Podcasts about Somatics

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Ready to rise from the ashes of betrayal and reclaim your sparkle? This summer, it's not about revenge—it's about radiance. In this empowering episode, Lora Cheadle shares how to get your groove back after infidelity through confidence, embodiment, hormone health, nutrition, and joyful self-expression. Because healing isn't just emotional—it's physical, energetic, and spiritual too. From navigating menopause and libido shifts to eating for hormone balance, moving to feel strong and sensual, and finally ditching shame for good, you'll learn how wellness is the foundation for lasting recovery. Whether you're fresh in the fallout of betrayal or simply longing to feel sexy in your own skin again, this is your invitation to glow, heal, and rise—surrounded by a sacred community of women who get it. You don't have to do this alone. Let's make this your most liberated summer yet. Want the full roadmap to your comeback? This episode is just the beginning! We can't cover it all in one show—which is exactly why I created the 90-day Hot Girl Summer program. If you're ready for deeper support around hormone health, nutrition, movement, and healing in community with other amazing women, join us at SparkleAllSeason.com. Your most radiant, confident self is waiting. Top Three Takeaways: Healing is a full-body experience – Learn how somatic movement, hormone balance, nourishing food, and mindful self-care create the foundation for physical and emotional recovery. You're not broken—you're becoming – Infidelity may crack your identity, but it also opens the door to your next, most radiant self. Community is the container for transformation – Authentic connection with other women in a safe, sacred space is one of the fastest ways to reclaim your joy, beauty, and freedom.       This Episode Is For: Women who have been betrayed by an intimate partner and are ready to reclaim their confidence, reconnect with their body, and feel sexy, strong, and spiritually alive again—on their own terms. Especially helpful for women in perimenopause or menopause who are looking to transform their pain into power, in the company of other powerful women.   Ready to create your own Hot Girl Summer? Join us at SparkleAllSeason.com for a soulful, sexy, and supportive summer of confidence, connection, and comeback. It's your time to glow—inside and out!   Subscribe, Rate & Review: If this episode spoke to you, share it with a friend and leave a review—it helps other women find the support they need!   Betrayal Recovery Tool Kit Find Relief, Reclaim Yourself, and Rewrite Your Story Download your Betrayal Recovery Roadmap & Tool Kit at www.BetrayalRecoveryGuide.com and start reclaiming yourself and your life today!   About Lora: Lora Cheadle is a betrayal recovery coach, attorney, and TEDx speaker who helps women heal from betrayal on an energetic, emotional, and ancestral level—while also providing legal guidance to help them navigate the practical complexities of infidelity and relationship transitions. She empowers women to rise from the ashes, reclaim their identity and self-worth, break free from repeating patterns, and step into their power with confidence, clarity, and grace. After being shattered by her husband's fifteen years of infidelity, Lora knows firsthand what it takes to transform devastation into an invitation for healing, freedom, and joy. Her unique approach blends deep emotional healing with tangible legal and life strategies, guiding women beyond betrayal into lives of unapologetic confidence and purpose. As the founder of Life Choreography Coaching & Advocacy, Lora provides comprehensive legal, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual support on demand. She believes that infidelity doesn't have to be the end of the dream you poured your heart and soul into—it can be the beginning of a life filled with sovereignty, connection, and joy. Licensed to practice law in California and Colorado, Lora is also a trauma-aware coach, clinical hypnotherapist, somatic attachment therapist, and advanced integrated energy practitioner. She is certified in yoga, mindfulness, group fitness, and personal training, bringing a holistic perspective to healing. She is the author of FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy, & Spiritual Self (an International Book Awards Finalist and Tattered Cover Bestseller) and It's Not Burnout, It's Betrayal: 5 Tools to FUEL UP & Thrive. She also hosts the podcast FLAUNT! Create a Life You Love After Infidelity and Betrayal. Based in Colorado, Lora is an adventure-seeker who loves travel, a great book, and saying yes to life's magic. Let's connect! Share your thoughts or questions from this episode with Lora at loracheadle.com. New episodes every week. Subscribe, like, share, and join Lora Cheadle on your journey to reclaim your sparkle and create a life you love.   Special Offers from Our Sponsors! Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this podcast! Take charge of your mental health and get 10% off your first month of therapy at https://BetterHelp.com/FLAUNT   Are you ready to Rise, Reclaim, and Reign as the Queen of Your Life? Infidelity may have shaken your world, but it does not define you. You are powerful. You are worthy. And you are more than capable of creating a future filled with confidence, clarity, and joy. I'm here to walk beside you, giving you the perspective, permission, and proven tools to transform betrayal into your greatest awakening. Whether through one-on-one coaching or my on-demand Affair Recovery Programs, you'll gain the guidance and support to untangle yourself from the past, reclaim your power, and step boldly into your next chapter. Your transformation starts now! Learn more at www.AffairRecoveryForWomen.com and visit www.LoraCheadle.com for even more resources and inspiration.   READY TO START A BETTER CHAPTER? Step into the future you've always dreamed of with the power of transformative rituals with the Mindful Subscription Box. Get a monthly box full of crystals, aromatherapy, and other spiritual tools worth $120. You deserve high-quality gems, crystals, oils, and mindfulness tools for self-care that truly work. It's a monthly dose of self-love delivered right to your door!  Go to www.Mindfulsouls.com  and use Discount Code LORA30 for 30% off your order!   International Book Award, Finalist Motivational Self-Help, 2021 Tattered Cover Bestseller, 2019 Have you spent your life playing by the rules, only to realize those rules weren't made for you? What if you could break free—from expectations, from betrayal, from the roles you were taught to play—and reclaim your true self? FLAUNT! is your guide to stripping away societal conditioning, healing from the heartbreak of betrayal, and rediscovering the fierce, confident woman you were born to be. With humor, wisdom, and powerful, actionable steps, Lora Cheadle empowers you to rise above the narratives that have confined you and boldly choreograph a life that is smart, sexy, spiritual, and uniquely your own. It's time to stop living for others and start living for you. Buy Now on Amazon, or wherever books are sold.   It's Not Burnout, It's Betrayal: 5 Tools to FUEL UP & Thrive  Burnout isn't just exhaustion—it's a betrayal of your time, energy, and trust. This essential guide redefines burnout, exposing its hidden roots and equipping individuals, teams, and leaders with five powerful tools to reclaim their passion, purpose, and well-being. If you're ready to break free from burnout and step into a life of clarity, confidence, and fulfillment, this book is your roadmap. Available now on Amazon. Download your free guide, BURNOUT UNCOVERED: Fostering Candid Conversations for Teams at www.ItsNotBurnoutItsBetrayal.com.         Transcript Lora Cheadle [00:00:01]: You're listening to Flaunt, find your sparkle and create a life you love after infidelity or betrayal, a podcast for women who've been betrayed by their intimate partner and want to turn their devastation into an invitation to reclaim them selves and their worth. Tune in weekly so you can start making sense of it all and learn how to be okay on the inside no matter what goes on on the outside. Download your free betrayal recovery toolkit at betrayalrecoveryguide.com. Lora Cheadle [00:00:35]: Who wants to get their groove back? Who wants to feel really good and sexy and strong and powerful and happy again after infidelity or betrayal. Who here was totally rocked by their partner's infidelity? And not only by their partner's infidelity and all that meant, but who here also feels old, feels ugly, feels like aging is really hard? Who here is going through perimenopause or menopause and is struggling to put it all together again because suddenly their body is changing? Yes. All of the above. And that's what this show is about. We are going to address all of that. We are going to address all the ways we feel bad. And let me just be clear. Infidelity is a huge emotional impact, but I also wanna talk about the it's not really the physical impact, but the psychological impact, which is different than emotional. Lora Cheadle [00:01:39]: The psychological impact of not feeling pretty enough or sexy enough or hot enough, it's really devastating. And I talk to all of you during our one on one sessions or in the Facebook group, and everybody talks about comparing themselves to the affair partner. And either way, if the affair partner is younger, thinner, hotter, it's devastating. And if the affair partner is older, heavier, frumpy, or uglier, it's devastating. It's devastating no matter what because of that psychological impact of it disrupts how we see ourselves and our belief of if we're the pretty one or we're the chosen one or we're the loved one. And it impacts our confidence in ways that are not superficial. And I think that's what I really wanna communicate to you in this show is wanting to feel pretty is not superficial. Wanting to age well is not superficial. Lora Cheadle [00:02:44]: Wanting to feel sexy is not trivial. We all want that. We want to look good. It feels good when you look in the mirror and you like what you see. It feels good when somebody smiles at you and says, hey, great shoes. I love that hair color. It feels good. That's this human connection thing, and that's something that we all want. Lora Cheadle [00:03:09]: And quite frankly, that's something that we deserve too. And that's what I really want to lean into in this episode. I wanna talk about health. I wanna talk about hormones. Perimenopause, menopause, the trauma that infidelity puts you through. I'll share my story a little bit later in the show, but it put this trauma put me into early menopause. Not sleeping messes with your hormones. Not being able to eat messes with your hormones. Lora Cheadle [00:03:40]: When your hormones are out of whack, your thinking is out of whack. You feel crazy because it's normal to feel crazy, but also you feel crazy probably because your body is not running in optimal condition because you are incredibly stressed. And when the body is in the state of incredible stress, it's not being vibrant and healthy and joyful. So many of you that I talk to talk about feeling old and ugly. And I know that after this happened, I was like, there's trauma in my face. I didn't used to have this droopy face. And now I have jowls, and now I have wrinkles and bags around my eyes because it was like I cried too much for too long, and then the the puffiness never went away. And then I was aging, and I was getting belly fat, and I was getting all these things that I never had before. Lora Cheadle [00:04:37]: And it just exacerbated everything that I was already feeling, and it just made everything so much worse. So that's what we're gonna talk about today. I wanna get really honest. I want you to reach out to me. I want you to share your story. I want you to just be like, amen, sister. You hear me? But I really want to talk about how it feels to be a woman, how it feels to be an aging woman, how it feels to be a menopausal woman, how it feels to be a betrayed woman, and how it feels to have your identity ruptured as well. My identity, I was always one of the pretty girls. Lora Cheadle [00:05:25]: That was my identity. I was always one of the chosen ones. I owned that as a piece of my identity for good or for bad, for right or for wrong. So when I found out that my husband cheated, it rocked my identity. Wait. I'm not one of the pretty girls? Wait. I wasn't one of the ones who was chosen? He chose somebody else and not me. What does that say about me? If if I'm not the vivacious one, if I'm not that then who am I? Because how could my own love, my own partner not choose me? And that's a lot. Lora Cheadle [00:06:08]: And I know that who ever you feel like you were as a piece of your identity, your partner's betrayal ruptured that as well. And for that, I am so sorry. I am so sorry. But I also want to say that this truly is a great opportunity to rebuild, to rebuild that identity. Yes. Maybe you can go back to the being the chosen one, being the pretty one, being the smart one, being whatever it is. But the way you're rebuilding yourself is with such authenticity because it's not reliant upon external validation. You're rebuilding yourself from the inside out. Lora Cheadle [00:06:48]: You are owning and claiming yourself and your identity. And if you wanna switch, if you wanna suddenly because become the wise one, you can do that too. But, again, you're rebuilding yourself from the inside out. As part of this I mean, this episode is gonna be powerful, but we can't change the world in fifty minutes, unfortunately. But as part of that, I have created a summer program for all of us. It's just a ninety day program. It's gonna be a lot of group work. I'm lovingly calling it, like, hot girl summer just because that's the silly, fun, fresh vibe I want us to move into. Lora Cheadle [00:07:30]: You know, at first, I thought about, like, I'm gonna do betrayal recovery, and I thought, no. There's such heaviness to that. This is hot girl summer, man. We're getting our groove back. I know we're not girls. I know we're women, but it's this is hot girl summer. We're gonna play. We're gonna put on our self tanner. Lora Cheadle [00:07:49]: We're gonna get a new haircut maybe. We're gonna find an outfit that feels good. We're gonna go socialize and connect and learn new things. We're gonna get into our bodies. We're gonna dance. Oh, are we gonna dance this summer, ladies? We are gonna dance, dance, dance. We're gonna take care of our spirits. We are going to heal the collective feminine. Lora Cheadle [00:08:15]: We are going to create such a strong, powerful, sacred sisterhood that whatever happens in your future, in your daughter's future, in your aunt's future, in your mother's future, in your grandmother's future, in your sister's futures cannot be denied. Because the strength of our shared bond, the strength of our joy, the strength of our power in reclaiming our joy, our fun, our vivacious energy is just gonna send ripples to the world, and that is my intention. I'm working on the details now, but it's ninety days, And you'll be able to sign up at sparkleallseason.com. So you can reach out to me if you have any questions, but otherwise, sparkleallseason.com, and we are gonna get our groove back. We're gonna be hot, sexy, fun, loving girls this summer, and we're gonna slip right into our joy. Now I am not talking about bypassing. I am talking about doing the work. I'm talking about staying connected to our heart, staying presence. Lora Cheadle [00:09:23]: If we need to grieve, grieve. But I'm also talking about allowing ourselves to come back online, taking care of ourselves, nurturing our wellness, our health, figuring it out so we can figure it out. And isn't that funny? In order to figure out this whole trauma infidelity, in order to figure it out, we have to figure ourselves out. Because the truth of the matter is we need to feel optimal. We need to be in an optimal state in order to have the resources, the capacity to do the deep soul work to heal the wound of betrayal. And that's what we're gonna do. We're gonna hold the work on both sides, the high joy and the deep pain, and we're gonna go there. We're gonna go there on both ends, merge them in the center, which is the heart, with each other, and bring it forward, birth it into the world. Lora Cheadle [00:10:31]: So enough about that sparkleallseason.com. You're going to love it, and let's get on with the show for the day. Okay. I'm gonna start by telling you a little story. When I found out about my husband's betrayal, life, I thought, was really on the precipice of being really good. My youngest was about to go away to college. I was dancing some burlesque. I was feeling so good. Lora Cheadle [00:11:04]: It was like, I finally have time to get in shape, to cook meals that I want to cook, to sleep in and not always have to be rushed, you know, to get my kids up and worry about things like that. I can start traveling with my husband. I'm gonna do all these wonderful things. I'm gonna start taking care of me. And then I found out. And this trauma was so severe that it sent me into early menopause, which I didn't really know was a thing. But here's how that happened. Trauma puts us in a state of fight, flight, or freeze. Lora Cheadle [00:11:51]: It hijacks our nervous system. We start pumping out cortisol. I was not feeling good, as I'm sure you know. It does not feel good at all. I couldn't sleep. I absolutely could not sleep to save my life. So many of you tell me the exact same thing too. Like, you just can't sleep, which also wreaks havoc on your body, on your hormones. Lora Cheadle [00:12:21]: Eating was awful. I I couldn't digest. I wasn't