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No person exemplifies the healing power of music more than today’s guest, Toni Jones. A former life coach, Toni wanted to create a tool for clients to improve well-being, leading to the birth of affirmation music.

True growth often comes after a period of breaking down, and this was true for Toni during her healing journey through music. In this episode, she shares the profound transformation she underwent after periods of vulnerability and self-discovery. She delves into the cycles of death and rebirth in the healing process, highlighting the need for emotional practices that support emotional processing, personal growth, and renewal.

Toni discusses “The Living Room Experience,” her project that fosters community healing and brings a sense of belonging to people through shared experiences. The concept of community healing also comes into play during our conversation on sisterhood and feminine energy, both playing a crucial role in improving relationships and building a support system.

Tune in to learn more about the impact of music on nervous system health and self-expression!

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• Mental health and the growth process

• How positive self-talk improves relationships

• The process of breaking down and rebuilding

• The importance of emotional practices in healing

• The healing power of music and the nervous system

• Community healing and “The Living Room Experience”

• Aligned sisterhood

• The future of affirmation music

 

Connect with Toni Jones:
https://www.iamtonijones.com

https://www.instagram.com/iamtonijones

 

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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:

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Dissociation is one way that our brain keeps us safe from things that may cause us stress or harm. Whether it’s a simple moment of daydreaming or constant state of dissociation in an abusive relationship, being cognitively and physically disconnected is not conducive to healing.

 

During this episode of Trauma Rewired, Jennifer and Elisabeth discuss the spectrum of dissociation and how it can affect the interoceptive system, or how we process and send information to the brain. They go over the symptoms of dissociation, sharing their personal experiences of dissociation related to childhood trauma.

 

Our survival brain sees healing as a threat, but there are ways to rehab the deficits in the nervous system to give more clear information to the brain, helping us to think and see more clearly. For example, training our interoceptive system can fight our hypersensitivity to threats and bring us out of disassociation.

 

To learn what tools can help you retrain your nervous system and the learned conditioned responses that are no longer serving you, tune in to this episode!

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• Misconceptions about dissociation

• The definition of dissociation and its symptoms

• Dissociation as a protective mechanism

• How the interoceptive system works

• Dissociation and the freeze response

• How dissociation affects the body and how we feel pain

• The link to avoidance behavior

• Tools to bring yourself back from a state of dissociation

• Body dysmorphia and deficits in the visual system

• Living in the body to find a safe place to feel and heal

• Dissociation as an effect of peak somatic experiences

 

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

 

Contact us about private Rewire Neuro-Somatic Coaching:

https://brainbased-wellness.com/rewire-private-neuro-somatic-coaching/

 

Connect with us on social media:

@trauma.rewired

 

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Do you intellectualize all the concepts and theories heard on this podcast or the ones you read on The Holistic Psychologist’s social media, but can’t seem to get past the awareness stage of healing and put what you know into practice?

In this episode with Dr. Nicole LePera, aka “The Holistic Psychologist,” we discuss the power of embodiment and its role in healing trauma and rewiring the brain to support a healthy nervous system. We do a deep dive into the profound impact our childhood has on future relationships, getting into the root cause of our maladaptive cycles of behavior and how to overcome internal, subconscious resistance.

After listening to this insightful conversation, you’ll have a better understanding of the neurobiology of trauma bonds, how trauma affects our experience of emotion, and the challenges you may face on your healing journey.

Tune in to learn how to cultivate safety within yourself and improve your relationships!

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• Embodiment’s role in healing

• Chronic shame and dysregulation

• How our childhood impacts adult relationships

• Trauma bonds and how they manifest as relational patterns

• The theory of constructed emotion

• Grief and anger in the healing process

• Harmful labeling in the mental health industry

Order Dr. Nicole LePera’s new book, How To Be The Love You Seek! https://howtobetheloveyouseek.com/

 

Sign up for the free Holiday Self-Care NSI Workshop on December 15th:

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Connect with Dr. Nicole LePera:

https://theholisticpsychologist.com/free-resources/

https://www.instagram.com/the.holistic.psychologist/

https://twitter.com/Theholisticpsyc

https://www.tiktok.com/@theholisticpsychologist

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtEWTaMjqOH8J1Gy06Ey0Yg

 

Learn more about the SelfHealers Circle:

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Contact us about private Rewire Neuro-Somatic Coaching:

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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:

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What role does our ancestral history play in our attachment styles, and mental health as a whole? Joining us on the show to help answer this question is Dr. Jennifer Mullen, a psychologist, educator, and author of “Decolonizing Therapy!”

Traditional therapy focuses on the individual, but decolonizing therapy puts forth the concept that understanding one's historical trauma and the current socio-political context can lead to deeper healing. And without a safe place to explore these traumas, affected populations don’t have the same opportunity to heal themselves and their relationships.

