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In this episode, hosts Emma Toms and Jen Wilson talk to Bronwyn, a Hanna Somatics practitioner based in the Scottish Borders, about years of chronic pain that no structural diagnosis could fully explain, and what changed when she stopped focusing on structure and started paying attention to function.

Bronwyn was told she had a functional leg length discrepancy and mild scoliosis, and was advised to give up running. Physio, Pilates and stretching all helped a little, but the pain kept coming back, until she found somatics.

We get into Hanna Somatics properly: sensory motor amnesia, the three subconscious reflexes we all carry, and pandiculation, the slow, deliberate process that helps you reconnect with muscles you've lost conscious control of.

In this episode:

• Why structural diagnoses don't always explain chronic pain
• What sensory motor amnesia is and why it matters
• The three subconscious stress reflexes: red light, green light and trauma
• What pandiculation is and how it resets muscle tone
• Why strength training on already tight muscles can make things worse
• How posture and tight clothing are affecting breathing in children and teenagers

Find Bronwyn's studio, classes and online sessions in the show notes.

Bronwyn Armstrong

Kelso, Scotland, UK

+44 07792676779

https://www.bronwynsclinicalsomatics.com

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Emma Toms

Integrated Wellness Coach | IEMT Practitioner | Reiki Master Teacher | Certified SSP Provider

After illness hit in her late teens, Emma began a lifelong exploration of healing that took her from NHS clinical work to integrative wellness coaching. She supports people to build balance, resilience and reconnection with their true nature.

"My belief is we all have the capacity to become well and return to balance, but we get stuck in cycles of stress and disconnection. Guiding my clients to access their strength and resilience is my passion and my purpose."

Jen Wilson

Founder of The Healing Rebel | Health & Exercise Scientist | Reiki Master | Author & Podcast Host

Jen has supported women with chronic illness to reclaim their wellness since 2009. Blending evidence-based practice with holistic healing, she helps people reconnect to the body's innate intelligence. Living with eczema, Crohn's disease and endometriosis has deepened her understanding of what true rest and recovery mean.

"Learning to listen to my body and respond to its needs has been my greatest challenge, and my greatest teacher."