Bonus – Feel It to Heal It, Continued: Applying the Science of Interoception (278)

Sep 2, 2025

Rebecca Kase, LCSW and RYT, dives into the fascinating world of interoception and its vital role in therapy and personal well-being. She explains how our physiological states shape our emotional narratives and the importance of breath in managing these states. The conversation also covers how implicit and explicit memories impact mental health, providing helpful insights for therapists. With practical tools for healing and resilience, Kase emphasizes the body's memory and the critical need to recognize our internal cues.

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Map State To Story

Track your client's physiological state and ask where they tend to live on the arousal continuum.
Correlate that chronic state with recurrent narratives like "nobody loves me" to guide treatment.

INSIGHT

Autonomic Predictions Can Miscalibrate Safety

The autonomic nervous system makes automatic predictions that can miscalibrate safety perception.
Maladaptively stored trauma fogs your mirror for accurately perceiving what is and isn't safe.

ADVICE

Use Breath To Shift Physiology

Use breath awareness to change physiological state through vagal influence.
Practice regulated techniques like 4-7 breathing or box breathing to shift heart rate and calm the nervous system.

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This is part 2 of episode 274, Feel It to Heal It: The Science of Interoception with Rebecca Kase – you can listen to part 1 HERE!

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Feel It to Heal It, Continued: Applying the Science of Interoception (278)

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In this half of the conversation, Rebecca Kase and the Sue dig deeper into the concept of interoception, emphasizing its significance in therapy and personal well-being. They discuss how our physiological states influence our narratives and the importance of breath in regulating these states. From the roles of implicit and explicit memory in shaping our experiences to how adaptive and maladaptive memories affect our mental health, they highlight therapeutic approaches to updating narratives and the journey of healing and resilience, providing practical tools for therapists and resources for further learning.

“Stay curious… tune into the part of you that has the sense of knowing that something happened, even if you don’t have explicit declarative memory of it… your body remembers that.” – Rebecca Kase, LCSW, RYT

Time Stamps for Bonus – Feel It to Heal It, Continued: Applying the Science of Interoception (278)

02:36 The role of breath in physiological state
08:11 The impact of context on physiological responses
10:46 Memory and its influence on our narratives
13:49 Exploring implicit and explicit memories
16:39 Adaptive vs. maladaptive memories
22:27 Therapeutic approaches to updating narratives
30:35 Resources for further learning

Listen to Feel It to Heal It: The Science of Interoception with Rebecca Kase – you can listen to part 1 HERE!

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