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Don't be the smartest person in the room who is still stuck in the same loop.

Be the one who broke out.

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A Self-Therapy Course!

Stop Confusing Endurance with Health.

You have trained yourself to tolerate high levels of stress.

That isn't resilience; it's just high-functioning damage.

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Master the Internal Landscape:
Break the Trauma Loop and Transition from Active Resistance to Active Progress.

You are successful by every external metric. Yet, internally, you feel a sense of Disequilibrium. You find yourself stuck in a "Trauma Loop"—a predictable, repeating cycle where old wounds dictate your present reactions.


You’ve tried the books. You’ve had the "insights." But the momentum stops there.


Why? Because insight alone is not change. Change requires integration.

Unraveling Resistance: Break the Trauma Loop

You aren't broken; you are efficient.

Discover exactly why your nervous system is prioritizing anxiety and how to retrain it

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You do not need more "coping mechanisms."
You do not need more "hacks."

If you are operating at a high level, you need structural changes that yield a return on investment. You need to know that for every hour you put into this course, you are getting back ten hours of reclaimed focus and energy.

 

Here are the specific, high-yield protocols from Unraveling Resistance: Break the Trauma Loop that you will immediately apply to your life:

1. The "Veto Power" Protocol (Physiological Override)

  • The Problem: You cannot "think" your way out of a stress response. When your biology detects a threat, it cuts power to your analytical brain. Trying to use logic during burnout is like trying to type on a computer that has been unplugged.

  • The Application: We teach you how to manually override your nervous system's "system crash." You stop wasting hours fighting brain fog and instead use a physiological "hard reset" to bring your CEO-brain back online in minutes, not days.
     

2. The Decision Audit (Escaping Tunnel Vision)

  • The Problem: Stress creates "Tunnel Vision." It biases your brain to see only threats and binary choices (fight or flight), blinding you to creative solutions and nuance.

  • The Application: You will learn to recognize the specific cognitive signature of Tunnel Vision. You will have a checklist to verify if you are making a decision based on Strategy or Survival—preventing costly mistakes made in moments of anxiety.
     

3. Energy Leak Detection (Stopping "Duck Paddling")

  • The Problem: You are likely burning 40% of your daily energy reserves on "Duck Paddling"—maintaining the appearance of calm while frantically managing internal chaos.

  • The Application: We audit your emotional budget. By identifying where you are "managing impressions" rather than "managing reality," we free up massive amounts of mental bandwidth. You stop being tired because you stop performing "wellness" and start actually being regulated.
     

4. The Integration Bridge (FNPI)

  • The Problem: The "Execution Gap." This is the frustrating distance between "I know I shouldn't do this" and doing it anyway. High performers suffer most here because the gap between their intellect and their behavior is so obvious.

  • The Application: Insight is cheap; integration is valuable. We move you from Cognitive Awareness (knowing the map) to Physioemotional Practice (walking the path). You finally sync your IQ with your impulse control.
     

5. The Failure Reframe (The Y-Axis)

  • The Problem: Perfectionism turns every slip-up into an identity crisis. If you react to an old trigger, you think, "I'm back at square one," and you quit.

  • The Application: We change the geometry of your growth. You learn to see a relapse not as a circle (stagnation), but as a spiral (elevation). This keeps you in the game when things get hard, turning "failure" into immediate data for iteration.

 

This is not just a curriculum. It is an operating system upgrade.

The software is ready. Are you?

About the Course

Unraveling Resistance: Break the Trauma Loop

Why Do You "Know" Better, But Not "Do" Better?

You have read the books. You understand the theory. Yet, in the moment of stress, you default to the same old patterns. This isn't a lack of willpower; it's a lack of physiological integration.

FNPI & Diagrams

This self-therapy course will help you to understand the root of your trauma and how to break free from its grip. Using the FNPI (Focal Neurocognitive and Physioemotional Integration®) method, you will learn how to identify and address your negative patterns and beliefs, leading to a life of greater peace and happiness. You will be following a step-by-step map made from 2 innovative diagrams: the Active Progress Spiral and Active Resistance Loop, to help you understand the processes involved in healing.

