Holistic Trauma Healing with Lindsey Lockett

In this conversation with mystical force Kirby Criddle, we... discuss the difference between intellectual understanding and embodied understanding talk about the concepts of opening and closing as it relates to trauma, healing, the nervous system, and embodiment discuss the effect of energy and its existence prior to how it manifests, first in the nervous system, and then in physical form share Kirby's word for 2022 — confluence — and what it means to her discuss the traumatized nervous system's tendency to reject entire concepts and make them "wrong" out of a deep fear of not being able to do it "right" share the idea of sitting with the discomfort that's present, being curious about what's there, and allowing the discomfort to dissolve and create softeness and openness talk about why it's so difficult to discern intuition from fear, particularly if we're disembodied discuss our culture's skewed perception of self-trust discuss the concept of the nervous system being in charge of physiological processes and also being like a radio receiver that picks up the frequencies of our egos or pain bodies and Higher Selves or souls elaborate on openness as being access to a full range of human experiences, sensations, and emotions — not just happiness share some of the modalities, like Body Talk, that Kirby uses with her clients bring the heart and heart energy into the discussion about the nervous system and coherence talk about being closed and why it's not "bad" Follow Kirby on Instagram  VESSEL: the care & protection of your feminine range in a world built for men OPEN: a monthly reset for creatives, empaths, and other highly sensitive people SOVEREIGN BEINGS: a 6-week exploration of emotions, trauma, and the things that hold us back

In this episode, astrologer and avant-garde thinker Anya Kaats and I... share Anya's journey from her Jewish upbringing to her gender and sexuality studies, marriage, divorce, food blogging, chronic illness, agnosticism, and astrology talk about the comfort of ritual and connection to something higher, the nature of belief, and the comfort found in belief discuss the rise of spiritual influencers, spiritual bypassing of trauma, influencers promising life-changing psychic readings and secret "codes, and Instagram shamans circa 2017 discuss the nuances of responsible spirituality and how fragile spiritual spaces and practices can be without radical responsibility share some of Anya's experiences in spiritual spaces with questionable boundaries and ethics talk about some general red flags to watch out for so listeners can better discern and find a spirituality that honors reconnection to Self, Others, and the Planet discuss the ancestral connection to the natural world in pre-historic, hunter-gatherer spirituality vs. capitalism and scientism share various opinions on abundance as a potential for hoarding wealth and resources Anya's website #110: Responsibly Navigating Metaphysical & Extrasensory Realms Using the Akashic Records with Jenny Kellogg Anya's podcasts: A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World and Whore Rapport Anya's Substack Power in the Helping Professions by Adoph Guggenbuhl-Craig Inner Gold: Understanding Psychological Projection by Robert A. Johnson Spell of the Sensuous: Perception & Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram

In this episode, I'm chatting with my former client Brynn. Brynn explores the insights, breakthroughs, and challenges she experienced while working with me for 12 weeks. Brynn learned to be more in tune with her body, to feel and express anger and grief, to find compassion for Self and those who harmed her underneath all that anger and grief, and to lean into triggers and difficult emotions without resistance and fear. She shares so openly and sweetly about how trauma coaching, nervous system healing, and awareness work helped her surrender more and more, and she no longer feels like life is happening to her; it's happening FOR her. I am currently accepting applications for Summer 2022 coaching clients. Learn more about working with me and apply here. Follow Brynn on Instagram.

In this special Client Journey episode, I'm interviewing my coaching client Chris Willburn. In this interview, Chris shares some of the insights, breakthroughs, and transformations he experienced while working with me. He was able to embody more of his Authentic Self with greater self-trust and self-awareness and release some of the harmful habits he'd picked up when in survival mode (like controlling and micromanaging his body). Chris also shares how working with me helped him realize that trauma has had more of an impact on his life and health than he realized. During our first 12 weeks of working as client and coach, Chris realized he had a lot of brain inflammation that was contributing to some really uncomfortable physical symptoms. Throughout this process, Chris developed more trust in himself, felt a lot of feelings he'd been avoiding for decades, released that stored trauma energy from his body, and began to feel physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually better. I'm currently taking applications for Summer 2022 coaching clients.  Learn more about my Holistic Trauma Healing Coaching Program and apply here. Work with Chris Follow Chris on Instagram I’m Working On It Podcast

In the second half of my conversation with Holly Toronto, we... discuss the palpable dissonance in the body when we know what feels right for us and also know the potential social consequences we will face if we choose what's right for us discuss the therapy world and enmeshment with binary belief and ideologies talk about embodying our authenticity after growing up in environments that punished our authenticity share about the necessity of a well-resourced nervous system when reclaiming authenticity talk about knowing when full authentic expression is unnecessary without self-censoring and the role of discernment in checking ourselves talk about developing relationships where we can be fully seen and held in our messiness as we learn to embody authenticity discuss the use of labels and identity markers and whether they're helping us or hindering us talk about showing up more authentically in romantic relationships share about cultivating relationships where authenticity is ever-evolving and accepted as a gift rather than rejected as a threat discuss the creation of monoliths, the othering of people, and the egoic need to be "right" — and how nothing in nature thrives in same-ness elaborate on the difference between fitting in and belonging talk about the expansiveness of letting go of an us vs. them mentality Holly’s website Follow Holly on Instagram Return to Wholeness Podcast Feminine Freedom How to Disagree & Still Find Belonging with Kat Lee & Holly Toronto on the Empowered Curiosity Podcast Apply for 1:1 coaching with Lindsey Get your ticket to Nervous System 101 