hungry, but then I would just start eating, and nothing tasted good. I got no joy out of the food. And sometimes I would just overeat because I was sitting there eating, and then sometimes I would forget to eat. And then sometimes I would try to eat, and I was nauseous. And I couldn't eat. I did not drink my water. Lora Cheadle [00:12:52]: During the struggle with my husband for his phone, when I found out all the texts and everything, my toe broke. So I couldn't even walk. So the normal working out and dancing that I had done, I could no longer do. And the combination of all of that stress, all of that trauma, no sleeping, inadequate nutrition, no working out, all of that, sent my body into early menopause. I mean, my periods just stopped. And And it was one of those things that sometimes you don't know that you don't know. It just stopped. And I wasn't really too much aware of it. Lora Cheadle [00:13:40]: It just stopped and other things I was thinking about. So it's not like I went to my doctor. I'm not sure if my doctor would have said or known what to do anyway, and I just moved on. But here's the thing. When you're going through perimenopause, your emotion your emotions, your hormones are up and down, and your emotions are up and down, and the the level of brain fog is up and down. And it's normal. Perimenopause is a roller coaster ride, and there's no medical test for perimenopause because the hormones peak and valley. So it would depend on where you test. Lora Cheadle [00:14:26]: You would need to, like, test every single day to find out where your hormones are. Oh, estrogen's up today. Oh, progesterone's down today. Oh, there's no test for perimenopause. The test for perimenopause is do you feel a little bit scattered and chaotic and out of control? Are your periods sporadic? That is something that happens to some people, but not everybody. So how much of what you're feeling is anxiety due to the affair, and how much of what you're feeling might be perimenopause or menopause? How much of it is your hormones? And it's really hard to differentiate and to tell. And to some degree, it doesn't really matter. You just know it feels awful, but to some degree, it does matter because you can be supported for your hormones. Lora Cheadle [00:15:20]: And if you're going to a psychiatrist and you're having problems with your mental health and sleeping, they might be giving you medication and rightfully so because if you're having some psychotic breaks if you can't sleep, having medication, having that support in the short term is definitely helpful. But what about hormonal support too? What would it be like also to maybe have an estrogen patch or to take progesterone? What might it be like to have your hormones balanced? Last week, I went to Chalene Johnson's camp b more, and it was amazing. It was a ton of fun. It was in Vegas. And the founder of MidiHealth was there as well as many other physicians who specialize in menopause. And it was shocking to me how simple and how accessible hormone replacement is and what a big impact it can have on the way we feel. I had heard, like, probably so many of us, that, oh, you gotta be careful with hormones. Oh, you gotta be careful. Lora Cheadle [00:16:31]: It can cause cancer. In fact, a new study came out two weeks ago that kind of debunks a lot of the old research that was done because the old research was done on, like, synthetic estrogens, not some of these bioidenticals. It was done some were done on rats, not even on women. And there are so many different factors that were not taken into consideration. So I've kinda had this belief, like, oh, you really have to be careful with that. And it doesn't really matter. Why would we wanna extend our childbearing years anyway? Well, here's what I learned at that conference from many of these physicians. Estrogen in our body helps with cognitive function. Lora Cheadle [00:17:18]: It helps with our cardiovascular health. It helps with bone density. It helps us age well, and it helps us think clearly. And most importantly, it makes us feel good. It can get rid of that brain fog. It can make us feel more alert. Progesterone. I started taking progesterone. Lora Cheadle [00:17:44]: It makes you sleep at night. It is better than I've ever had with anything with magnesium or melatonin or any of those other sleep aids. Progesterone is amazing. My body was craving progesterone. I didn't even realize that I had some brain fog going on. I didn't realize some of the, you know, the achiness, the heaviness, the weight gain, things like that. They were hormonal. When I feel better in my body, I feel more more like I can take on the world. Lora Cheadle [00:18:21]: When you feel better in your body, you are going to feel more confident, more secure. When you are able to think clearly, when you were able to sleep at night, you're gonna have far more capacity. Now I'm not saying everybody has to do hormone replacement. There are contraindications, and if you just don't want to, you just don't have to. But what I am saying is there's a lot of really good education out there, who I started using was MidiHealth, m I d I, Health. They are they're like online physicians. It's a real physician. They're covered by insurance, but they're all specialists in women's health. Lora Cheadle [00:19:08]: They're all specialists in hormone replacement. They're all specialists in everything that's going on. So even if you have no interest in hormone replacement, see a women's health physician, see a women's health specialist so you can start taking care of your body, sleeping better, regulating yourself better, and feeling better. So that was the first thing that I learned, and that was the first thing that I wanted to talk to you about because I wish somebody would have talked to me about that. I wish somebody would have asked. You know? Did you know that trauma can kick you into early menopause? No. I did not know that. Did you know that being kicked into early menopause can have devastating effects on long term bone density? No. Lora Cheadle [00:19:57]: I didn't know that. Did you know there's cardiovascular implications for menopause? No. I didn't know that. So these are some of the things. There's an impact. It's not just that you don't have your period anymore. It impacts everything. And for me, I'm definitely interested in cognitive decline. Lora Cheadle [00:20:19]: I don't want cognitive decline. I'm interested in bone health. I'm interested in longevity. I'm interested in feeling and looking good for as long as I can. Yes. It's part of the aging gracefully, but it's also aging healthily. And I don't want to be the frail old lady who can't get out of bed. So what I wanna move into next, because I feel like hormones are kind of that basic foundation, but that next level up, that next layer is the health, the nutrition. Lora Cheadle [00:20:55]: And I don't know about you, but nutrition was really hard during the betrayal recovery process. I mean, early on, you can't eat. The things that sound good are not necessarily healthy. And I just kind of lost all of that. Adequate nutrition is essential for our brains, for our bodies. And I'm not gonna spend a ton of time about talking about this because we all know it. We all know it. But what I am gonna talk about is that accountability and the reminders of how do I nurture and nourish myself. Lora Cheadle [00:21:37]: I'm not just cramming in food to get to my next meeting. This is feeding my soul. This is feeling my body. This is fueling what I'm going to look and feel like in ten years, in twenty years. And what I do now has a direct impact on how I will feel then. And that's this part of my hot girl summer is I want us to remember that and to start developing some habits around drinking healthy waters, taking if you wanna take your vitamins, your minerals. I have some thoughts on different supplements. I have some thoughts on different vitamins, but, obviously, you do you because I don't know your medical history. Lora Cheadle [00:22:27]: But things like taking a really good multivitamin, taking vitamin d. Vitamin d is something that's essential, and so many of us are deficient in vitamin d. And when you are low in vitamin d, it can lead to depression. Well, again, hello. Going through infidelity is very depressing. I need all the support. I need all the help that I can get. So, yeah, let me supplement my vitamin d. Lora Cheadle [00:22:57]: If it's gonna help, it needs help. It can help. The other thing is b vitamins. We burn a lot of b vitamins when we're under stress. Burn, burn, burn, burn, burn. Supplementing with your b vitamins can help give you that energy to help keep you online so you can manage the stress. Magnesium. There's seven forms of magnesium, which I didn't know, but they're all seven forms are utilized in our bodies differently and they can help us relax. Lora Cheadle [00:23:27]: Well, do you need some sleep support? Maybe magnesium can help. Maybe vitamin d for the depression. Maybe vitamin b, the b complex for your stress. Like, there's some simple things that we can do. And no. I'm not talking about, like, pedaling high end vitamins. I I know I know there's some high end things out there that are really, really great and really, really effective and things like that. But by the same token, there are so many things you can just go to Costco and pick up a big old bottom of bottle of b complex, and it's gonna help. Lora Cheadle [00:23:59]: And it's in service of not only getting you through this present moment, but in building the body that you want ten years from now, twenty years from now. Whether you're with this partner or with a new partner or you're gloriously on your own, don't you wanna be vibrant and strong and healthy and happy? Yeah. I don't wanna look like the haggard woman who has been through hell and back. I wanna look through look like the strong, powerful woman I feel like inside. And to me, it's really that blend of that inside, I want to feel strong. Outside, I want to look strong. Inside, I want to feel beautiful. Outside, I wanna look beautiful. Lora Cheadle [00:24:43]: I want congruence between how I look and how I feel. It's not that I'm decorating this body to impress other people or attract a new partner or impress my, you know, my husband. I want to look how I feel and I want to feel good. And I wanna look like I feel good. And I wanna look at myself in the mirror and smile and be like, yeah. And I wanna look down at my body, and I wanna like what I see, and I want to hike, and I want to run around, and I want to break out into a dance break when a song comes on that I really like and not be like, oh, ow. I can't do it. Oh, oh, oh. Lora Cheadle [00:25:25]: I want to take on the world, and I wanna look like I wanna take on the world. So that's why I mentioned nutrition. And then closely following nutrition is fitness. And again, I'm not preaching that you need to go change your life and have a fitness routine. Although I think you know this about me, maybe not. I've taught fitness since 1988. '19 '80 '8. I graduated from high school in '87. Lora Cheadle [00:25:56]: I started teaching aerobics in 1988, and I have pretty much taught nonstop since then. All forms of group exercise. I love group exercise. Not only do you get a fun, good workout, but you have a fun community. You've got a schedule. You go to the club at a certain time. You've got your class. You've got your regulars. Lora Cheadle [00:26:18]: You've got the music. You're moving. Whether it's, like, the hardest workout or the easiest workout or somewhere in between doesn't sometimes matter. It just matters that you're out there and you're moving and you're grooving and you're connected and people notice when you're gone. And that's nice. It's nice to be in a community of other people doing healthy things and to have people notice when you're gone. And in my community, we do, like, these little group happy hours about twice a year. We'll just meet at a restaurant or go see a movie, and we'll just connect because we're supporting each other and it's fun. Lora Cheadle [00:26:56]: And and in my case, I teach up at the rec center now, and most of the women in my class are in their seventies. But it's a beautiful connection, And we all care about each other and being fit feels good. Now here's the psychological component of fitness beyond all of the regular components. Like you will live longer. You will have a better quality of life. You will look better. You, like, you will have less aches, pains, ailments, all of that. There is no downside to having a fitness program. Lora Cheadle [00:27:35]: But I think what I really want to talk about is the somatic piece of fitness that I think gets overlooked a lot of times. Somatics is just another word for using the body, and we can use our body to make us feel a certain way. So I wish you could just talk back to me here. What are some of the words that you think about about how infidelity made you feel? It made me feel weak. It made me feel stupid. It made me feel ugly. It made me feel worthless. It made me feel broken. Lora Cheadle [00:28:11]: It made me feel all of those things. Think about all of those things that infidelity made you feel. K. Got your list? Now here's what's magic about that. What kind of exercise is the opposite of that? Take the word that you feel. I felt crushed. I felt broken. What is the opposite of crushed and broken? Maybe it's expanded. Lora Cheadle [00:28:47]: Instead of crushed, I'm expanded. That's where flaunt comes from. Instead of crumpled, we are flaunting. We are expanded. Instead of broken, we are whole. Instead of weak and stupid, we are strong and powerful. First step is taking the word that you feel. Second step is finding the word that is on the opposite side of that, and the third step is doing that thing physically. Lora Cheadle [00:29:22]: When you feel weak and broken, get to the gym and lift some weight. Show your strength. Move that body. I am broken, and I am weak, and I'm pumping this iron, and I'm doing squats. And you don't even really need to know what what to do. You can just go to the weight room and read the directions on the weights. If you were feeling agitated, you know that feeling where you're like, I can't settle down. I can't settle down. Lora Cheadle [00:29:52]: I can't settle down. And you're twitchy. That's adrenaline pumping through your body. Get it out. Don't let it twitch. It's trying to get out. Shake. Dance. Lora Cheadle [00:30:03]: A lot of my somatic processing songs in my program, we do shaking and we do dancing, move it out. That could be a great Zumba class, a great dance class. Shake it, move it, twist it, twirl it, aerobics. Move it. If you were like, I'm so trapped, run. Get on the treadmill, walk, run, sprint, do something. But instead of being trapped, set yourself free. Do you need flexibility and flow? Maybe you need yoga because you feel stuck. Lora Cheadle [00:30:43]: How many of you raise your hand? Raise your hand. How many of you have said I feel so stuck? Let's try some breathing yoga and stretch. Let's get you unstuck physically. Let's get into those hip flexors. Let's get into the hamstrings. Let's stretch the waist and the back. Let's stretch the heart and get you unstuck. When you do physically that thing, it helps bring online what you want to feel because we can feel and sense our bodies. Lora Cheadle [00:31:18]: And it's hard. It's really, really hard to have an amazing workout where you've lifted some weights and you feel powerful and strong and you've pushed through and you've done something difficult. And maybe you've spent some time on a stair master or in a class, and you're you're sweaty and you're wrung out, but you're strong and powerful, it's hard to go around feeling sorry for yourself when you've worked out. When you have done something that builds your body and you have constructed yourself, it's really hard to feel broken because you were providing yourself with evidence that you were not broken. The evidence is look who I am. The evidence is look at what this body can do. The evidence is feeling yourself differently. So that's that fitness piece. Lora Cheadle [00:32:12]: Yes. Fitness is important. There's nothing I can tell you knew about that probably, but let's talk about the psychological impact of fitness, and that's where I want you to focus. And that's where we're gonna be focusing during our ninety days together in our little hot girl summer. We're going to start proving to ourselves. I still got it. Or maybe I got it for the first time, but we're going to be using our bodies, not in a punishing way. Like I gotta do 12 more reps, but in a flowy, dancy, sexy way. Lora Cheadle [00:32:48]: And one of the things that I'm gonna bring in is a lot of the sexy dance. I think, you know, I dance burlesque. I've I've got many different yoga less burlesque classes, and we're gonna do that together. We're gonna do that together live on Zoom, or you can watch the replay just in short chunks, just in, like, thirty minute, quote, exercise chunks. But we're gonna learn some of the moves. We're gonna learn how to flow. We're gonna learn how to embody and hold that energy because that was taken from you. Your sensuality, your sexuality, your feeling of being chosen and desired was taken from you when your partner cheated. Lora Cheadle [00:33:33]: And it is time to take that back. Your joy, your pleasure for you, not for anybody else. So I'm gonna teach you how to get in your body, how to move in a way that feels sensuous to you. You're gonna learn the moves and it's gonna be fun. And here's what I wanna say about that. Can this be triggering? Oh, yes. It can be triggering. And if you're sitting here thinking, I love hate this, Lora. Lora Cheadle [00:34:04]: I