(#89) Expanding Your Window of Tolerance and Understanding Fight, Flight, Freeze & Fawn for Nervous System Healing
Have you ever wondered why you freeze in conflict… overwork to avoid discomfort… or find yourself people-pleasing to keep the peace? You’re not broken. You’re likely outside your window of tolerance, operating from an old trauma response.In this episode, we explore:🌱 What the Window of Tolerance is and how it impacts your emotions, behavior, and relationships 🌱 The Fight Response: signs, root causes, and how to soften into safety 🌱 The Flight Response: anxiety, busyness, avoidance & how to regulate it 🌱 The Freeze Response: shutdown, indecision & why it’s not laziness 🌱 The Fawn Response: people-pleasing, over-apologizing & how to reclaim your truth 🌱 How to expand your Window of Tolerance over time with somatic toolsYou'll also receive simple, grounded practices to support nervous system regulation.This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to better understand their inner world and build resilience from the body up. Whether you’re anxious, overwhelmed, or navigating stress and emotion, this one is for you.💌 Join the Somatic Healing Newsletter and get instant access to Breathe Easy, a free library of trauma-informed breathwork and meditations.WORK W. ME Somatic Breathwork ExperiencesEventsReturn to Soul Retreat CONNECTThe Monthly NewsletterDM on IGWebsiteSubscribe & Review Apple PodcastsFollow & Rate SpotifyDisclaimer: Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is intended to inspire, educate, and support you on your personal journey. It does not substitute for professional mental health advice. I am not a psychologist or medical professional. If you are experiencing distress, mental health challenges, or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified professional.
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(#88) Integrative Somatic Breathwork for Soaking in All the Joy of Summer & Nervous System Healing
Today’s episode is a guided somatic breathwork practice to help you anchor into joy, amplify your radiance, and soak in the present moment. Whether you’re listening in July or in the middle of another season, this breathwork session is designed to reconnect you with what’s going well and help you feel that goodness in your body.In this practice, Rae guides you through:🌞 2:1 breath to calm and ground 🌞 Halo active breath to move and energize 🌞 Top holds to pause, expand, and integrateThis session is perfect if you want to: 🌻 Connect to the joy of the present moment 🌻 Amplify what’s going well in your life 🌻 Soak in beauty, gratitude, and sensory aliveness 🌻 Reconnect with nature and your body"With every exhale, you're making space for more. More joy, more love, more adventure."🧘♀️ Want access to more guided breathwork sessions like this one? Sign up for the Somatic Healing Newsletter to unlock Rae’s full library of audio practices and nervous system tools you can return to anytime.WORK W. ME Somatic Breathwork ExperiencesEventsReturn to Soul Retreat CONNECTThe Monthly NewsletterDM on IGWebsiteSubscribe & Review Apple PodcastsFollow & Rate SpotifyDisclaimer: Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is intended to inspire, educate, and support you on your personal journey. It does not substitute for professional mental health advice. I am not a psychologist or medical professional. If you are experiencing distress, mental health challenges, or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified professional.
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(#87) Nervous System Regulation Through Connection: Self, Relationships & Breathwork
Today, we’re diving into one of the most powerful tools for nervous system regulation: connection. Whether it’s the way you relate to yourself, your community, or your breath, connection can be deeply regulating… or dysregulating.This episode breaks down the 3 forms of connection that support somatic healing and personal growth: Connection to Self, Others, & Your BreathThis episode is for you if you're:✨ Feeling overwhelmed or disconnected✨ Wanting to deepen your relationship with your breath, body, or loved ones✨ Exploring somatic practices for nervous system regulation✨ A therapist, coach, healer, or highly sensitive person seeking more ease🎁 Want more breathwork practices + somatic tools? Sign up for the Somatic Healing Newsletter and get immediate access to Breathe Easy, your free resource library of guided meditations, breathwork audios, and grounding rituals.WORK W. ME Somatic Breathwork ExperiencesEventsReturn to Soul Retreat CONNECTThe Monthly NewsletterDM on IGWebsiteSubscribe & Review Apple PodcastsFollow & Rate SpotifyDisclaimer: Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is intended to inspire, educate, and support you on your personal journey. It does not substitute for professional mental health advice. I am not a psychologist or medical professional. If you are experiencing distress, mental health challenges, or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified professional.
