Did you know trauma isn't always an event? It is sometimes just something that was too much, too soon or without enough support at the time. So what *ACTUALLY* is trauma? Today, Louise gets to the root of how stressful situations impact our nervous system and what we need to understand before we start to heal from the events. Louise is joined by Sarah Murphy, an integrative practitioner who practices a multi-modality approach to root cause medicine and healing. She's certified in holistic nutrition, clinical herbalism and practices Traditional Chinese Medicine and polyvagal theory as well as nervous system health and healing as certified in the biology of trauma.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⭐ Want to get more of your therapy fix? Want to 4 - 6 bonus episodes a month for just $3? ⭐ Get access to The House & OPENHOUSE's weekly premium content as well as asking our therapists anything + get access to our our community area for more love and support––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Connect with Louise on Instagram: @iamlouiserumballFollow Louise (The Therapy Girl) on TikTok: @thetherapygirl__Connect with OPENHOUSE: @openhouselifeConnect with Sarah on Instagram: @thepotentplantSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephanie Therapy, a psychotherapist specializing in childhood trauma and parental wounding, joins Louise to explore the foundations of 'Daddy Issues' in a 3 part series. They discuss the difference between Daddy Issues and the Father Wound, emotional unavailability of fathers, the impact of the father wound on relationships, and the 4 types of emotional parent. They also touch on unpacking the father wound, reparenting, and healing from the father wound.

Can you love someone better? Can someone else save you from crisis? Should it be you and your partnership against the world? Louise asks celebrity therapist and clinical psychologist Dr Tari Mack about Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly's *potential* break up and the pair use the couple as a vehicle to explore: The concept of whether you can 'love someone better' Codependency and enmeshment Why we try to fix people, help them and love them Why boundaries don't work in toxic relationships Why 'twin flames' is often spiritual bypassing and makes an excuse for toxic love And more! Louise & Dr. Tari Mack also look at Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly's childhoods to understand why their unconscious attraction and models of love attracted them to each other, and this type of relationship and what they should do moving forward. Other recommended OPENHOUSE episodes for listening:  #12 - Codependency - what Hailey and Justin Bieber teach us about... couple goals & codependency ft. Dr Tari Mack #13 - I don't judge Justin or Hailey, I've been on both sides of a toxic relationsihp  #67 -  Hard work partner or toxic relationships?  ft. Dr Tari Mack #24 - How to leave your toxic relationship ft. Maddy Anholt ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––⭐ Want 4 - 6 bonus episodes a month for just $3? ⭐ Get access to The House & OPENHOUSE's weekly premium content (click here)> or https://openhouse.supercast.com/ –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumballConnect with OPENHOUSE: @openhouselifeConnect with Dr Tari Mack: @drtarimackSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Louise as she openly and honestly discusses her experience living in Tulum so far (the good, the bad and the funny) as well as how it's been since being back in London. She discusses what she's learning in therapy at the moment, why she's exploring a slower pace of life, as well as how she's trying to create a morning routine as the ultimate 'anti-morning-routine-girl' including her experiences with: Morning sunlight Morning breakfast Cold water therapy Meditation & breathwork Mushrooms  Nature Louise also shares some very exciting OPENHOUSE news coming soon that you DON'T want to miss. Cold water therapy resources: The scientific benefits of cold exposure for mental health: https://discovermonk.com/blogs/blog/mental-health-benefits-of-cold-water-therapy Study showing: cold exposure increasing dopamine by 250% after cold exposure Study showing: cold exposure &  norepinephrine increase by 530%. Lion's Mane mushroom resources: Twenty Two Lions Mane - https://mytwentytwo.co.uk/ 20% discount code: OPENHOUSE Blog - can Lions Mane cure anxiety and depression? Wim Hof Breathing Track: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ug6QHGuKYaL0K9160BJBt?si=JMyK8raGTN-MAXx7uxghngThe Monk Ice Bath: https://discovermonk.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever wondered how to manage emotions like anger, anxiety, jealously and rage before they become so overwhelming that they ruin your hour, day, week or even your relationship?Louise is joined by Angie Lila River, embodiment coach, who helps Louise understand why:  Why we are never actually taught to 'feel' our feelings The concepts of intellectualizing vs. feeling  Why we suppress, distract and avoid from discomfort + the follow on impacts How to navigate intense bouts of sadness, anxiety anger and jealousy The concept of rage release + how to practice it safely Is movement really medicine? + how Louise is learning to feel for the first time ever - and more!