hear you. I love hate it too. Because there's so much societal conditioning about what it means when a woman is sexy. Ah, that's scary. Scary, scary, scary. It's not scary. It's who you are. You have been conditioned to not be fully expressed in your body. Lora Cheadle [00:34:24]: You have been told, oh my God, what will people think? There's a lot of layers of conditioning. And no, we can't really undo it all in ninety days, but you know what? We're gonna take a really good start. We're going to get you into your body. We are going to get you flowing freely. You can have your camera off. You can be alone at home and nobody's gonna know. And this is what I want you to know. Most people cry. Lora Cheadle [00:34:50]: Most people cry at some point during my sexy dance classes because we're out of our heads and we're into our bodies and we are loving ourselves. We're not talking anything over the top here. We're talking shoulder rolls. We're talking hips circles. We're talking peeling the glove off and twinkling our fingers up our leg. We're talking flirty, sexy, fun moves, but it can be so triggering. So triggering. And my ask for you is to let those tears flow. Lora Cheadle [00:35:23]: Let your heart open. Notice where you feel uncomfortable and just love yourself through that. And then at the end of the day, at the end of the class, at the end of the summer, you're just gonna be laughing and feeling so much more confident and free and expressed in who you are. So these are those pieces. Let's talk about hormones. Talk to your doctor, go to Mini Health. Send me a message. I can talk to you about some stuff. Lora Cheadle [00:35:59]: I'm clear on the other side, but get yourself feeling better. Hormones are powerful. And if they're out of whack, everything is gonna be out of whack. And this is not about a hormonal woman. No. No. No. No. Lora Cheadle [00:36:13]: No. This is about how can I support myself so I can be in my right mind and I can feel competent and confident again? Nutrition, fitness, wellness, sensuality, expression. The other thing that I think is really important and often gets downplayed, but just this whole concept of beauty and aging. And we talked about this a lot at, Shailene Johnson's Can't Be More last week. They had some plastic surgeons there, and they talked about all the different procedures that were available from nose jobs to, like, the eyelid lifts to face lifts and deep plane lifts and the different kinds of lasers. And there's so much out there. And I think my biggest takeaway from that was it doesn't matter what you do or what you don't do. But what does matter is that you feel comfortable and confident in your own skin. Lora Cheadle [00:37:12]: And, yeah, we're all gonna age. And, yeah, things are gonna shift and change, but are you happy? And it's that again, it's that inward and that outward. What can I do to build myself up inside, and what can I do to make the outsides match my big beautiful inside? And a couple weeks ago, I went and had IPL. That's the pulse laser on my face for dark spots. I even had it done on the back of my hands. And it was one of those things that I'm cut not really disappointed, but not thrilled with the results on my face. But, oh my god, so thrilled with my hands. I didn't realize how the dark spots on my hands really made me feel. Lora Cheadle [00:37:57]: And now I look down and I have these, like, beautiful white hands. And I'm like, oh, this is amazing. It makes me feel really good. And my commitment to myself is that I'm gonna start leaning in more. I have an appointment for Botox tomorrow. Again, I'm not talking full level face lift. If you wanna have a full level face lift, do it. But I'm gonna start exploring some things. Lora Cheadle [00:38:25]: I've had Botox in the past, and it was fine. But I'm like, now I'm just gonna go. Before I was, like, very conservative. Oh, let's do a little bit around my eyes before my TEDx because I I just don't want these smile lines. And let's just do some in my forehead, but let's go light. And I feel like the energy I'm going in with tomorrow is more like, hey. What can you do? What do you see? What what might make me a little bit happier here? And, again, not for the sake of just being beautiful from all of this stuff. But you know what? How can I support me? And even if it was superficial, I mean, let's just call that out. Lora Cheadle [00:39:02]: Even if it's just total superficial and I wanna be hot, who cares? It's my life. Right? I gotta do me. I wanna look good. I don't care when I look bad, but I like to look good too. Because I have built my confidence to that level that it doesn't matter, and I'm okay because I'm doing this for me. I'm not doing this for somebody else. This takes me back. If you have read my book, Flaunt, drop your cover, and reveal your smart, sexy, and spiritual self, one of the terms that I coined was the term naked self worth. Lora Cheadle [00:39:40]: And same thing, I know some people are triggered by that. They're like, naked, infidelity. Oh, we can't talk about sex. We can't talk about sex because this was a sexual injury. Okay. Hang with me. Yes. Can that be triggering? Yes. Lora Cheadle [00:39:52]: Hearing about sex, is that triggering? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Becoming intimate again with your partner. Difficult. Lora Cheadle [00:39:58]: Yes. Triggering. Yes. But here's the thing. Ignoring it doesn't make it go away. Ignoring your own sensuality, sexuality, beauty, fun, joy, it's not about them. It's about you. It's not about, I wanna look so good that I'm going to that it's like a revenge makeover. Lora Cheadle [00:40:23]: Even if it is, let it be. It's about you. If you want to look good at whatever level, look good. But the concept of naked self worth is that you are just as comfortable in your own skin with yourself fully propped up, makeup, hair, filter on the phone, 10 pounds gone, that your level of confidence and self awareness as as your perfect ideal self is the same level as your confidence if you were woken up out of a deep sleep, had to put your 20 year old glasses on, your holy sweats, and run to the grocery store and you just ran into somebody? That, yes, you can acknowledge not looking my best now, but my level of self worth is the same. I have naked self worth, meaning I don't need anything else to make me worthy. I know that I am worthy for who I am. I know that flawed, broken, messy, whatever is a part of who I am, and I accept that. And that's what I want us to build this summer, but forever. Lora Cheadle [00:41:42]: I want us to build that level of self worth, that level of naked self worth that no matter what happens, I'm on it. I've got this. I am worthy. I am connected. I honor myself. And it's a lot about that sovereignty and that self honoring. How much are you respecting and honoring and loving yourself day in and day out? For me, this is for me. That does include doing some beauty rituals. Lora Cheadle [00:42:16]: That does include doing my little, you know, face lift not face lift, face facial patches. What are those little things? Like, you do a facial and you lay there and you put a little mask on your face. I've got so many of the little fun beauty things. I have, like, the Nura laser. I have, the Ferrero bear. I do fun things on my face. I just got my haircut today. I do my own color. Lora Cheadle [00:42:45]: I hate getting my nails done, but I do that periodically. But I want to feel good. So what are the things that I'm doing to care for myself because I want to feel good? I want my body to be in good shape. I want to learn new makeup tricks for women with older skin. My eyes are starting to sag. What can I do differently? I've recently changed my eye shadow because it didn't work the same way that it used to work. I've experimented with facial exercises. Like, I'm doing all of these things because it's fun, because I want to feel good. Lora Cheadle [00:43:25]: And when I do things that make me feel good, then I feel better. I still have that self worth and that self confidence, but it gives me a lift. And what I want for you is that lift too. What I want for you is permission to go do whatever the heck you need to do. I want you to have permission to buy the new clothes or get the makeover or go see the hair specialist or go to a med spa and see see what it would take. See what somebody recommends, whether it's fillers or Botox or a facial or whatever. Go check it out. You have my permission. Lora Cheadle [00:44:09]: You have my permission to make yourself feel as beautiful and as worthy and as sacred and as adored and as pampered as you want. And if you're like, Ick, I don't want any of it. Perfect. Know what makes you happy and lean into that. Do what makes you happy. This is all about flaunt. That first step of flaunt is f, find your fetish. I want to be girly. Lora Cheadle [00:44:40]: I want to have fun. I want to be beautiful. I want to feel sexy and powerful and strong in my own skin. I don't wanna feel frumpy. I don't wanna feel out of shape. I don't wanna feel embarrassed. I don't wanna feel like I hate my body. I hate my clothes. Lora Cheadle [00:44:56]: I hate my hair. I hate my face. I don't want to look at my summer vacation photos and be like, oh God, I don't want that experience. So I'm going to lean in to changing it. This is that sovereign peace. This is that power peace. We are not victims of life. We are not victims of aging, victims of circumstance, or even victims of infidelity. Lora Cheadle [00:45:23]: What are the things that you can do to get your groove back, to take your groove back? What are the things that you can do to take back control of your life, of yourself, of your mental well-being, and to start having fun again? Friendship is hugely important. Connection is hugely important. As you know, if you're in my Facebook group, so many of the infidelity and betrayal recovery, like Facebook and support groups, are bitch sessions. We do not need another bitch session. I do not need another bitch session. It does not help. What we need is connection, community, support. What we need is to be able to have deep conversations, real conversations, meaningful conversations. Lora Cheadle [00:46:05]: What we need to be able to say is, this is what I'm struggling with with intimacy. How did you get through it? Is this an aging thing? Maybe this is a hormonal thing. Maybe this has nothing to do with my relationship. Maybe this is my hormones. And to have somebody say, yes. Did you know estradiol vaginal cream can really help with vaginal dryness? I mean, sometimes it is that simple. Sometimes we get we waste. We waste so much time in our heads feeling like we're broken. Lora Cheadle [00:46:37]: Oh my god. What's wrong? I will never be able to enjoy sex again. I'll never be able to love my partner again. I'm never gonna be able to love myself again. I'm broken. I'm there's solutions out there. Let me tell you. There are solutions for everything. Lora Cheadle [00:46:55]: We just need to be vulnerable enough to ask, and we need to create that safe space. And that is my intention is I want to create this safe space for all of us so we can talk and we can share. I'm I'm feeling crazy about this. I'm feeling stressed about that. I don't know what to do here. Let's try this. Ask your doctor that. Have you tried this? Let's do this workout together. Lora Cheadle [00:47:21]: Tell me about those tears. Because that is the only way we are going to get ourselves back. The more we hide, it's so valid if you don't wanna tell everybody in your world about the infidelity. So valid. I get that. But it's also hiding a lot that you're going through, and we can't heal when we're in hiding. We have to heal with each other. So many of the women that I coach, they want weekly sessions because it's a place to talk. Lora Cheadle [00:47:52]: It's a place where they can show up and share, and they can ask hard questions because they have nobody else to talk to, because they're tired of being judged. And it's just so refreshing to be able to talk and connect. And that's what we're gonna create here. We're gonna create this community where you can talk to people, where you can say this is what's going on so you can get the help. Because like I said, there's solutions out there. It's just that sometimes we even have a hard time describing what the problem is. And that was something that the director of MidiHealth talked a lot about. She said that so often women don't they don't know what their symptoms are because the symptoms change. Lora Cheadle [00:48:35]: Because like in perimenopause, when I said earlier, the hormones go up and down and up and down. For a week, you might have a hard time sleeping. For another week, it might be joint pain. For another week, it might be irritability. For another week, it might be night sweats. For another week, it might be a random hot flashes. Things happen and then women are like, I don't even know. I have all of these random little symptoms, and they don't make any sense, and they're not consistent. Lora Cheadle [00:49:02]: And a lot of the medical providers have not been trained to recognize and realize when hormones are fluctuating, your symptoms will fluctuate. You're not crazy. You do not need a pat on the knee. You do not need to be told to deal with it. You need to talk to other people who are like, oh my god. Let me tell you. I feel crazy too. Let me tell you my symptoms are up and down or all over the place, but this is what balanced them out. Lora Cheadle [00:49:29]: Let me tell you. This is how I felt. Let me tell you. This is what I was afraid of. This is what I was so afraid of, getting intimate with my partner again. And I had all these insecurities about my body and my performance and if I was good enough. So let's talk about that, shall we? Okay. Let's talk about that. Lora Cheadle [00:49:46]: Who talks about that? Don't you wish everybody just talked about that? And then we all knew what each other knows. Because when we all share with each other about what we all know, pretty soon we're getting a more and more complete picture of what it really is rather than staying stuck in our head or reading random articles articles online. And, yes, there can be some amazing stuff online, but there can also be a lot of harmful stuff online and a lot of stuff written from a man's perspective or a woman who has not been through what you've been through's perspective. So come together, whether it's this ninety day program with me and all of us, or whether it's with somebody else, make sure it's a healthy community. Make sure the focus is acceptance, is curiosity, is being vulnerable, being authentic, and asking the hard questions. Make sure it's on solutions that make you feel better, that you're not shamed for or shut down for. Give yourself everything that you need and ultimately know that you deserve to feel really good. You deserve to feel really strong, free, healthy, vibrant, and joyful, and that you can. Lora Cheadle [00:51:10]: Infidelity is not a death sentence. It does not mean the whole rest of your life is ruined. It just means that you need to integrate this thing, this awful thing into your heart, into your life in a new and powerful way. One of the stories that I have shared in the past, and I'll share it again real quick here, is when I was in Peru, I did a plant medicine journey, and I never thought I would have done something like that. The long and the short was it was about integration of the ugly into what I had thought was my perfect, beautiful, amazing life. I mean, after all, I had worked fifty some years on creating perfection. Right? I had done it all right, and all of a sudden, I'm given this. And how do I integrate this? And what I learned is some things can't be beautifully integrated. Lora Cheadle [00:52:17]: They just can't. Some things just are, and they are ugly, and they are a part of it. And we can't dress things up, and we can't love it away. We just have to deal with it. We just have to let it be there, and we have to let it be ugly. And, you know, I'll share the full story again next week because we're we're getting close on time here. But it's a powerful story about integrating that ugliness in our life and just accepting it, that it is what it is. We can't sugarcoat. Lora Cheadle [00:53:00]: We can't pretend. We just have to be with what is. So I really hope you join me this summer. I hope you join me for ninety days of connection and fun and adventure and friendship and ritual and dance and beauty and joy and strength and power and all of that. I really hope you join me. Sparkleallseason.com for more information and to sign up. And you know me, I'm always available. If you wanna reach out, reach out. Lora Cheadle [00:53:33]: We can Zoom. You can send me an email, and I can answer all of your questions. But what I want you to know more than anything is you can get your groove back. You can get your groove back and then some. You can move into midlife, second chapter, third act, whatever it is, with so much passion and joy and freedom, and you could be the fullest, most vibrant version of yourself, maybe that you have ever been. So thank you for listening. As usual, always remember to flaunt exactly who you are because who you are is always more than enough. Lora Cheadle [00:54:20]: Tune in next time to flaunt, find your sparkle, and create a life you love after infidelity or betrayal with Lora Cheadle every Wednesday at 7AM and 7PM Eastern Standard Time on syndicated DreamVision seven radio network. Uncover the truth of what's possible for you on the other side of betrayal and develop the skills and strategies necessary to embrace the future and flourish today. Download your free Betrayal Recovery Toolkit at betrayalrecoveryguide.com.

