Somatic Experiencing for Sensitive Women
Episode 13 season 6: Laurie James on Nervous System Regulation
Is your nervous system on overdrive? If you have physical symptoms that don’t seem to have an explanation, listen in on this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast. as host Elizabeth Cush and Laurie James, a coach, author and podcaster, talk about high sensitivity, healing and somatic experiencing.
“The beautiful thing is, you don’t have to talk about it. You don’t have to relive it. You just have to complete what didn’t get completed.”
Show Notes:
Do you ever feel like the little pink toy bunny in the commercial—you just keep going, and going and going? Life keeps coming at you, and you keep reacting. Maybe you’re racing to stay a step ahead. Then one day your body stops. Your brain says, “No more!” Maybe it hasn’t happened yet, but if you’re on that path, you can take steps to give your nervous system a much-needed break. In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth “Biz” Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Maryland and Delaware, and soul support for highly sensitive women, welcomes Laurie James, an author, podcaster and somatic relationship coach, for a talk about somatic experiencing. Learn about how this mind/body approach can help highly sensitive women heal from past trauma, regulate their nervous system, better manage sensory overload, and live a more balanced life.
Listen and learn:
Why your nervous system might be in survival mode and what happens when it is
Why we tend to get stuck in the “always on” position
What somatic experiencing is, the theory behind it, and two ways that it can help us function better in the world
How a trained practitioner can help guide you gently and safely through the process
The role of movement in somatic experiencing
How to do a stabilization or grounding exercise that you can use any time, no matter where you are—and why it works
What pendulation is and how you can use it to come back into balance
What might cause you to dissociate and a simple orienting exercise can help bring you back to the present
Why being curious about your experience in the moment supports your nervous system
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Learn More:
Laurie James’s website
Laurie James on Instagram
Laurie James’s Helping Women in Midlife and Beyond on Facebook
Laurie James’s Helping Women in Midlife and Beyond on LinkedIn
Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go by Laurie James
Biz’s Guided meditations on Insight Timer
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