*The following contains copyrighted media owned by Dr. Alina Soto & Terra Dusa Academy: The Active Progress Spiral & the Active Resistance Loop diagrams are protected by copyright under U.S. Copyright laws and is the property of Alina Soto. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any such content, nor may you distribute any part of this content over any network, including a local area network, sell or offer it for sale, or use such content to construct any kind of database. You may not alter or remove any copyright or other notice from copies of the content contained in this webpage.

the Active Progress Spiral

This diagram illustrates how you can move forward from trauma and achieve your goals. By following the steps in the spiral, you will learn to identify and address your challenges, build confidence, and create a positive future for yourself.

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Map out your Challenge to Ease Plan!

Learn how to design a goal that will help you go from being unable to address a challenge such as Traumatic Memories or Emotional Regulation, to being completely at ease navigating a Challenge with new skills!

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Learn about the Neuroscience behind each of the 4 Major Phases of the Spiral

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Get a technique guide to apply to your own Challenge as you navigate the Spiral and create lasting Change & Transformation.

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Access straight forward digestible lectures & Case Study for each stage of the 4 Major Phases, & apply everything you learn in the companion Workbook!

the Active Resistance Loop

This diagram shows how trauma can keep you stuck in a negative cycle. By understanding the resistance loop, you can learn to break free from it and move forward with your life.

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Map out your own unconscious cycles!

Learn how to identify your difficult feelings, what your body is trying to tell you through them and how to RESOLVE them by understanding the common pitfalls and misconceptions that keep you stuck in the Loop

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Learn about the Neuroscience behind each of the 3 Major Phases of the Loop

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Gain eye-opening insight to your own psychology, triggers, and unconscious patterns

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Access lectures that validate what is common and normal about the Loop given a difficult or Traumatic Experience.

Applying the FNPI® method, diagrams, & life-enhancing content you will access in this course, you will discover how to:

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Identify and break free from patterns of resistance that hold you back

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Understand the neuroscience behind trauma and its impact on your mind and body

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Utilize FNPI techniques to rewire your brain and create lasting change

Unraveling Resistance: Break the Trauma Loop is the key to unlocking your true potential and living a life free from the shackles of trauma

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This is Transformative Reconstruction,
Not a Spa Day.

Real growth is destructive. It destroys old patterns, old comforts, and old excuses. Most people say they want to heal, but what they actually want is relief. Relief is temporary; healing is permanent, but the process is rarely comfortable. Before you apply, you need to know exactly who won't complete this process:

1. The "Save Me" Seeker

If you are looking for a guru, a savior, or a magic wand to wave over your trauma, do not click the link. We do not offer rescue; we offer tools. If you are waiting for someone else to fix your nervous system, you will be waiting forever. We require you to be the pilot, not the passenger.

 

2. The Intellectual Tourist

If you want to learn about trauma because it’s an interesting topic for a dinner party, this is not for you. High performers often use "understanding" as a defense against "feeling." You can memorize every definition of neuroplasticity, but if you refuse to actually do the breathing exercises because they feel "silly," nothing will change. Insight without integration is just expensive trivia.

 

3. The Validation Addict

If you are here to be told that your problems are not your fault and that the world is unfair, you are half-right. It isn't your fault, but it is your responsibility. We are not here to nurse your wounds; we are here to clean them out and stitch them up. The alcohol stings. If you want comfort, buy a blanket. If you want capacity, buy this course.

 

4. The "Someday" Planner

"I'll start when work calms down." "I'll start when the kids are older."

The perfect conditions for healing do not exist. If you cannot do this work in the messy, chaotic, imperfect reality of your current life, you will never do it. This course is designed for the trenches, not the ivory tower.

 

However...

If you are tired of your own excuses...

If you are willing to feel uncomfortable in the service of getting better...

If you are ready to treat your mental health with the same rigorous strategy you apply to your career...

 

Then you are exactly who I built this for.

The door is open. But you have to walk through it.

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