What a mouthful oh sorry it's a pun when we can't get rid of the idea that we can torch calories by some kind of moving around. Of course 80Bites has always had information about NEAT. But we do it because it's good to change position and it helps your circulation because we know that torching calories when it's hormones is really silly forget calories hormones rule anyway we'll talk about all of this and what the very frightened exercise biz is doing as they now think maybe so SOMATICS is the answer._____Follow PhysicalMind Institute on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter.Visit the PhysicalMind Institute shop.

Peggi Honig (GCFP, GCAT) is a certified Feldenkrais practitioner and founder of The Peggi Experience, which focuses on teaching the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education to clients from around the world. In this conversation with Peggi we discuss:How her background in music and culinary pursuits led to and informed her journey into the healing artsUsing the Feldenkrais Method to improve your terrainThe importance of stance and foot placementAddressing the global contractionWhen in pain, go to another placeCompulsion vs dilemma vs choiceWhy Feldenkrais is NOT a modality...and what it really is....and more!Learn more about Peggi and her work at her website: https://www.thepeggiexperience.com/Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

There are so many different types of therapy—and finding the right one for you can feel overwhelming. In this episode, Holly, Kelly, and Emma are joined by somatic therapist, educator, and embodiment guide Molly Bienstock for a powerful conversation about somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), body-based healing, and how to better understand the language of your internal parts.We explore:What somatic therapy is and how it differs from traditional talk therapyHow IFS and parts work helps us connectWhy curiosity over judgment is a powerful healing toolThe connection between trauma, the nervous system, and body responsesHow somatic therapy mirrors shamanic and ancestral wisdomPlus, Molly shares their deeply personal journey of healing after a traumatic injury and how that experience shaped their work in Somatics, embodiment, and therapeutic support. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in deepening their connection to the body, building internal safety, and exploring healing through the lens of Somatics and Internal Family Systems (IFS).Topics Covered:What is Somatic Therapy?Understanding Internal Family Systems (IFS) and “parts work”Connecting with the Self and reparenting wounded partsTrauma and body-based responsesReframing judgment into curiosityBoundary-setting and “spicy containers” for your inner partsOrienting Practices for grounding and safetyHumor, boundaries, and curiosity in healing workDaily ways to tune into your body's languageConnect with Our Guest: Molly Bienstock (Magic with Molly) @rabbischmoolyResources:Creative Wellness E-Workbook – Use code KEEPCREATING for 15% offWaves of Creativity Retreat in Costa Rica – Nov 9–14, 2025Episode 74: Shamanism & AnimismEpisode 115: Creative Wellness @artoflovingSupport the showJoin the ~*Dream Team*~ to support the podcast!Get the 28 Day Creative Wellness Challenge E-Workbook- Use the code KEEPCREATING for 15% off! Work 1:1 with Holly through mentorship & coachingJoin the FREE *Creative Wellness Collective* to continue the conversations we have on the podcast with fellow listeners!Give the gift that keeps on giving-- Custom Meditations!Follow @howthewiseonegrows and @hollyzajur on Instagram for more and check out more offerings online.Episode sponsored by Connect Wellness. Connect Wellness empowers people with tools to connect with themselves, others, and the present moment.Be wise-- sign up to be the first to know what's next!

Send us a textWhat if healing didn't require reliving every painful memory? Join us for an inspiring conversation with Erin Panzarella, a spiritual mentor and quantum healer whose life story is a testament to transformation and resilience. Adopted and having faced abandonment issues after her father's early death, Erin found herself battling anxiety and depression. Yet, through her mother's Reiki practice, she experienced a profound spiritual awakening that set her on a path of healing and self-discovery. Erin's journey emphasizes how energy work can release stored emotions and trauma without needing to remember every detail, offering hope to anyone navigating their healing journey.Throughout this enlightening episode, we journey through the complex terrain of somatic healing and energy work, exploring how these modalities can regulate our nervous system and help us stay grounded. Erin shares her insights on the balance between experiencing emotions and striving for presence, teaching us that feeling safe and connected in our bodies is vital for healing. We delve into the importance of honoring our current state and embracing authenticity as foundational steps in personal growth, all while learning to appreciate the rich tapestry of gifts we each bring to the world.We wrap up our discussion by exploring the diverse talents within the spiritual community, with a special focus on the unique abilities of psychic and Akashic record readers. Erin reminds us of the power in perseverance and the importance of sharing our light, even when faced with challenges. By holding space and staying true to our purpose, we can make meaningful contributions to the collective consciousness. Don't miss this opportunity to be inspired by Erin's story and discover how you, too, can tap into your own inner strength and wisdom. Support the showWe hope you found the episode to be enlightening and insightful. Our goal is to create content that not only entertains but also helps you grow spiritually and connect with your inner self. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, we would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to like, subscribe, and write a review. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us and helps us to improve the quality of our content and reach a wider audience. We believe that by sharing knowledge and insights about spirituality, we can help to inspire positive change and personal growth. So, if you find our podcast to be meaningful and informative, we encourage you to share it with your friends and family. You TubeFacebookFacebook Group The Road To Spiritual AwakeningSpiritual Awakening 101 Guide