-----Connect with Louise on Instagram: @iamlouiserumballConnect with Louise on TikTok: @thetherapygirl___Connect with Angie on TikTok:  @angielilariverConnect with OPENHOUSE on Instagram: @openhouselifeSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com----- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ready to take your sex life or self-pleasure journey to the next level? This episode is for you. Join Louise and Dr. Massimo Fontana, sexologist, sex therapist & clinical psychologist, as they discuss: How breath, breath play and breath restriction can elevate your orgasms The difference between the 'hold' and the 'choke' and the 'strangle'  The 101 guide on how to neck hold safely Cosmic orgasms, what they are and how to get there Erotic massage and what this entails Edging towards orgasm & how vibrators can help you The internal and external orgasm and how to pair them well together The vaginal barbell (yes REALLY) And more!Additional recommended listening: 70 - Sex happens in our bodies, so why do we get so damn stuck in our heads?66 - If casual sex traumatizes the f**k out of you, you are not alone - but why? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connect with Louise on social: @iamlouiserumballConnect with OPENHOUSE: @openhouselifeConnect with Dr Massimo Fontana: @massimo.stochi.fontanaSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louise is joined by neuroscientist, Emily McDonald to discuss the neuroscience behind heartbreak and: The 3 ways to speed up the withdrawal stage of the break up  The one supplement that can be miraculous for a break up  The psychology of romanticising the f**k out of a break up Why your brain drives you back even to unhealthy relationships  The ‘Cold Turkey’ breakup vs. The ‘Slow Taper’  The 3 Point List you HAVE to make straight after a break up  A reflection on mistakes + and why your brain kicks yourself once a relationship is over The science behind whether men or women get over breakups quicker And more!5HTP Recommendation: https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/5-hydroxytryptophan DISCLAIMER: This does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your Doctor before starting any new medications or supplements.Rat Park Study: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3028403/1/Rat-Park-acceptedmanuscript.docx FMRI & Physical Pain Study: Social rejection shares somatosensory representations with physical pain' https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3076808/ ---Connect with Louise on Instagram: @iamlouiserumballConnect with Louise on TikTok: @thetherapygirl___Connect with Emily on TikTok:  @emonthebrainConnect with OPENHOUSE: @openhouselifeSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com--- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louise jumps on a solo HOME TRUTHS episode to discuss 3 recent dating stories from ladies inside The House. She breaks these down and gives her honest opinion on what is going on, as well as sharing insight into: Her 1.5 year situationship (what she learned from this experience) The neuroscience behind flirting + why it feels so damn good  The attention / intention conundrum; and How to break down and analyze someone’s behaviour to avoid dating disappointment And more. Recommended listening on dating:⇢#16 - how to deal with out of bounds relationships / why we keep it quiet⇢#64 - why are you attracted to people’s confusing behaviour?⇢#33 - why you’re attracted to inconsistent men / women (+ how to break these cycles ⇢#44) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connect with Louise on Instagram: @iamlouiserumballConnect with Louise on TikTok: @thetherapygirl___Connect with OPENHOUSE: @openhouselifeSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louise joins Dr. Massimo to discuss why - when pleasure is a body-based experience, why do so many of us get stuck in our heads. The pair discuss:  How much sex is the right amount of sex? The concept of the Orgasm Wall and how everyone's wall is built differently How body image, stress and lifestyle impact libido How climax anxiety and performance anxiety are real The concept of spectatoring - when we are in our head rather than our body How to get out of our head and into our body  And so much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louise joins Dr. Tari Mack to discuss the 4 predictors of relationship breakdown and divorce and how these show up in conflict and communication.The pair also discuss:  the difference between criticism and feedback; why eye-rolling ties into a belief of superiority; why defensiveness covers up deep rooted vulnerability; why stonewalling can be so infuriating; age regression when being triggered and more. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connect with Louise on Instagram: @iamlouiserumballConnect with Louise on TikTok: @thetherapygirl__Connect with OPENHOUSE: @openhouselifeConnect with Dr Tari Mack on Instagram: @drtarimackSign up to join the OPENHOUSE mailing list to receive first access to all workshops, courses and live events: www.thisisopenhouse.com–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ⠀Music SourcesVibe With Me by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-7YDBIGCXsY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices