Trauma Rewired

How Trauma Lives in the Body and Why Heal Your Nervous System

Aug 11, 2025
Discover how your nervous system might be stuck in survival mode due to trauma and chronic stress. Learn about the effects of the autonomic nervous system on emotional regulation and reactions. The conversation breaks down the roles of the sympathetic and parasympathetic states in managing stress. Explore the significance of movement, breathwork, and interoception in restoring balance. Plus, understand the difference between major and minor traumas, and the need for both individual and collective healing approaches.
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Nervous System As Operating System

  • The nervous system is your body's operating system that predicts and responds to inputs below conscious awareness.
  • Elizabeth Kristoff says it can be repatterned intentionally to change how you experience the world.
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Somatic And Autonomic Roles

  • The peripheral nervous system splits into somatic (voluntary) and autonomic (automatic) branches that relay information to and from the CNS.
  • Jennifer Wallace explains trauma shows up across somatic, autonomic, and central layers, not just one system.
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Modulation Over Constant Calm

  • Sympathetic energy accelerates action while parasympathetic energy supports rest and repair; healthy modulation requires both.
  • Jennifer Wallace emphasizes regulation is the ability to move between these states rather than to be calm always.
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