Today on the podcast we are honored to have Gena Rho. Gena is a certified Clinical Somatic Educator. Her somatic training is in the tradition of Thomas Hanna's neuroscience-based somatic movement education. She trained with Martha Peterson of Essential Somatics.  Gena is a lead teacher for Essential Somatics Movement Teacher training in the Northeast United States. Her private Clinical Somatic practice is in Maplewood, NJ and NYC where she works with clients of all ages to help them regain control of muscle function and improve efficiency of movement. In addition to working 1-1 with clients, Gena teaches workshops and classes, leads retreats, and runs professional development programs for educators and corporate seminars. Gena's career as a modern dancer included performing and teaching internationally as a member of the Trisha Brown Company. She has an MFA in Dance from NYU TISCH School of the Arts. Gena has been a student of other somatic work throughout her dance career, including the Alexander technique and Body Mind Centering. You can find Gena on her website or on instagram#MovementIsMedicine #MindBodyConnection #PandiculationWorks#SensoryMotorAmnesia#SomaticMovement #ChronicPainRelief#BodyMindWisdom

Send us a textIn this epsiode I speak with Grief Coach Ashley Milus about how somatics can help people heal.Book a FREE consultation with Ashley here: https://www.ashleymilus.com/book-a-sessionWebsite: https://www.ashleymilus.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleymilus Support the showhttps://www.risingphoenixpodcast.com

Feeling powerless in your divorce? That's exactly when you need this simple yet profound somatic practice for reclaiming ownership of your body and presence.  During the most challenging times of divorce, we often feel like everything's spiraling beyond our control – legal proceedings, relationship dynamics, and major life transitions can leave us disconnected from our own sense of agency. But what if there was a practice so simple you could do it anywhere to remind yourself of what you DO control?  This episode teaches a powerful bodily ownership exercise that anchors you in the present moment. Through deliberate touch and verbal affirmation, you'll learn to create an immediate shift in your nervous system and reconnect with your physical presence. I guide you through each step – from shaking out tension to orienting yourself in your environment to methodically reclaiming ownership of your entire body.  As we move through the practice together, I share why present-moment awareness is the only genuine pathway to healing. Your healing doesn't happen when you're worrying about future what-ifs or replaying past mistakes – it happens right now, in this moment, when you choose to reconnect with yourself and remember your inherent wholeness.  Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by divorce proceedings, struggling with co-parenting challenges, or simply needing to ground yourself during emotional turbulence, this practice offers an immediate pathway back to yourself. Try it whenever you need that reminder: in this moment, you are safe, and your body is your own.If this podcast resonated with you in any way, please take a minute to follow and give me a rating wherever you listen to podcasts.To schedule your complimentary consult with Karin click here.For more information and full show notes go to:https://www.karinnelsoncoaching.com/post/ep212

In this insightful interview, I'm joined by Marcia Bonato Warren, a trauma-informed body therapist, somatic counselor, interculturalist, and author. Marcia brings over 30 years of experience working with cross-cultural mental health, and she shares a powerful lens on how identity, culture, and trauma intersect in the body. Together, we explore the concept of embodied code switching, how our bodies carry cultural and ancestral imprints, and how healing often involves not just the mind, but movement, sensation, and deep awareness of the self. Marcia discusses her personal journey as a Brazilian and Native American woman navigating multiple cultural worlds—and how her lived experience shaped her professional path and inspired her new book. This episode is a rich blend of personal storytelling, professional insight, and hope for a more connected, empathetic world. Key Discussion Points: Marcia's multicultural background growing up between Pueblo traditions and Brazilian culture What it means to experience culture somatically when language isn't accessible The definition and practice of embodied code switching How somatic therapy works and how the body holds trauma, history, and healing Cultural embodiment and the importance of body-based awareness across social, emotional, and environmental realms The internal work of bridging identities that may feel in conflict Intergenerational trauma and healing as a form of cultural resilience Marcia's new book as a form of protest and empowerment amid sociopolitical turmoil The value of curiosity and reclaiming our sense of wonder Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro to Marcia and her multicultural upbringing 04:30 – Advocating through names and early sense of identity 09:00 – Growing up between cultures and learning through somatic experience 14:00 – Noticing what it feels like to “not belong” in any cultural space 17:00 – The physical experience of fitting in (or not) 20:00 – What is somatic counseling and body-based psychotherapy? 24:00 – Holding multiple identities and forming relationships between them 28:00 – Embodied code switching: definitions and origins 35:00 – Identity, trauma, and resilience in the nervous system 40:00 – Diversity, empathy, and learning across differences 43:30 – Somatics, symbolism, and healing in therapy 47:00 – Marcia's career in advocacy and transition to therapy 52:00 – Her new book as resistance and hope in a polarized world 58:30 – Book structure, audience, and why it matters now 1:06:00 – Final reflections on curiosity, awareness, and personal power Guest Links: Website: https://www.embodiedculture.com Book Info & Resources: https://www.embodiedcodeswitching.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marciabonatowarren Buy the Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Movement-Identity-Multiculturalism-Awareness-Code-Switching/dp/1839978376 Contact Me: Email: duffthepsych@gmail.com Website: https://duffthepsych.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@duffthepsych Instagram: https://instagram.com/duffthepsych If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review, sharing it with a friend, or tagging me on social to let me know your thoughts. And if Marcia's story resonated with you, I'd love to hear how this conversation landed.

In Episode 42, we're joined by the incredible Alice May Redmond, and from the very first question — "What do you think happens when you die?" — this one goes deep. Like, soul-contracts-past-lives-karma-and-why-your-friendship-breakup-was-meant-to-happen* deep.We unpack the layers of intuition, why most people are addicted to the wrong life, and how your body already knows the truth — if you're willing to listen. We go into the energetics of pain, healing, masculine/feminine polarity, self-worth, cycles, synchronicities, manifestation, and the real reason why your nervous system is blocking your dreams.You'll hear raw stories on rock bottoms, rebirths, building self-trust, and what it really means to create a life that feels good — not just looks good.Whether you're seeking a spiritual kickstart, looking to align with your purpose, or needing to be reminded that you're not crazy for questioning the system… this episode is your permission slip.This one's expansive, confronting, liberating — and honestly, it might just be the most important conversation you hear this week.Let's dive in.

When did we get disconnected from the body? Today I want to explore the historical context of body-based spirituality. We'll contrast traditional yoga's focus on enlightenment with somatic yoga's emphasis on healing and grounding. We'll analyze how Catholicism and Tantra might be viewed as more embodied spiritual practices, compared to Protestantism and The 8 Limbs of yoga. Let's nerd out on the significance of engaging the five senses in the healing process, the need for safe spaces in somatic practices, and the future potential of somatic work in personal healing and coaching. Listen and learn:

Hello Listeners, You can find a machine-generated transcript through Descript here.  Links to items mentioned in the episode: Spotify Playlist of Astrology episodes with Patrick Truth Takes Time - Patrick Geary's Substack Our Somatic Wisdom - Cristy's Substack YouTube clip of Mariann Edgar Budde's Inauguration Speech (Excerpt toward President) Astro "bestie" Chani Nicholas link on Neptune in Aries Episode with Dana Miranda on the Somatics of Money  *** We would love to hear your thoughts or questions on this episode via SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/SomaticWisdomLoveNotes To show your gratitude for this show, you can make a one-time gift to support Somatic Wisdom with this link. To become a Sustaining Honor Roll contributor to help us keep bringing you conversations and content that support Your Somatic Wisdom please use this link. Thank you! Your generosity is greatly appreciated! *** Podcast editing and production by: Laura Pritchard Music credit: https://www.melodyloops.com/composers/dpmusic/ Cover art credit: https://www.natalyakolosowsky.com/ Cover template creation by Briana Knight Sagucio    

#320: Have you noticed how "wellness" has become more about expensive supplements and exclusive retreats than actual healing?It's time we had an honest conversation about how the wellness industry has been hijacked by capitalism and privilege, leaving behind the very people who need healing most.In this week's episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the wellness industrial complex and offering a different vision - one that's rooted in accessibility, community care, and genuine healing.Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://beatrizalbina.com/320Mentioned in this episode:Feeling overwhelmed by your emotions? Struggling to find balance in your life? Unlock the power of your body in our Somatics 101 Webinar here: https://feminist-wellness.captivate.fm/podcast-somatics-webinarSomatics Webinar 101

In this conversation, Courtni Allison and Renee Marie explore the concepts of quantum leaping and personal development, emphasizing the importance of identity shifts, somatic practices, and the internal work necessary for achieving significant growth. They discuss the challenges of stepping into leadership, the necessity of surrendering to the process, and the importance of building capacity to handle discomfort. The dialogue highlights that true transformation comes from understanding and integrating the mind-body connection, allowing individuals to embrace their authentic selves and achieve their goals.Takeaways:Quantum leaps require an internal shift before external results.Identity shifts are crucial for personal and professional growth.Somatics play a vital role in processing change and discomfort.Leadership involves stepping into visibility and owning your power.Surrendering to the process allows for natural growth and unfolding.Building capacity to handle discomfort is essential for success.Your identity is shaped by your beliefs, not just your job title.Self-awareness is key to recognizing and overcoming limiting patterns.Embracing the messy middle is part of the journey to success.True growth happens when you integrate body awareness with mindset shifts.Unlocking Quantum Leaps: The Inner Work RequiredThe Power of Identity Shifts in Personal Growth"What comes before the quantum leap?""Can you hold the discomfort of leaping?""Your identity is not your job title."Sound Bites Chapters:00:00 The Truth Behind Quantum Leaps02:34 Identity Shifts and Personal Growth10:43 The Role of Somatics in Transformation19:47 Stepping into Leadership25:33 Embracing Discomfort for Growth31:25 Building Capacity for Success37:22 The Power of Self-Awareness

I have a new container available to do the deep transformational healing work, as well as working toward your dreams and goals: Astro-Coaching. This method blends Life and Wellness Coaching informed by cutting edge contemporary teachers in the world of Somatics, Psychology, Trauma and Healing, with Ayurveda, Elemental theory, and yogic techniques and technologies with the inclusive and expansive, science-based timing techniques of Astrology!I am very excited to offer these Astro-Coaching containers, to help you identify, name and understand aspects of yourself, universal timing, and your place in the cosmos, so you can gain awareness, find your purpose, and clear obstacles toward your goals. This has been a long time coming, and now you can enter into a coaching container that is designed to help you get in true alignment with your mind, body, spirit and the timing of the universe.To find out more about these containers, which include notes, practices, and virtual support, reach out at www.yogatolightyourpath.comFollow my Astro updates on SubstackSign up for my weekly newsletterThanks again for tuning in!

What if grief wasn't something to fix—but something to feel, carry, and even grow through? In this powerful episode of Hard Beautiful Journey, I sit down with Laura Walton—licensed therapist, grief and trauma expert, and founder of Grief on Purpose—to explore how unthinkable loss led her to the work she's doing today. Laura shares how losing her father and partner cracked her open, what it means to grieve with intention, and how her relationship with grief has shifted after nearly two decades. We talk spirituality, somatic healing, the loneliness of grief, and how your relationship with a loved one can continue long after they're gone. If you're grieving—or supporting someone who is—this episode is here to remind you: you're not alone, and you will survive this.0:00 - Intro: Grief as a Beginning 2:24 - Laura's Life Before Loss 5:01 - The Losses That Changed Everything 8:17 - What Grief Is (and Isn't) 11:32 - Being Misunderstood in Grief 15:45 - Judgment & Silence Around Death 19:12 - Creating Grief on Purpose 22:38 - Evolving the Relationship with Grief 27:03 - Spirit Connection After Death 32:20 - Supporting Others Through Grief 36:01 - Using Your Voice 38:24 - Finding Your Tribe 41:33 - Yoga, Somatics & Grief in the Body 47:22 - What Society Gets Wrong About Grief 51:12 - Final Message for the Brokenhearted 56:20 - Gratitude + Gentle CloseCONNECT WITH US: Tiff on Instagram → @iamtiffcarson Laura on Instagram → @grief.on.purpose Laura's Website → www.griefonpurpose.com

You're probably seeing somatics, embodiment, and trauma-informed everywhere now! Rightfully so. Research over the last decade continues to point to the importance of these things when it comes to working with people's minds and emotions.As a therapist or coach, you're feeling the strong desire to incorporate this into your work so you can lead your clients to profound places.In this episode, I share the 3 key components of effective somatic facilitation. We teach these and more in our accredited year-long certification program, The Healing Embodied Practitioner Training Program.Our next cohort begins October 2025. Learn more here: https://www.healingembodied.com/get-certifiedAdditional Resources:Book a free 15 minute Clarity Call with a member of our team, and learn how we can support you in creating more trust, love, and joy in your life and relationship: https://healingembodied.kartra.com/page/applyWant to feel safe to let in the fullness of love in your relationship? Check out our new free guide, "The 5 Keys to Feeling Rock Solid in Your Relationship" here: https://healingembodied.kartra.com/page/the-5-keysGet on our email list for updates, podcast episode announcements, discounts, and more: https://healingembodied.kartra.com/page/sign-upCheck out all the ways we can support you here: www.healingembodied.com/healwithus

