Phuong-Thao (she/her) is a Somatic Practitioner, ReBloom Coach and Trauma Educator supporting QTBIWOC & 1st and 2nd generation immigrants in navigating life transitions and moving from a place of survival to thriving & living life on their own terms from a place of deep self trust and connection to their bodies, voices, and aliveness so they can live an uncaged life.

In this episode, Eryn and Phung-Tao discuss:

Phuong-Thao’s healing journey
Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn trauma responses
Shame over our body’s trauma responses
What fills the gap when we don’t understand our lizard brain responses
Seeking safety after trauma
Telling the truth as an act of love
Phuong-Thao’s deconstruction journey
Her journey with self-trust after Catholicism
How Catholicism reinforced that she should disconnect from herself and not trust herself
Feeling like too much & feeling like you’re bad
The pedestal of “goodness”
Shame from church
Moving towards sexual liberation and including yourself in the pleasure equation
The power of choice
How to start connecting with your body

Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/phuong-thao-nguyen

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Ep. #232: Getting Back Into Your Body, Deconstructing Catholicism & Living Uncaged with Phuong-Thao Nguyen