Episode Highlights With Veronica
- What somatic healing is
- The way this ties into nervous system healing
- Somatics is a broad term that includes all things that mean healing through the body
- Modalities that are included in somatic healing
- What somatic experiencing is
- How we can use the body to help resolve trauma and promote mental wellness
- What polyvagal theory is and why it is important
- 80% of thoughts, emotions, and experiences are moving from the body up
- Why nervous system healing isn’t just deciding not to be stressed… we have to show our bodies that we are safe
- What the “four Fs” are and why they matter: Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn
- A ventral vagal state is a state of safety
- How to build capacity for safety in the nervous system
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