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Danielle Tolman

Dr. Danielle Tolman, PT is a vestibular physical therapist and co-host/co-producer of the Talk Dizzy To Me podcast alongside Dr. Abbie Ross.

Jun 1, 2026

17:10
Can you explain that in like, what does that actually mean? What's happening for our clinicians listening? What is actually happening in that central nervous system and our sensory systems in this challenge?
17:23
Well, our body starts to get stuck in this fight or flight response.
17:27
It perceives everything coming in as danger, dangerous.
17:31
We've got to be on high alert.
17:33
If we are stuck in this never ending perpetual heightened state, then we kind of go into like survival mode and your brain starts to put different weight on the sensory information that's coming in.
17:46
So for example, those who have very difficult times being in big, busy visual environments, Your brain is putting too much emphasis on the information coming in from your vision to tell you where you are in space.
17:58
And when it doesn't have something easy to latch on to, to orient itself with, then it becomes disorienting.

7 MINS LATER

25:31
What would you say to them knowing that I think that's such a huge piece of so many of the populations we're seeing today?

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