#319: Have you ever felt like you're constantly trying to get everything "right"?Like you're stuck in an endless cycle of seeking validation from others, while your own voice gets smaller and smaller?Today, I want to share a powerful story that might feel familiar.Dr. Ashley Albers, a physician who went through my Anchored program, once couldn't even speak during coaching sessions. Her body's message was clear: "We are not safe."But through somatic work and dedicated practice, she transformed that relationship with herself and her body, and she's telling us about it in this week's episode.Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://beatrizalbina.com/319Mentioned in this episode:Feeling overwhelmed by your emotions? Struggling to find balance in your life? Unlock the power of your body in our Somatics 101 Webinar here: https://feminist-wellness.captivate.fm/podcast-somatics-webinarSomatics Webinar 101

Send us a textIn this episode of The Nourished Nervous System, I welcome my longtime friend Daniel Bear Davis, a somatic experiencing practitioner with a rich background in dance, performance and bodywork. Our conversation explores the intersections of somatic experiencing, cultural somatics, and authentic movement. Daniel shares how dance and movement have shaped his approach to trauma renegotiation, emphasizing the importance of body awareness and elemental balance. We discuss the transformative power of community practices, the concept of 'agency of attention,' and creating space for healing within our bodies and society. Daniel also introduces his upcoming eight-week series, Web Nest Earth Home, inviting listeners to explore these profound somatic practices in a supportive group setting. This episode is a deep dive into the wisdom of the body and the healing potential of somatic work.In this episode:Daniel's Background and Journey Understanding Somatic Experiencing Cultural Somatics Explained The Concept of Bodies Within Bodies Agency of Attention Combining Authentic Movement with Somatic Experiencing Improvisational Dance and Trauma Renegotiation Cultural and Elemental SomaticsConnect with Daniel:WEB, NEST, EARTH, HOME. Somatic Practices for Woven Bodies An 8-Week Committed Movement Group Wednesdays 9:30-11:30. April 9 - June 4 (no class April 23) Drop Ins April 9 & 16  Join us for this 8-week group combining authentic movement, free writing, and other movement practices with insights from Somatic Experiencing and cultural somatics. We will combine tools for orienting, settling, and resourcing with contemplative movement and perception practices to weave dynamic relations between our flesh bodies and the larger bodies of which we are part (land/place, ancestry, culture, nature).  Each class will offer specific focus and content to frame improvised movement explorations in group sections and one-on-one witnessing. Open to all bodies with curiosity about movement and the landscapes of the human experience. FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BmF6RgZmM/Daniel's WebsiteDaniel's FB PageMy resources:Deep Rest MeditationNourished For Resilience Workbook Book a free Exploratory CallFind me at www.nourishednervoussystem.comand @nourishednervoussytem on Instagram

Today we're sharing a conversation that took place in October 2022, between members of the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County and the Esalen Institute. Representing the Esselen tribe are Jana Nason and Stephen Vicente Arevalo. Jana Nason is an Esselen and Rumsen descendant, and an enrolled tribal member of the ETMC. She is the nonprofit secretary, and serves on the Tribal Council as Tribal Administrator and Secretary, Publications Chair, and Cultural Resource Committee member. She also manages the Cultural Archeological Monitoring program and serves her Tribe in that capacity. She is dedicated to educations, and protecting and preserving the cultural heritage and ancestral sacred sites. Stephen Arevalo is a Esselen and Rumsen descendant. He is deeply passionate about his ancestry and has started a language re-learning class for tribal members. He is an educational speaker, and an active community member. Representing Esalen Institute is Douglas Drummond. Douglas served as the Director for Healing Arts and Somatics and the Director of Community Alliance at Esalen Institute. He is also Esalen faculty. Douglas is originally from Aotearoa, New Zealand, where he lives with his wife Lucia Horan and daughter Olivia. Learn more about the Esselen Tribe at https://www.esselentribe.org/ For further educational materials, please refer to the ETMC website and these resources. bigsurcalifornia.org: Esselen Indians of Big Sur and Monterey County https://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/esselen.html Monterey County Historical Society: A Brief Overview of the Esselen Indians of Monterey County https://mchsmuseum.com/local-history/native-american-groups-and-cultures/a-brief-overview-of-the-esselen-indians-of-monterey-county/ Legends of America: Esselen Tribe of California http://www.legendsofamerica.com/esselen-tribe-california/

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If your emotions are not being expressed, they're being repressed. And where do they go? Your body! You're probably not even aware of all of the emotions buried in your fascia right now. This can lead to a multitude of physical issues. That's why you want to move emotions through your body. We've all heard the phrase, “emotions are energy in motion.” But how do we deal with all of the feelings that arise throughout each day?  Listen and learn how to:

This episode is an absolute heart-opener! I have the honor to sit down with Will Rezin—a trauma and somatics expert, teacher, and guide—to explore how true healing is not about suffering—it's about feeling.We dive into the nuances of trauma, somatics, attachment styles, plant medicine, and what it really means to live a life full of aliveness."We don't ‘release' trauma—we reclaim the energy that was used to hold it. Healing is about regaining access to your full aliveness." – Will RezinWill is the founder of Trauma & Somatics, where he has trained over 400+ practitioners in 26+ countries in trauma-informed somatic work. With a background in attachment theory, stress physiology, and somatic healing, Will helps individuals and professionals cultivate a deeper understanding of the body's innate healing capacity. He works with high-performing individuals through deep transformational work, as well as practitioners looking to bring more nervous system-informed approaches to their work.You'll hear about:✨ Why healing doesn't have to be hard and how small steps create lasting change✨ The role of somatics in integrating stored trauma and reconnecting to our bodies✨ How past wounds shape our attachment styles—and how we can evolve into earned secure attachment✨ The power of plant medicine and how it opens doors to deep emotional integration✨ Why emotions like shame, anger, & joy all serve an equitable purpose—when we allow ourselves to feel them✨ How the nervous system holds onto trauma—and how to gently rewire it for peace and safety This conversation is for anyone who's on the path of personal healing & ready to move beyond outdated models of suffering into a new paradigm of soft, sustainable, & deeply embodied healing.Episode Highlights & Timestamps:[00:05] Hitting record midstream—diving right into raw & real conversation[07:40] Why healing doesn't have to be hard (and why softer is often better)[14:55] The role of stress tolerance in trauma recovery & nervous system healing[29:20] Attachment styles explained—how early experiences shape our relationships[42:10] Plant medicine, somatics, and the power of safe emotional expression[55:30] Somatic healing vs. emotional “release” – What's actually happening in the body?[1:10:00] The role of joy, grief, and connection in deep healing[1:24:40] Moving beyond the mind—tapping into the body's wisdomConnect with Michelle Sorro:

Join Sam and Ellie as they uncover the wonders of embodiment in sobriety, exploring the magic of being fully present in our bodies. Discover freedom from escapism and embrace life's beautiful messiness together.

Connect with Emily:IG: @emilynachazelOVERFLOW Somatic Rebirth Ceremony Instant Access: https://bit.ly/overflowceremonyThe Council: https://www.emilynachazel.com/the-councilMain Website (Under construction): www.emilynachazel.com   ✨ Thank you for tuning into Create the Space with Cody Maher! ✨I hope this episode sparked something in you—a shift, an insight, a reminder to create space for what truly matters.Let's stay connected:

In this episode, we dive deep into somatic therapy with Hala Khouri—the key to healing beyond traditional talk therapy. We explore how the body holds trauma, the power of rewilding, and how reconnecting with our physical selves can transform mental health. Hala Khouri  IG: @halakhouri_somatics ==== Thank You To Our Sponsors!  Jaspr Go to jaspr.co/DRG and use code DRG for $300 off for a limited time. Puori  Click here https://puori.com/drg and use code DRG for 20% off the already discounted subscription prices. ==== Timestamps: 00:00:04 - Introduction to Somatics and Mental Health 00:02:12 - Somatics: Finding Home in Your Body 00:07:49 - Rewilding Ourselves: Reconnecting with Ancient Practices 00:13:15 - The Wisdom Within: Honoring Your Body's Needs 00:16:49 - The Body Keeps the Score: Imprints of Experiences 00:22:52 - Finding Purpose When Your Nervous System is Dysregulated 00:29:01 - Physical Healing Through Somatic Practices 00:34:17 - Strengthening Relationships Through Deeper Feelings 00:42:52 - Bringing More Community to Ourselves 00:49:02 - Leaning into What Feels Good and Safe 00:54:23 - Signs That Somatic Process is Working 00:58:52 - Where to Find Hala

Somatics and nervous system work are everywhere right now (and if you don't know how that relates to sex and relationships, definitely tune in), but if they were the ultimate key to deep intimacy and pleasure, why are so many people still feeling stuck?  In this episode, I'm breaking down why somatics and nervous system work alone won't get you there and the missing piece that actually unlocks your full erotic potential. Listen in to discover: Why nervous system work is helpful (and a foundation), but certainly NOT the whole picture The real reason you still feel disconnected in intimacy and pleasure How to move beyond just safety into sacred sexuality The missing link between somatics and spiritual awakening in your sex life What it actually takes to experience pleasure as a divine force in your life —--------------------------------   Epic Sex Blueprint Private Couple's Coaching Program is open for applications and enrollment now through March 14, 2025. It only opens once, maybe twice a year. Learn more and get in your application call today here: https://www.tillystorm.com/epic-sex-blueprint   —--------------------------------  

TW: Mentions of child abuse, cult behavior & coercive control.In this episode, we take a deep dive into the intersections of depth work and somatic healing with Antonia Dalhain—exploring how these approaches complement each other and what it truly means to heal from a trauma-informed lens.This conversation is a profound exploration of what it means to move through trauma, reconnect with the body, and create sustainable healing practices—especially in a world that often prioritizes quick fixes over depth.✨ Tune in for an honest, heart-opening discussion on healing, embodiment, and the courage it takes to reclaim yourself. ✨⏳ Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction to Depth and Somatic Approaches00:43 - Understanding Depth Work and Shadow Work02:14 - Challenges and Misconceptions in Somatic Practices04:25 - Personal Experiences and Hypnotherapy05:52 - Navigating Trauma-Informed Practices08:23 - The Importance of Safe Healing Environments11:32 - Personal Journey and Professional Path17:30 - Growing Up in a Cult and Elite Sports Trauma19:30 - High Achievement and Its Psychological Impact24:40 - Somatic Work and Healing from Trauma27:39 - Facilitating Somatic Work Online29:51 - The Unconventional Nature of Somatic Approaches39:19 - Final Thoughts and Words of WisdomCONNECT WITH ANTONIA: Follow Her On InstagramSubscribe To "SpaceUnknown" On SubstackAntoniadolhaine.comCONNECT WITH JAZ:Book An Astrology ReadingFollow & Connect IGSubscribe On YoutubeWant direct & free advice from Jaz? Leave your question here on the Q&A FormIntro & Outro Music - Thnx 4 Nothin' By JZMN JYN. Click here to listen on Spotify!

