Episode 41
The Mind-Body Stress Reset: Somatic Therapy & Restoring a sense of Safety
Welcome BACK for Season 3 of The Gentle Living Podcast! After a longer than expected break from podcasting, I’m excited to bring you a wonderful guest episode to kick off the season with Rebekkah LaDyne (M.S., SEP). Rebekkah is a somatic therapist, self-regulation specialist and author of The Mind-Body Stress Reset, which Rebekkah describes as a guide to self-administered first aid for stress.
In this episode, Rebekkah so generously shares her knowledge and wisdom, discussing:
Her personal story on uncovering somatic memories and traumatic imprints and shifting from a baseline or “norm” of stress, anxiety and overwhelm through discovering somatic therapy and connecting with her physical body, “relearning” patterns of the nervous system and self-soothing
Why understanding nervous system dysregulation and is not enough to overcome chronic anxiety and how the practice of somatic therapy can support the highly sensitive person (HSP) to feel safe and soothed in oneself
The premise of somatic therapy as a modality to restore a sense of safety in the physical body
The impact of somatic imprints formed in childhood and how they can affect us in the present day to feel anxious or unsafe
The function of shame as a behaviour modifier, how it affects the inner child and how to disrupt the ongoing shame cycle
Embracing the trait of high sensitivity
Practical tools within Rebekkah’s Mind-Body-Stress reset framework
To find out more about Rebekkah and her book and her work, visit her website HERE.
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Reminder: all information provided and discussed within this podcast are purely for informational purposes only and are never intended to replace the health care advice of your primary health care provider. Please always seek professional advice for any symptoms you may be experiencing.
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Music credit: Ikson - Coastline
