lymphatic massage, as well as various energy healing options like sound baths and reiki. I am determined that this year will be better. This year I will get my mind, body and soul in alignment. I plan on documenting the journey, here on my blog as well as on my socials. Please follow along and if you have any suggestions, I would appreciate it.
Biohacking is the art and science of treating your body like a living laboratory, where curiosity meets intention. It blends biology, technology, nutrition, psychology, and habit design to optimise how you think, feel, and function, often by making small, strategic tweaks rather than dramatic overhauls. From adjusting sleep cycles and light exposure to experimenting with fasting, supplements, breathwork, or wearable data, biohacking asks a simple but radical question: what happens if I actively collaborate with my own biology instead of fighting it? At its best, it’s not about chasing perfection or immortality, but about cultivating awareness, resilience, and agency inside the beautifully complex system that is you 🧠✨
Along with these I will also be seeing a naturopath/nutritionist to improve my diet and ensure that I am getting all the vitamins and nutrients a healthy body needs. Along with this I have started doing EMDR with my psychologist.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a trauma-informed therapy that helps the brain finish stories it was forced to abandon mid-sentence. By using bilateral stimulation, often guided eye movements, tapping, or sounds, EMDR gently unlocks memories that were stored during moments of overwhelm and allows them to be reprocessed in a safer, more adaptive way. Rather than erasing the past, it changes how the past lives in the body and nervous system, softening emotional charge and restoring a sense of control. For many people, EMDR feels less like reliving trauma and more like finally filing it away properly, so the present is no longer hijacked by echoes of what once hurt 🌀
I have only done a couple of sessions of this so far. It has been a learning experience. I barely remember my childhood, and I have noticed bits coming back. That isn’t the reason I am doing it. It is about rewriting the feelings around something so that my brain makes new pathways. Basically, rewiring my mind. I have had a couple of A ha moments which have been scary, but enlightening. This kind of therapy isn’t for everyone. I have done a lot of work on myself already in the last couple of years. Now is the time to really get to the bottom of some of my feelings and triggers.
I welcome the year and hope for better things for me and everyone else. Bring it on.