Join us for a transformative conversation with Dr. Sarah Coxon, archaeologist-turned-somatic practitioner, as we explore how the body holds deep wisdom, healing, and spiritual expansion. This episode is an invitation to shift from struggle to sovereignty, embracing your body's wild intelligence as a guide.Tune in to discover:

Join The Waitlist for A Different D WordWhat's the Big Deal About Somatic Healing After Divorce?Ever feel like you're spinning your wheels trying to bounce back after a divorce? Imagine unlocking the secret to truly reconnecting with yourself and your body's needs—it's called somatics, and it's a game changer for divorce recovery.Here's what you'll get from this episode:Tips on how to hear and respond to what your body really needs, making it easier to heal and feel good in your own skin.A whole new way to look at those annoying aches and pains as hidden messages from your body that can be decoded for better health.Encouragement to ignore all the noise about what you should be doing and start focusing on what your body is telling you to do.Hit play on this episode and jumpstart your path to feeling more in tune and empowered post-divorce with the magic of somatic healing!Loneliness Roadmap on HeartBeatPost Divorce Roadmap - 21 Days of Guided JournalingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyCoachDawnInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnwiggins/On the Web: https://www.mycoachdawn.comA podcast exploring the journey of life after divorce, delving into topics like divorce grief, loneliness, anxiety, manifesting, the impact of different attachment styles and codependency, setting healthy boundaries, energy healing with homeopathy, managing the nervous system during divorce depression, understanding the stages of divorce grief, and using the Law of Attraction and EMDR therapy in the process of building your confidence, forgiveness and letting go.Support the showOur next program, A Different D Word, begins April 7th and, more importantly... If you get on our waitlist by March 6th and join the program, you'll get these exclusive bonuses: 1. An additional 'Unstoppable Shift' Session with Dawn, 2. A personalized quantum healing session with the infamous Kate Mayor (with downloadable recording!), 3. AND 15% off the total program price!! ARE YOU ANXIOUS BUT INTERESTED? You don't need more fast fixes. You need the right kind of healing. There are only 8 spots available. Secure yours NOW by answering these 5 powerful questions... Join The Waitlist We're anxiously awaiting the opportunity to welcome you to your next chapter! In peace and healing, Dawn

What happens when life throws you into an unexpected and overwhelming situation? In today's episode, Aimee shares her deeply personal story of moving into what seemed like a dream home—only to discover its shocking past as a meth house. Through grief, frustration, and uncertainty, she learned the power of processing emotions, embracing change, and ultimately finding a new path forward.In this episode, Aimee explores: - The emotional rollercoaster of losing a home and finding an unexpected reality - How childhood beliefs and financial shame surfaced during this experience - The importance of allowing emotions to be felt rather than suppressed - The role of somatics in managing stress and navigating life's upheavals - How unexpected detours can lead to clarity, healing, and transformationAnd so much more!Follow Aimee Takaya on: IG: @aimeetakaya   Facebook: Aimee Takaya Learn more about Aimee Takaya, Hanna Somatic Education, and The Radiance Program at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.freeyoursoma.com⁠⁠⁠.

In today's episode, we talk about unbecoming, healing, and feeling through somatics and nervous system regulation. Somatics truly is a fascinating modality; it's the language of the body, and the nervous system is the operating system of the body. When you utilize somatics effectively (which Darci dives into later - you'll love those!), your body goes back into homeostasis.Darci Burke is a dedicated nervous system regulation practitioner and somatic embodiment coach, and the founder of Holos Heal. She's always been drawn to helping people, and believes that our life experience is our greatest teacher.So often, you've been disconnected from your body, and more specifically, your nervous system. In order to experience true healing, you HAVE to involve the nervous system - this is what creates new patterns in your life. Darci and I also dive into what triggers are *actually* showing you, how destabilizing and scary big identity ‘shifts' can be (we've both experienced these), and why unbecoming is happening more and more in the second half of people's lives. In this episode, we cover:Somatics + its powerful connection to the nervous systemHow trauma shows up in the body + the importance of regulating your nervous system in a ‘slow and gentle' wayWhy trauma isn't just capital ‘T' trauma + understanding YOUR particular trauma and how to untangle itWhat triggers are *actually* showing you2 pieces that are crucial and vital for healingThe scary ‘identity crisis' that happens when you step away from an ‘outdated' version of yourself & evolve into something newWhat it means to feel safety within yourself + the concept of ‘unbecoming'Continuing to evolve, grow, and connect with your true natureBe sure to hit subscribe so you never miss the latest episode!Connect with Darci:Follow on InstagramCheck out her websiteConnect with Emily:Follow on Instagram and FacebookJoin my email listCheck out my websiteConnect with me on LinkedInResources & Links:The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkGather in Growth Sponsorship InquiryBook me as a speaker for your next eventGather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr PodcastingMentioned in this episode:Speaker Inquiry: Shoot me an email at emilyreuschel@gmail.com or click below to book a call to get started! Speaking Inquiry CallBehind-the-Scenes Book Club Email List - Click below to sign up →

Sonias name change to her original birth name Sophia, and reclaiming her lineage - Opening prayer - Sonias Russian ancestry, unraveling scarcity mindset, valuing family - Fear around being in relationships - What is somatic? - Suppressing emotions in relationship to stay safe - Staying in the body when we feel overwhelmed - Staying authentic in relationship - The four primary emotions   Sonias Website: https://www.therisingjourney.com/ Sonias IG: @sonia_rising_journey Four Visions Link: Use Code Emma15A Pasture and Petals Link: Use Code EMMA

I applied for something and I didn't get it. And then I felt like shit.I'm a recovering perfectionist but I'm realizing that perfectionism will drag my business to the bottom of the ocean if I let it.And it will do the same to yours.I'll teach you how to:- process rejectionSo that you can get back up and crush it with your next try.And go even deeper with the Somatics to Heal Money Blocks Workshop - https://mailchi.mp/c43286760ab8/somatics4moneyblocksIt'll completely shift your relationship with shame and anxiety.And it's 100% free.

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Molly Rose from the Strozzi Institute for Somatics shares her expert advice on ways to move through a major life transition , the importance of NOT shaming ourselves, and how humor is an International.

Hey, Brave Table fam! Buckle up, because today we're going deep into the messy, magical, and sometimes maddening journey of motherhood, burnout, and identity shifts. My guest is the powerhouseMichelle Grosser—a former high-achieving trial attorney turned nervous system and somatics coach who helps women regulate their emotions and break free from the cycle of burnout. And y'all, she gets it because she's lived it.We're talking about the real, unfiltered side of motherhood—the parts that don't make it to Instagram. The guilt, the exhaustion, the unexpected grief of your pre-mom self, and the wild emotional rollercoaster of trying to do it all (spoiler: you don't have to!). Michelle shares her own journey of stepping away from a prestigious legal career, facing miscarriage heartbreak, and redefining success on her terms.So if you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just need a permission slip to slow the hell down—this is your episode! Pour that tea (or wine, we don't judge), get comfy, and let's get brave together.What you'll get out of this episode… The shift from high-achieving lawyer to motherhood is far from seamless.Burnout affects mind, body, and emotions—think hair loss and gut issues!Emotional regulation starts with you—heal, and your kids learn too.Grieving your pre-mom self is real—you're evolving, not disappearing.Letting go of control unlocks the life you truly want.TIMESTAMPS[00:00] We're taking photos & tech fails—Welcome to the chaos![01:00] Meet Michelle: Lawyer to burnout coach? Say what?![02:30] The moment Michelle knew she had to slow TF down[06:00] Unlearning the “busy badge” and breaking free from productivity addiction[09:00] The real talk on marriage & motherhood: "Who even IS this person I married?"[12:30] The shift from first baby to second—aka: holy sh*t, what just happened?[17:00] Feeling lonely while never being alone—yep, it's a thing[22:00] The deposition that changed everything—when Michelle walked away from law[30:00] Somatics, nervous system healing & the magic of shaking it out[35:00] Generational cycles: When grandma hands out candy behind your back [41:00] Five miscarriages & learning to trust divine timing[46:00] "Can I be okay if this doesn't happen for me?"—Releasing control[52:00] Rapid-fire: Michelle spills the chai![55:00] What's next? The season of expecting moreTo receive a free gift, email a screenshot of your 5-star review of The Brave Table to support@globalgrit.co

In this chaos carnival we call life, where doom-scrolling is an Olympic sport and debilitating anxiety comes free with every social media subscription, here's a wild thought: maybe “trust yourself” isn't just a cute Pinterest quote — it's a battle cry. (Too dramatic? idc!) In this episode, intuitive medium and inner child whisperer Natasha Levinger tells all about developing your psychic abilities — not as some woo-woo skill that requires you to rename yourself Starflower and move to Sedona, but as something that's literally just part of having a human meat suit. Intuition isn't just vibes – it's information, baby. Intuition, Somatics, and the Art of Knowing YourselfNatasha shares the practical, embodied techniques she uses to stay centered and in control of her own energy—especially in triggering or overwhelming situations. From working with the inner child to closing the aura and separating from unhelpful energetic influences, she explains how to navigate life (and the unseen) with confidence.They also explore the fascinating link between physical posture, embodied cognition, and intuitive strength—because how you hold yourself physically shapes how you hold yourself energetically. Your body is a tuning fork for psychic information, and understanding this connection is a game-changer.Boundaries, Fear, and Why Humor is a Psychic Survival SkillOne of the biggest myths about intuition? That it makes you vulnerable. The truth is, strong intuition requires strong boundaries. Natasha explains how to set energetic boundaries (yes, even with spirits) and why maintaining control of your own energy field is essential—especially when dealing with fear, anxiety, or external chaos.The Biggest Mistake People Make When Developing Intuition—and How to Avoid ItDeveloping psychic and intuitive abilities isn't about forcing anything; it's about tuning in to what's already there. Natasha shares the common pitfalls that hold people back and how to approach intuitive development in a way that's natural, accessible, and (dare we say it?) even fun.If you've ever felt the call of the unseen (or just want to know why you always know who's calling before you check your phone), this episode is your permission slip to trust that weird feeling in your gut that's always right about your ex's new relationship.

In this episode, We explore how integrating joy and yoga into therapy sessions can enhance attunement with clients. Terry shares her yoga journey and provides practical, simple yoga movements and practices to help therapists and clients access joy, reduce stress, and promote connection and vitality. The episode also focuses on gentle yoga, the importance of service, gratitude, play, and rest, and a discussion on laughter yoga and playful movement exercises.MEET Terry LittlefieldTerry is the creator of Postures Breath & Joy. Her mission is to help people, especially those of us mid-century and beyond, get moving, get breathing, and get to know and share joy on the regular. She teaches with heart and humor and endless hours of education. Terry is a lifelong learner. She believes laughter is the best medicine and an essential part of any movement practice. Her classes blend science and spirit, breath work and belly laughs, movement and breath work/meditation. She began studying/practicing yoga in 2003 and hasn't looked back, She is an E-RYT-500 yoga teacher; Level 1 Girls Gone Strong coach; Trained in Yoga Tune Up, Somatics & Restorative, Laughter Yoga, Reiki, Tapping, and more. Find out more at Terry Littlefield and connect with Terry on Instagram, YouTube, and FacebookDiscovering Gentle YogaIncorporating Joy and PlayThe Power of Attunement and Laughter YogaJoyful Movement PracticesGrounding Through Toe ExercisesConnect With Me Instagram: @chris_mcdonald58Facebook: Yoga In The Therapy PodcastJoin the private Facebook Group: Bringing Yoga Into the Therapy RoomTikTok: @YogaChris58Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, and SpotifyHow To Build Competence and Confidence in Integrating Yoga Into the Therapy RoomSelf-Care for the Counselor: A Companion Workbook: An Easy to Use Workbook to Support you on Your Holistic Healing and Counselor Self-Care Journey ... A Holistic Guide for Helping Professionals)Claim your 30-Day Aura Guest Pass from Chris McDonald