In this episode with returning guest Holly Toronto, we... share Holly's experiences with "us vs. them" thinking in the space of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood and why she's choosing to keep some things to herself. talk about the collective's inability to hold grief and other human experiences and discuss fear as the root of this inability share the wide range of thought, belief, and experiences on one of the most controversial subjects — birth — and how fear and othering is showing up in other spaces as well, including race, COVID, vaccines, parenting, and more talk about the epidemic of self-censorship that us vs. them thinking has created discuss the nuances of why people choose what they choose share about the necessity of having a village and how us vs. them thinking destroys our sense of genuine community share our concern about the next generation engaging in "accountability" culture and cancel culture because our generation hasn't modeled tolerance, inclusivity, and acceptance to them and how it's not just happening on social media discuss our shared experiences in fundamentalist Christianity and how us vs. them thinking was engrained into us from a young age Holly’s website Follow Holly on Instagram Return to Wholeness Podcast Feminine Freedom Apply for 1:1 coaching with Lindsey Get your ticket to Nervous System 101

In this episode, mental health mentor Darcey Segers and I... discuss the connection between "mental illness" diagnoses and childhood and family trauma share Darcey's diagnosis of Bipolar I and the symptoms she had that led to that diagnosis share about regulating the nervous system, processing trauma, and the importance of taking breaks in the healing journey discuss the importance of researching medications and considering long-term impact of medications like Seroquel, Zoloft, Lexapro, benzos, Naltraxone, and more share some practical ways to advocate for yourself without fear and deal with dismissive doctors share what to look for in a psychiatrist explain why symptoms aren't meant to be gotten rid of or suppressed and what happens when we start listening share how Darcey and I have helped our kids to feel into their bodies, be with uncomfortable sensations, and how to move emotions share our perspectives on expansion, symptom "relapses", and the nervous system share why the inclusion of spirituality is important in healing holistically Follow Darcey on Instagram Follow Darcey's Liminal Mental Health consulting account for mental health and psych med taper mentorships Amino Acid Sleep-Supporting "Cocktail": Glycine + Taurine + L-Ornithine + L-Theanine + Melatonin

In this episode, sexual trauma survivor and healer Michelle Roberton and I... talk about dissociation as a protective mechanism for surviving abuse discuss how Michelle's process of embodiment resurrected buried memories and flashbacks of her sexual trauma and how she worked through that discuss how talk therapy re-traumatized Michelle and how felt sense and somatic work helped her heal and reclaim her sovereignty share several ways that our sex is traumatized beyond physical sexual abuse, including menopause, childbirth, and religion explore the reclamation of creativity, expression, play, fun, pleasure, and more when we heal our sex share the ways nonphysical sexual trauma shows up in men discuss the overall detrimental effects of porn on our sex explore how sex begins outside the bedroom and what that looks like discuss the role of acceptance and forgiveness in healing sexual trauma share how Michelle deals with triggers and her daily practice of talking to herself share how Michelle playfully and creatively changed her language to create a reality in which she was whole and not broken talk about patterns of self-sabotage and noticing the feelings in our bodies while offering nurturing and nourishment to our whole selves Work with Michelle Belief Beyond the Binary self-paced course No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.

In this episode, holistic psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora and I... discuss Dr. Vora's holistic approach to psychiatry discuss anxiety as a symptom, not a diagnosis discuss the necessity of switching echo chambers, especially if the echo chamber you find yourself in is disempowering and keeping you stuck believing that anxiety is a mental illness diagnosis talk about transforming our understanding of anxiety discuss the difference between "false anxiety" and "true anxiety" ask "what is my anxiety trying to tell me?" instead of "how do I get rid of anxiety?" share practical ways to discharge anxiety energy from the body and talk about crying as a free, but underrated way to regulate and discharge anxious energy talk about the relationship between psychedelics and anxiety and the scientific hesitation to have the conversation discuss people who are naturals at life and highly sensitive people who feel like life doesn't come naturally FREE: Hack Your Nervous System with Cold Plunges Dr. Ellen's book: The Anatomy of Anxiety — Understanding & Overcoming the Body's Fear Response Follow Dr. Ellen on Instagram Get Dr. Ellen's Free Guide: 4 Keys to Health

In this very interesting episode, I chat with Deniz and Celia about... what it means to read the Akashic Records of a property, home, or business how negative energies become stuck or trapped in homes and businesses and how that energy directly affects the residents, owners, tenants, customers, and children the process of opening the Akashic Records of a property and the process of property realignment share the types of entities, spirits, thought forms, portals, and more than may be discovered in a property's Akashic Records discuss how souls become "earthbound" discuss how negative, uncleared energies may affect the sale of a property and how clearing a home's energy can help it sell more quickly Book a reading + property realignment — use code LINDSEY10 for 10% off FREE: Hack Your Nervous System with Cold Plunges