In this episode, my former high school pal Tristi Weston and I... discuss Tristi's journey as the mother of a chronically ill child and starting a massive social media community and organization called Humanizing the Badge discuss how cancel culture and social media call-outs = someone showing up in your comments or DMs, taking a shit, and leaving you to clean up the mess share how social media is full of people living in a perpetual state of offense and how nervous system dysregulation shows up online discuss the harmful effects of harassment and dehumanization on social media talk about Tristi's work to facilitate real-life conversations in communities and why that work is so much more important than social media "activism" share the importance of having real-life, trusted communities for learning, growing, responsibility, and accountability consider both the intention and impact. of what we post on social media and how we engage (or don't engage) discuss the cost our nervous systems pay when we engage in and/or are targeted by internet call-outs, smear campaigns, and debates share why we keep doing what we do online even though social media is a cess pool give our best insights for navigating social media while trying to be a good human discuss nervous system literacy and why we need to listen to our bodies when we're engaging on social media Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

In this insightful, breakthrough episode, Sorina and I... share Sorina's story of growing up in Romanian culture with a prevalent scarcity mindset, how that affected her family, and how she recognized and began healing financial trauma share why it's vital to question our beliefs about money share how our relationship with money often resembles our relationships with people discuss trauma-informed business for entrepreneurs share why typical business "goals" (like "how to have a $10K month" or "how to get 100k followers") are not only unrealistic and not sustainable, they assume there is something wrong with us or our business when we don't meet those goals talk about the adaptations of the nervous system related to money and financial trauma share how to work with the body to identify and release financial trauma emphasize that  beliefs about money, being in your purpose, and feeling safe to receive money are actually more important than sales and marketing talk about procrastination and perfectionism in entrepreneurs share why we need to stop focusing on sales and growth and start excavating money trauma share why it's not enough to want money; we have to actually become familiar with it and with receiving it or we will push it away Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

In this episode with Poplar Rose, we... discuss various plant medicines both physically and energetically protective and how to use these plant allies in setting boundaries discuss boundary-setting as a spiritual practice and how plants, nature, and ancestors can guide and support us discuss how our ancestors established intuitive and sacred relationships with plants that is the foundation of all plant medicine past, present, and future talk about the sacredness and practicality of our relationships with plants share how our lineages come with unhealthy patterns and traumas, but also with strength, resilience, and health share why we need to gain insights about our ancestry, whether through family stories, intuition, or imagination discuss the ritual of boundary-setting and the importance of self-responsibility in ritual talk about the freedom found in letting go of others' expectations and how the moon, plants, and water can assist in the letting go discuss non-attachment and emotional neutrality in general and about boundaries discuss neuroception and humans' sensitivity to attempted control Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

In this episode, Poplar Rose and I... discuss boundaries as self-awareness and prioritizing time, energy, and resources in a way that is grounded in integrity share that part of the boundary-setting process is making peace with the fact that our boundaries will disappoint others talk about people-pleasing, fawning, and over-explaining discuss choosing discomfort as a reality of boundary-setting hold space for the many feelings, including loss and grief, that naturally arise as we set, stick to, and respect boundaries talk about boundaries with bosses, co-workers, in-laws, and other relationships discuss the importance of emotional neutrality validate anger as a sacred feeling answer the boundaries questions that came from Instagram Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

In this episode, Diana Tayan and I... share what birth trauma and how common it is (1 in 3 births) discuss obstetric violence as a large contributor to birth trauma speculate on postpartum depression as a symptom of birth trauma discuss the lack of education about birth trauma discuss the many ways in which women respond to birth trauma and the emotional, physical, and mental consequences birth trauma can have share the importance of somatic healing of birth trauma discuss secondary trauma experienced by dads, non-male partners, midwives, and doulas who attend births  share resources for processing and healing birth trauma Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

Clementine Morrigan, a writer and co-host of "Fucking Cancelled," dives deep into trauma-informed polyamory. She highlights how traditional resources often neglect mental health, stressing the need for a focus on the nervous system's response in relationships. Discussion touches on attachment theory, explaining how past traumas can influence dynamics. Clementine shares her unique approach that integrates nervous system literacy with polyamory, and the transformative healing that can occur through this lifestyle. Her top advice? Start with trauma-informed practices for lasting growth!

Dance and movement therapist Erica Hornthal and I... discuss dance and movement therapy as a powerful trauma healing tool dispel any doubts or myths that you need dance classes or training to practice and benefit from dance and movement therapy share how anyone can benefit from dance/movement therapy, even folx with disabilities discuss why dance isn't only something to consume and watch for entertainment share how Erica meets her clients wherever they are to reconnect with their bodies explain how exercise differs from conscious, intentional movement that embodies emotions discuss why. movement in the body is essential to getting "unstuck" validate folks who feel awkward in or disconnected from their bodies and give small ways to overcome that awkwardness and disconnection share how you can tune into your body, check how your movement (or lack of) impacts your mental health, and how to use your agency to shift yourself Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle Get 15% of Erica's resources with the code HOLISTIC

In this episode, Evelyn Hale and I... discuss both of our name changes as tangible steps in our healing journeys discuss the importance of ceremony to honor life changes and decisions share how ceremony is the divine masculine and divine feminine coming together in sacred space clarify that divine masculine/divine feminine has nothing to do with gender roles distinguish between divine masculine/feminine and toxic masculine/feminine share divine masculine and divine feminine characteristics and ways to invite more of each essence into your life share excellent resources for continued study of this topic Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

In this episode, the Queen of Sleep, Rebecca Moulton and I… disagree with the blanket sleep hygiene recommendations, sleep apps, and sleep-monitoring devices discuss the epidemic of women doing it all as caregivers and why we need to let ourselves off the hook discuss Yoga Nidra as a helpful tool for cultivating rest discuss the nervous system and why down regulating it is necessary for good sleep reveal how breath work biologically signals messages of calm and safety to the nervous system expose the awful consequences we all suffer with our sleep and rest as a result of capitalism and patriarchy expose the toxic attitudes about sleep and why re-writing our sleep story is so important share the concept of healing from the body to the brain rather than from the brain to the body (bottom up, not top down) give practical tips for stopping the middle of the night monkey mind share a fantastically relaxing guided meditation/body scan to get you in parasympathetic mode talk about why rest (not sleep) is a radical, revolutionary, and rebellious act of self-care and why we must create a life that honors rest Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

In this episode with shamanic practitioner Deva Powell, we... dispel some of the myths and romanticism about shamanism discuss the very real concerns about the appropriation and colonization of indigenous traditions discuss the importance of working with a shamanic practitioner and how to be discerning of who you're working with define trauma from a shamanic perspective talk about why we need to cultivate and maintain a relationship with our ancestors share some beautiful teachings from indigenous shamanic traditions with regard to the soul and trauma discuss how ancestor work can release patterns of behavior, illness, addiction, and other trauma loops share small ways that we can honor our ancestors, guides, and the Earth everyday share how shamanic practices help us live more empowered and adventurous lives Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle