Body-First Healing Podcast Why You Feel Triggered During the Holidays & How to Support Yourself Through Somatic Parts Work
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Nov 26, 2025 Holidays can trigger old wounds, bringing up familiar smells and family dynamics that awaken younger parts of ourselves. Britt explores how implicit memories stored in our bodies react during these times. She discusses the roles of exiles and protectors in our psyche and emphasizes the importance of attuning to these parts with compassion. Practical somatic strategies like micro check-ins and real-time repair are provided to help us reconnect with ourselves. Healing is reframed as reparenting, focusing on connection rather than mere calm.
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Holidays Reactivate Bodily Memories
- The holidays cue implicit, bodily memories so your nervous system reacts like it did in childhood.
- Britt Piper explains the body doesn't timestamp experiences and treats familiar cues as current safety signals.
Parts Are Bodily States, Not Just Thoughts
- Parts live in tissues, posture, and breath, not just in thoughts.
- Britt Piper frames protectors and exiles as nervous system states wrapped in personality.
Locate And Soften Around Triggers
- Pause and locate where the triggered part lives in your body before reacting.
- Soften awareness around that area like you would a dysregulated child to begin attunement.