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(#86) Energy Boundaries for Empaths & Highly Sensitive People: How to Clear What’s Not Yours & Protect Your Sensitivity
If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person, empath, coach, therapist, or big feeler, this one’s for you. 🧡 In this soulful episode, Rae shares all about how to protect your energy, clear what’s not yours, and hone your intuitive gifts without losing yourself in the process.In this episode, you’ll learn:🌿 What a Highly Sensitive Person is🌿 How to recognize projection🌿 Daily energy hygiene tools🌿 How to nurture your intuition🌿 Your sensitivity is a giftQuestions to reflect on: • Where am I holding onto something that isn’t mine? • What’s one practice I can commit to this week to clear my energy?Resource Mentioned: HSPerson.com📩 Sign up for the monthly newsletter to receive somatic tools, journal prompts, and updates straight to your inbox.WORK W. ME Somatic Breathwork ExperiencesEventsReturn to Soul Retreat CONNECTThe Monthly NewsletterDM on IGWebsiteSubscribe & Review Apple PodcastsFollow & Rate SpotifyDisclaimer: Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is intended to inspire, educate, and support you on your personal journey. It does not substitute for professional mental health advice. I am not a psychologist or medical professional. If you are experiencing distress, mental health challenges, or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified professional.
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(#85) Grounded Change: How to Self-Regulate and Move Through Life Transitions Without Overwhelm
Thinking about a big life change — starting a new job, moving, or beginning a relationship? This episode is your gentle guide to navigating major life transitions with more clarity, groundedness, and self-trust.✨ In this episode, Rae shares a somatic approach to life changes, inspired by fresh waves of creativity after an expansive trip to Scotland (spoiler: Isle of Skye & Edinburgh magic!). You’ll hear practical steps, embodied questions, and supportive tools to help you move through any transition feeling anchored in your truth.In this episode you’ll explore: 🌱 The Facts 🌱 The Possibilities 🌱 Your Nervous System 🌱 Support (Without Outsourcing)🌱 Takeaway: You can move through big changes from a grounded, safe place. When you trust your inner compass and honor what’s true for you, there really are no “wrong” choices — only lessons and expansion. 📩 Sign up for the monthly newsletter to receive somatic tools, journal prompts, and updates straight to your inbox.WORK W. ME Somatic Breathwork ExperiencesEventsReturn to Soul Retreat CONNECTThe Monthly NewsletterDM on IGWebsiteSubscribe & Review Apple PodcastsFollow & Rate SpotifyDisclaimer: Please remember that the information shared on this podcast is intended to inspire, educate, and support you on your personal journey. It does not substitute for professional mental health advice. I am not a psychologist or medical professional. If you are experiencing distress, mental health challenges, or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified professional.
Welcome to the Somatic Healing Podcast! — a personal growth space for sensitive, ambitious, soulful women who are ready to move beyond anxiety, burnout, and perfectionism… and come home to themselves through the wisdom of the body.Anxiety isn’t just in your mind — it lives in your body. This podcast shows you how to release it, while exploring the intersection of somatics, creativity, wellness, and spirituality. We move beyond people-pleasing and self-doubt and into a life led by inner safety, clarity, and truth.Hosted by Rae, a certified Breathwork Facilitator, Somatic Coach & Therapist, Sound Healer, and Flower Essence Guide each episode offers: nervous system regulation tools, mindfulness & spirituality insights, somatic breathwork practices, emotional processing and integration tools, creative expression as a path to wholeness, and real talk about anxiety, healing, and becoming who you truly are.Rae is a podcaster, writer, creative, and guide on a mission to help women release stored emotions and reclaim their wholeness by reconnecting to the wisdom of the body.Tune in exactly as you are — and leave feeling more grounded, more inspired, and more you.
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