Pulsetto
A simple wearable device to help your body get out survival mode using vagus nerve stimulation.
There's a reason why you can't just think yourself into feeling calmer if you're in the middle of a panic attack.
That tense, hijacked feeling is physical, not just in your head. So you need more than your thoughts to get you out of it.
Your vagus nerve is one of the main ways to shift your body out of fight-or-flight and into rest-and-digest. Pulsetto is a wearable device that gently stimulates your that nerve to help you manually shift from survival mode into regulation mode.
How Pulsetto Works
Think of your nervous system like a car.
Stress is the gas pedal. Your vagus nerve is the brake.
When life keeps your foot on the gas for too long, finding the brake becomes really difficult. It's like your nervous system is at top speed and you've lost control of the car.
Pulsetto is like the emergency brake. It helps you get that control back by manually stimulating your body's braking system to help you slow down and regain control.
So how does it actually work?
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It's a wearable device that sits comfortably around your neck
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Once you put it on, you turn on short guided "stim" sessions through the app
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Choose from pre-programmed routines for stress, anxiety, sleep, and recovery
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Sessions are short and can easily fit into your daily routine.
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Why I Recommend Pulsetto (Especially With EMDR)
EMDR works best when you know you have tools to bring you back to baseline when the trauma work gets tough. And once you start reprocessing, it's not uncommon for things to feel a little "worse" before they feel better.
Pulsetto is a great EMDR resourcing tool to help with regulation between sessions. Pulsetto gives your body the sensory input it needs to come back to a sense of felt safety.
Pulsetto also works great if you're a stressed-out working mom who's juggling all the things and living in survival mode. (Which is exactly how it helps me!)
It doesn't replace EMDR therapy. It supports the work you're already doing with your EMDR Therapist.