Craniosacral Fascial Therapy: The Missing Link in Chronic Pain & Chronic Illness

Welcome back to Beautifully Broken, where healing meets high performance. Today’s conversation is with Kim and Holly from CFT Global, the leaders carrying forward Craniosacral Fascial Therapy, a modality that blends craniosacral therapy, myofascial release, and oral-structural work into one unified system.

We explore why fascia is not just connective tissue, but an intelligent communication network that holds tension, trauma, and adaptation patterns. From infants struggling after birth, to adults with migraines, brain fog, concussions, and chronic stress, CFT works by restoring movement—movement of the cranial bones, movement of cerebrospinal fluid, and movement of the nervous system back toward safety.

What struck me most is this: CFT doesn’t force the body to heal. It listens. By following the body’s innate wisdom, the nervous system shifts into parasympathetic regulation, allowing digestion, detoxification, emotional processing, and cognition to improve naturally. This episode is a deep dive into why healing is not about doing more, but about creating the conditions where the body can finally do what it already knows how to do.

Episode Highlights

[00:00] – Craniosynostosis, infant skulls, and why cranial plates must move for brain growth
[02:16] – What Craniosacral Fascial Therapy actually is (and how it’s different from CST)
[04:11] – Cognitive clarity, emotional shifts, and whole-body effects of fascial release
[06:34] – The origins of CFT: osteopathy, myofascial release, and oral structures
[08:29] – Why head pressure persists even when labs “look normal”
[10:12] – Tongue ties, airway dysfunction, and the overlooked craniodental system
[13:29] – Weston Price, epigenetics, and how modern environments reshape facial structure
[17:27] – Why releasing a tongue tie without bodywork can create new problems
[23:10] – Are cranial bones really fused? Debunking a long-held medical myth
[25:48] – Understanding the “brain cycle” and what zero brain motion means
[31:23] – Vagus nerve regulation and parasympathetic healing through CFT
[39:41] – Fascia as an organ system and what dissection reveals about the body
[41:36] – Adhesions, scars, and how gentle work restores visceral movement
[47:26] – Concussions, CTE, and why unresolved cranial strain matters long-term
[50:57] – Why CFT is still unknown—and why that’s starting to change
[01:01:36] – Emotional releases, stored trauma, and the body’s ability to unwind
[01:04:34] – What infants teach us about nervous system regulation (no placebo required)

Links & Resources

CFT Global Website & Trainings: https://craniosacralfascialtherapy.com

Kim and Holly’s  Instagram: @cftgillespieapproach

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