Relationship to the Body Season 03, Episode 30 Our bodies are always speaking to us, but often we’re not able to understand or listen to what they’re trying to communicate. In this episode, hosts Jennifer and Elisabeth unpack the complexities of our relationship to the body, including how our perceptions, emotions and beliefs about our bodies significantly impact our overall well-being. They dive deep into the impact the interoceptive system has on the nervous system, emotions and behaviors, especially in relation to disordered eating and body dysmorphia. Jennifer and Elisabeth explore how past traumas shape our body image and inhibit our ability to express emotions safely through the body, sharing their own journeys from the cycle of maladaptive behaviors to loving acceptance. Tune in to hear their insights into having a healthier, more compassionate relationship with your body! Topics discussed in this episode: Exploring the relationship to the body How we develop our body image Interoceptive awareness and our ability to connect to the body The connection between trauma and the relationship to the body Understanding body dysmorphia and dissociation Sensory mismatch in relation to body dysmorphia The emotional aspect of the relationship to the body Building a healthier relationship to the body Contact us about private Rewire Neuro-Somatic Coaching: https://brainbased-wellness.com/rewire-private-neuro-somatic-coaching/ Learn more about the Neuro-Somatic Intelligence Coaching program and sign up for the spring cohort now! https://www.neurosomaticintelligence.com/?utm_medium=aff-traumarewired&utm_content&utm_source Get started training your nervous system with our FREE 2-week offer on the Brain Based Membership site: https://www.rewiretrial.com Connect with us on social media: @trauma.rewired Join the Trauma Rewired Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/761101225132846 FREE 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens when you use my exclusive offer: https://www.drinkag1.com/rewired This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com Trauma Rewired podcast is intended to educate and inform but does not constitute medical, psychological or other professional advice or services. Always consult a qualified medical professional about your specific circumstances before making any decisions based on what you hear. We share our experiences, explore trauma, physical reactions, mental health and disease. If you become distressed by our content, please stop listening and seek professional support when needed. Do not continue to listen if the conversations are having a negative impact on your health and well-being. If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, or in mental health crisis and you are in the United States you can 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If someone’s life is in danger, immediately call 911. We do our best to stay current in research, but older episodes are always available. We don’t warrant or guarantee that this podcast contains complete, accurate or up-to-date information. It’s very important to talk to a medical professional about your individual needs, as we aren’t responsible for any actions you take based on the information you hear in this podcast. We invite guests onto the podcast. Please note that we don’t verify the accuracy of their statements. Our organization does not endorse third-party content and the views of our guests do not necessarily represent the views of our organization. We talk about general neuro-science and nervous system health, but you are unique. These are conversations for a wide audience. They are general recommendations and you are always advised to seek personal care for your unique outputs, trauma and needs. We are not doctors or licensed medical professionals. We are certified neuro-somatic practitioners and nervous syste
As we take a deep dive this season into relationships.
Complex trauma complex trauma as an attachment wound, it seems absolutely necessary to visit the topic of relationship to our body, relationship to ourself.
And this is a topic that you and I love to explore.
And it's really how we got started on this path of healing was our disordered relationship with food and with our bodies.
And so I'm happy to jump into this conversation today and hopefully take it to a pretty deep level for folks to look at.
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My name is Elizabeth Christof.
I'm the founder of Brain Based Wellness, an online platform that teaches you to train your nervous system for resilience and behavior change.
And I'm your co host, Jennifer Wallace, a neurosomatic psychedelic preparation and integration guide bridging the powerful modalities of neurosematic intelligence and plant healing medicine spaces.
And I don't think there's any way we could avoid this being a big conversation.
I think that this is the most sacred relationship that we can enter into.
And having a relationship to the body is a cornerstone element to embodiment, to presence.
And based on everything that we talk about, having an adverse relationship to the body is actually quite dangerous.
It impacts the way we speak to ourselves, limiting beliefs, food patterns like you said, it was those unhealed food patterns that really brought me into this deeper work because it gave me so much compassion and like a weight was lifted from me when I learned that binge eating was a protective survival output.
And it just, when I heard those words, it just like this giant puzzle of my life all came together and I could see how I survived through food, but also in that relationship, either to food, in the binge eating way of either that thread or through the diet culture thread.
Both were very, very dangerous and both kept me more disconnected from my body, and it really kept me in an abusive relationship in the way that I spoke to and believed about my body.
So healing it and being in a different place now is a really new experience.