Join Heidi in exploring how our bodies hold onto past experiences through the freeze response. Through intimate storytelling and evidence-based insights, discover how this survival mechanism can become a persistent pattern in our lives and, more importantly, how we can begin to thaw.
Drawing from her own journey of healing trapped trauma—from childhood adaptations to isolation in the Ozark Mountains—Heidi guides you through understanding how somatic healing can transform our relationship with this primitive survival response. Learn how the freeze response shapes our daily lives, from procrastination to relationship patterns, and discover practical tools for processing trauma through body-based techniques.
This episode explores:
- The biology behind the freeze response
- How childhood experiences shape our nervous system patterns
- The subtle signs of "functional freeze" in daily life
- Evidence-based techniques for somatic trauma release
- Simple practices for nervous system regulation
- The path to authentic body peace through understanding
Featured practices include:
- Grounding exercises for immediate relief
- Box breathing for nervous system regulation
- Movement practices for releasing tension
- Vocalization techniques for vagus nerve stimulation
- Long-term strategies for nervous system healing
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