Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

CPTSD, Somatic Psychology, and Finding Your Happiness with Elizabeth Ferreira

Dec 25, 2023

Elizabeth Ferreira, a guest who discusses changing relationship with holidays, letting go of the past, healthy boundaries, glimmers, and different paths to taking in the good. They explore trauma, connecting with the body, working with challenging relationship history, somatic psychology, and emphasizing beauty. They also discuss staying oneself within family, regulating through movement, and finding glimmers for self-compassion during the holidays.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Reclaiming the Holidays

02:04 • 18min

The Importance of Individuality in Regulating Emotions and Finding Happiness

20:14 • 4min

Embracing 'the I don't know mind' for exploring somatic experiences

24:20 • 10min

Navigating Family Systems and Setting Boundaries

33:59 • 18min

Finding Glimmers of Positivity

51:56 • 5min

Reflecting on the Episode and Offering Support during the Holiday Season

56:29 • 2min

Forrest and Elizabeth welcome listeners into their home to talk about their changing relationship with the holidays, letting go of the past, healthy boundaries, glimmers, and different paths to taking in the good. Along the way they talk about different approaches to working with trauma, connecting with the body, and getting on our own side.

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Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

2:00: Elizabeth’s history with the holidays, and claiming your own rituals

5:20: Experiencing the holidays without an agenda

10:15: Glimmers in Polyvagal Theory

14:10: Working with a challenging relationship history

21:35: Somatic psychology, and respecting the mind

28:40: Regulating through movement

31:55: Staying yourself inside of your family

38:45: Enjoying agency, and emphasizing beauty

42:30: Entrapment and defeat, awareness, and saying no

47:15: Attachment, contracting around desire, and taking a moment for yourself

51:20: A practice of finding glimmers

55:35: Self-compassion and camaraderie during the holidays

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