What if healing trauma isn’t all about finding out the root cause?

In this episode, I talk about the definition of trauma, and what I feel is missing from the trauma healing process oftentimes.

In our neuro-centric health systems, there is much emphasis on the story and what happened to us. But trauma itself isn't what happened to us. It's the somatic residue that can be left behind afterwards: the patterns, behaviours and protective responses that can stay stuck in the body long after something has happened.

In this episode, I’m exploring what happens when we stop trying to force our way into the past and instead start building safety, felt-sense attunement and a tolerance for feeling into the present. We’ll talk about titration, coming gently into contact with the stickier residue and why the body needs to move between activation and safety rather than being thrown straight into the deep end.

I also share a little 'Behind the Scenes Feels' that prompted this episode after a recent traumatic event in my own life.

If you've been on the trauma healing journey for a while now and you find yourself stuck in the same patterns or being triggered by the same things, perhaps the question isn’t “Why am I not over this yet?” it’s “What does my body need now?”

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for education, information and personal reflection. I’m sharing my own experiences and perspectives as a somatic practitioner, but everyone’s experience is different. Take what feels useful, leave what doesn’t, and listen to your own body. This podcast should not be used for medical purposes and is not a substitute for medical, psychological or therapeutic advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have experienced something significant or are struggling with your mental or physical health, please speak with your healthcare professional or another appropriately qualified professional who can support you.

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What if the gap between where you are and where you want to be isn’t a mindset problem?

You can know exactly what you want, understand your patterns and have done plenty of inner work, and still you find yourself falling back into old ways of being.

In this episode, I’m exploring the blueprints and imprints we carry in the body, and how they shape the way you lead, make decisions, receive, show up and respond when things feel uncertain or uncomfortable.

We’ll look at what happens when your current embodiment doesn’t yet match your desired embodiment, and why somatic work is less about fixing yourself and more about creating a map of the landscape between the two.

I also share something I’ve only really understood in hindsight: why I didn’t launch SOVEREIGN for an entire year, and how navigating my divorce became part of the embodiment work I was preparing to teach.

Because this work isn’t an overnight fix, or something you complete in a few weeks or months. It’s a lifetime of learning to inhabit yourself more fully.

And that’s where SOVEREIGN begins - my upcoming group coaching program, where we’ll explore the blueprint of sovereignty and what it means to embody leadership from the inside out.

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As women we have such a different journey with our bodies and our nervous systems than men. In this episode I break down what’s happening to your nervous system in the perimenopause and menopause, what your nervous system truly needs at this time of life, and how to reclaim your power back in this phase, rather than resent it.

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You’ve heard of the phrase ‘nervous system regulation’ - but what if the entire point is not to be ‘regulated’? In this episode I delve into the misconceptions of nervous system work, the function of each branch of the nervous system, and what our nervous system’s love language truly is.

There’s no quick fixes here, but you’re not here for that anyway - you’re building your soul’s work and it’s time to find ways to align your inner work with your own body of work you put out into the world.

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Welcome to Behind the Scenes Feels! In this first episode, I share a bit about my story and what brought me to somatics and supporting other female founders with their own ‘behind the scenes feels’ as they navigate the wild ride of building a business.

If you’ve done all the inner work, and perhaps you even teach it now, yet you’re still left feeling tense, unnerved and anxious inside, still playing out patterns of behaviour that feel ‘old’, then give this episode a listen and find out how I learned a sustainable way to deeply nourish my body, mind and soul by doing something radical - a lot less inner work!!

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Somatics is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. But do you even know what that means, or why you should even care about it?

Just like the word ‘healing’, somatics covers such a vast array of modalities and approaches.

In this episode, I share with you the definition of somatics; the difference between therapy, coaching and somatic coaching; the ‘insta version’ of somatics vs. the way I work with clients, and what your body and nervous system is crying out for deep down.

What’s your fave kind of somatic work? Did you learn something new in this episode you might try? Drop me a DM on Instagram and let me know, I’d love to hear from you!

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