Personal growth is the foundation of meaningful transformation — both for ourselves and the people we support. This episode dives into the crucial role of self-awareness and personal development for coaches, therapists, and healers. Alyssa Nobriga, an expert in integrating somatic practices with traditional therapy, joins us to explore why individuals often struggle to create lasting change. We discuss the role of shame as both a reflective tool and a catalyst for growth, and how somatic techniques can help break cycles of self-sabotage. You'll gain insights into navigating the challenges of shadow work, celebrating your progress, and fostering a genuine approach to healing and supporting others. Whether you're on a journey of personal transformation or looking for tools to deepen your practice, this conversation is packed with inspiration and actionable wisdom. Alyssa Nobriga is the Founder + CEO of the successful Coaching Certification Program, The Institute of Coaching Mastery. She's been featured as an expert coach by Deepak Chopra, and is highlighted in multiple media outlets including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., Psychology Today, Fox, among others. She's licensed as a Clinical Somatic Psychotherapist & holds a second master's degree in Spiritual Psychology from University of Santa Monica, where she also worked on faculty. Alyssa is a speaker and successful entrepreneur running a 7 figure coaching organization, and is committed to helping people live more authentic and fulfilling lives.  — Join Alyssa's 5-Day Confidence + Clients Bootcamp happening January 27th-31st! markgroves.com/bootcamp  —Alyssa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssanobriga  —Alyssa's Website: http://alyssanobriga.com  —Alyssa's YouTube: http://youtube.com/@AlyssaNobrigaMA  Resources: —Ready to transform your relationships? Download The Relationship Toolkit for free and learn the 5 essential skills to thrive in love and life! https://go.markgroves.com/relationship-toolkit-podcast   —Ready to stop chasing emotionally unavailable people? Download your free guide to break the cycle and call in the relationship you crave: https://go.markgroves.com/unavailable-people-opt-in-podcast  —Learn the connection between Attachment Styles, how it affects the Nervous System, AND how you can heal it: .https://go.markgroves.com/nervous-system-opt-in-podcast  If you want to dive deeper into Mark's content, search through every episode, find specific topics we've covered, and ask him questions, go to his Dexa page: https://ask.markgroves.com Themes: Healing, Transformation, Somatics, Self-Awareness, Shadow Work, Shame, Growth, Trauma, Coaching, Therapy, Mind-Body, Ethics, Behavioral Cycles, Connection, Authenticity, Personal Growth This episode is sponsored by: —Organifi: Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% off sitewide at http://www.organifi.com/createthelove —Mighty Networks: Go to http://www.markgroves.com/mightynetworks to learn how you can create your own community! Contact us at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can a gentle movement practice reshape your life? Meet Nick Strauss-Klein, a Guild-certified Feldenkrais practitioner and founder of The Feldenkrais Project, who shares his journey from a concert pianist sidelined by a repetitive strain injury to a passionate advocate and teacher of the Feldenkrais Method. Discover how his experience sparked a profound interest in the intricate relationship between physics, cognition and human learning. We get to the heart of Moshé Feldenkrais' groundbreaking work in somatics, exploring how his own quest for healing led to the development of this unique practice of "practical neuroplasticity". Through gentle, non-violent self-exploration and an emphasis on making subtle distinctions in movement, the Feldenkrais Method fosters a deep awareness of the body and mind. Nick highlights the central role of the nervous system and the brain when explaining how a Feldenkrais lesson is able to facilitate changes by emphasizing curiosity and ease when learning. We discuss the benefits, such as improved physical mobility, enhanced thinking and emotional regulation. Our discussion also highlights how investigating our physical alignment can lead to greater self-awareness. We consider if there is a spiritual dimension to the Feldenkrais method, exploring its potential to enhance creative expression. Nick shares what challenges are posed by modern sedentary lifestyles and discusses how the method can address these issues. We also consider how posture may be passed down through ancestry not only by genetic inheritance (nature) but also via mirror neurons (nurture). As we look to the future of the Feldenkrais Method, Nick introduces the Feldenkrais Project, his pioneering initiative designed to broaden accessibility and engagement worldwide. Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned practitioner, this episode is a testament to the transformative power of the Feldenkrais Method, offering insights for anyone seeking to understand this seminal approach to somatic therapy.The Feldenkrais Project, a crowd-funded labor of love offering Feldenkrais study at no charge to thousands of monthly listeners all around the world. With over 25 years of experience, Nick currently teaches the Feldenkrais Method full-time to students pursuing all types of improvement, from chronic pain relief to enhancing athletic or creative performance. Since 2009 he has been the director of Twin Cities Feldenkrais based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.Check out our Spotlight episode with Nick, featuring an Awareness Through Movement guided practice. feldenkraisproject.comLiked what you heard? Help us reach more people! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Start Energy Healing Today!Unlock your healing potential with our informative and fun introductory 10 hour LIVE online class in energy healing Our Flagship Training is Setting the Standard in Energy HealingThe 100 hour EHT-100 Energy Healing Training Contact Field Dynamics Email us at info@fielddynamicshealing.com energyfielddynamics.com Thanks for listening!

Dr. T and Truth Fairy welcome guest Gil Bar-Sela to the podcast to talk about his work as a psychedelic guide, facilitator, and trainer working with individuals, couples, and groups. Gil weaves modalities like generative somatics, compassionate listening, and archetypal work into the more ancient medicine ceremonies. Gil shares his personal journey with Dr. T and Truth Fairy and engages in thoughtful discussions about psychedelics and healing. Gil shares that when he moved to the United States after being raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, he had his first opportunity to deal with the trauma lodged in his body. That led him to ask questions about conflict, the root causes of conflict, trauma, and intergenerational trauma which put him on track to explore all those issues. He also began his own personal healing process around his queer identity. This experience and questioning led him to the studies and practices he engages in today.  Truth Fairy, Gil, and Dr. T talk about how self-awareness is what first leads to healing work. Having a sense of what we need can lead us to the right kind of work to be doing. Gil talks about the building blocks necessary to become a good guide which include ethics, pharmacology, and onboarding clients in a responsible way. The conversation highlights Gil's own strong sense of guidance and understanding of the different types of medicine available for healing individuals which also includes psychedelics.“You have the psychiatrist, you have the psychotherapist moving into the space that are very rooted in the Western psyche, but are also lacking usually in terms of connection to spirit, to more expansive practices, to ancient wisdom. And so I think, in particular, the role of the underground guide can be to merge the two worlds. Because we're not here and we're not there. We can be bridge builders. The training that I lead is very much focused on that.” - Gil Bar-Sela__About Gil Bar-Sela:Gil has trained teams and businesses to invoke a thriving work culture. He has inspired audiences of thousands by speaking at colleges across the country on topics such as the power of listening and gender equality. He has collaborated with the leadership team of Seattle's Restorative Justice Initiative, creating community-based, non-punitive solutions to conflict. He co-leads annual delegations to Palestine and Israel with The Compassionate Listening Project, an organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities to transform conflict and strengthen cultures of peace. He also coaches privately, and leads workshops and retreats globally.Gil is a Certified Trainer with the Heart Math Institute and a Certified Facilitator with The Compassionate Listening Project. He has also trained at Susan Scott's Fierce Conversations, Dominic Barter's Restorative Circles, Core Energetics, META (Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches), Cortiva's 1,000-hour massage therapy program, and shamanism.Website: GilBarSela.com__Contact Punk Therapy:Patreon: Patreon.com/PunkTherapyWebsite: PunkTherapy.comEmail: info@punktherapy.com

Join the imfamous trio for another fun-filled episode of Spiritual Sleepover! Tune in for chaos as the girlies discuss their latest spiritual insights, have heartfelt and honest discussions about their current struggles and play "Leave it or Take it 2024" and astrology games! Connect With Dayluna ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@d.a.y.l.u.n.a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect With Steffi (aka Spirit Sis) Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spirit_sis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spiritsis ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spiritsis.com⁠⁠

#308: Have you ever found yourself in a challenging situation where you felt triggered and unsure of how to respond? In this powerful episode, I share a recent experience where a man started verbally attacking me for simply explaining some science. But thanks to my somatic practices, I was able to stay grounded, present, and not let his words make me doubt myself. This is the gift of being in our bodies - the self-trust and choicefulness that allows us to respond instead of react, even in challenging situations. Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://victoriaalbina.com/308

Unlock the profound connection between your mind, body, and inner wisdom through the transformative practices of somatics and yoga nidra. In this video, we explore how somatic experiencing and the koshas (the five layers of being) can help you recover from burnout, regulate your nervous system, and rediscover the wisdom that resides within your body.Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/7UeRXQEL_QY

Somatic practices are trending, but do you know where this mind-body practice originated? Today I want to explore the history and principles of somatic yoga. How it emphasizes the importance of the mind-body connection and the role of emotional release in your physical practice. From influential figures in the somatic space to common misconceptions.   Learn how to connect with your body on a deeper level as we look at how:

Staci K. Haines is the developer of generative somatics, and the Somatics and Trauma courses. Her work emerges from the Somatics tradition of Richard Strozzi Heckler, integrating Polarity Therapy, Gestalt, Vipassana meditation, and Aikido.She is a senior teacher in the field of Somatics and leads courses in Somatics and Leadership, Somatics and Trauma, and Somatics and Social Justice. In addition she is the founder of generationFIVE, a social justice organization whose mission is to end the sexual abuse of children, and the author of Healing Sex: A Mind Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma.In This EpisodeStaci's website---If you'd like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Do you ever feel like you're shaking with rage? Or do you tremble with anxiety? Because your body uses shaking as a means to release stress and trauma from the body! This is a normal response, but cultural conditioning has suppressed our natural inclination to shake off tension. It's important to care for our bodies, just as we would for pets, and learn to close the stress cycle. Somatic shaking can help.   Take a breath, give yourself a little shake, and let's talk about how:

Addiction is more than just a behavioral issue—it's a complex interplay of biology, psychology, societal pressures, and unresolved trauma. In this episode, we dive deep into the science of addiction, exploring its connection to the nervous system, the impact of shame, and the role of trauma in shaping addictive behaviors. Through a somatic lens, we uncover powerful tools for recovery, including breathwork, movement practices, and reconnecting with the body. Whether you're on a personal journey of healing or seeking to understand addiction more deeply, this video offers a transformative perspective to help break the cycle and build lasting resilience. #addiction #recovery #wellness  === Thank You To Our Sponsors!  Nuzest Go to https://nuzest-usa.com/drg and use code DRG for 20% off all products. Puori  Click here https://puori.com/drg and use code DRG for 20% off the already discounted subscription prices. === Show Notes: 00:00:00 - Overview of Addiction and Its Growing Impact 00:00:25 - Introduction to the Episode and the Concept of Somatics 00:00:58 - Misconceptions About Addiction and Its Complexity 00:01:24 - Layers of Addiction: Biological, Psychological, Societal, and Traumatic 00:01:47 - Importance of Understanding the Mechanisms of Addiction 00:02:10 - Introduction to a New Perspective on Addiction 00:02:34 - Defining Addiction and Its Connection to the Nervous System 00:03:18 - The Definition of Addiction by the American Society of Addiction Medicine 00:03:57 - The Role of the Brain and the Reward System in Addiction 00:05:08 - The Impact of Shame on Individuals with Addiction 00:06:18 - Statistics on Substance Abuse Disorders and Behavioral Addictions 00:11:15 - Joining the Dr. G Healelf Community 00:11:28 - Discussion on Relapse Rates in Addiction 00:12:01 - The Need for Comprehensive Solutions in Addiction Treatment 00:12:17 - Overview of Substance Addictions and Their Impact 00:12:54 - Emerging Addictions: Cryptocurrency and Online Shopping 00:13:42 - The Universality of Addiction and Its Effects 00:14:38 - Conventional Medical Perspectives on Addiction 00:15:46 - Personal Experience with Addiction and Recovery 00:17:20 - The Role of Anxiety in Addiction 00:18:21 - Journey of Self-Discovery and Healing 00:19:54 - The Somatic Perspective on Addiction 00:20:52 - Understanding Addiction as a Response to Internal Unease 00:21:59 - Understanding Addiction and Its Connection to Trauma 00:22:13 - The Role of the Nervous System in Addiction 00:22:39 - Different Responses to Trauma: Success vs. Addiction 00:23:22 - The Pain Behind Success and Addiction 00:23:49 - Introduction to Polyvagal Theory and Addiction 00:24:09 - Dysregulation and the Cycle of Addiction 00:24:44 - Emotions Stored in the Body and Their Impact 00:25:05 - The Importance of Somatics in Treatment 00:25:33 - Viewing Addiction Through a Somatic Lens 00:26:00 - The Connection Between Addiction and Repressed Emotions 00:27:14 - Starting Your Journey with Breath Work 00:27:47 - Ground Yourself with Breathing Techniques 00:28:25 - The Importance of Feeling Anxiety 00:28:45 - Daily Body Connection Practices for Recovery 00:29:00 - Building Trust with Your Body Over Time 00:29:39 - Understanding Emotional Triggers in Addiction 00:30:05 - Movement Practices to Release Energy 00:30:43 - The Healing Power of Touch and Ground Connection 00:31:08 - The Role of Nature in Healing Addiction 00:31:26 - Research Supporting Somatics and Addiction Recovery 00:31:47 - Neuroscience of Somatics and Its Effect on the Brain 00:32:13 - Understanding the Power of Somatics in Addiction 00:32:42 - Simple Breathing Exercise for Connection 00:33:39 - The Importance of Reconnecting with Yourself 00:33:54 - Sharing the Show for New Perspectives on Addiction 00:34:24 - Encouragement to Use Practices and Support the Show 00:34:37 - Closing Remarks and Gratitude