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Mullen dives into the impact colonization and our ancestral wounds have on our attachment, sense of belonging, and emotional expression. She covers topics like migration trauma, separation from your ancestral lands (referred to as the original attachment wound), and how our current culture perpetuates deep-seated intergenerational traumas that have a profound effect on the body and nervous system.

Curious to learn more? Tune into our full conversation on decolonizing therapy now!

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• The trauma of separation from family and land

• How societal and cultural beliefs shape our attachment

• What drove her work in decolonizing therapy

• Sacred rage and how to safely process it

• The importance of emotional expression

• Migration trauma and attachment wounding

• Colonization and its emotional components

 

Connect with Dr. Jennifer Mullen:

https://www.instagram.com/decolonizingtherapy/
https://linktr.ee/decolonizingtherapy

 

Books mentioned in this episode:

Native American Postcolonial Psychology by Eduardo Duran and Bonnie Duran

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing by Joy a Degruy

Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by Na'im Akbar

The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave by Willie Lynch

Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible by Ruth King

 

Get started training your nervous system with our FREE 2-week offer:

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Learn more about the Neuro-Somatic Intelligence Coaching program here: https://www.neurosomaticintelligence.com/?utm_medium=aff-traumarewired&utm_content&utm_source

 

Connect with us on social media:

@trauma.rewired

 

Join the Trauma Rewired Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/761101225132846

Head to https://brainbased-wellness.com/rewire-private-neuro-somatic-coaching/ for a consultation to identify trauma responses in your own life and learn how to train your nervous system to move out of behaviors that aren’t serving you!

 

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Our society rewards those who work hard, appear to never make mistakes, and seem to have everything under control. We’ve collectively decided on what perfect looks like and attributed perfectionism with the ideal person.

What if we told you that perfectionism is actually a protective measure used to prevent oneself from feelings of rejection, abandonment, and worthlessness? These words don’t quite scream “perfect” do they?

 

Trauma Rewired hosts Jennifer and Elisabeth have touched upon this trauma response before, but today’s episode is a deep dive into how it can develop and lead to harmful avoidance behaviors. They deconstruct perfectionism, including defining the three types of perfectionism and how it interplays with CPTSD elements like the inner critic.

 

You’ll learn the many health consequences that the chronic stress of perfectionism can cause, and how to distinguish excellence from perfectionism. Jennifer and Elisabeth also share their experience with perfectionism, and how it can push us into burnout or freeze states.

 

Perfectionism is not an attainable goal, which makes it debilitating and a hindrance to healing trauma. To take the first step towards moving out of perfectionism, tune in!

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• Defining the 3 types of perfectionism

• Perfectionism as a trauma response

• Jennifer’s example of setting yourself up for failure

• The effects of perfectionism on our health

• Maladaptive coping mechanisms for perfectionism

• How to recognize perfectionist behaviors and thinking

• Jennifer on taking action against her perfectionism

• Trauma healing, neurosomatic intelligence, and integration

• Limiting beliefs push the loop of perfectionism

• Elisabeth on the importance on self-regulation tools in her life

• How perfectionism negatively affects organizations and employees

• Steps Elisabeth has taken to heal her perfectionism and workaholism

 

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Our society rewards those who work hard, appear to never make mistakes, and seem to have everything under control. We’ve collectively decided on what perfect looks like and attributed perfectionism with the ideal person.

What if we told you that perfectionism is actually a protective measure used to prevent oneself from feelings of rejection, abandonment, and worthlessness? These words don’t quite scream “perfect” do they?

 

Trauma Rewired hosts Jennifer and Elisabeth have touched upon this trauma response before, but today’s episode is a deep dive into how it can develop and lead to harmful avoidance behaviors. They deconstruct perfectionism, including defining the three types of perfectionism and how it interplays with CPTSD elements like the inner critic.

 

You’ll learn the many health consequences that the chronic stress of perfectionism can cause, and how to distinguish excellence from perfectionism. Jennifer and Elisabeth also share their experience with perfectionism, and how it can push us into burnout or freeze states.

 

Perfectionism is not an attainable goal, which makes it debilitating and a hindrance to healing trauma. To take the first step towards moving out of perfectionism, tune in!

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• Defining the 3 types of perfectionism

• Perfectionism as a trauma response

• Jennifer’s example of setting yourself up for failure

• The effects of perfectionism on our health

• Maladaptive coping mechanisms for perfectionism

• How to recognize perfectionist behaviors and thinking

• Jennifer on taking action against her perfectionism

• Trauma healing, neurosomatic intelligence, and integration

• Limiting beliefs push the loop of perfectionism

• Elisabeth on the importance on self-regulation tools in her life

• How perfectionism negatively affects organizations and employees

• Steps Elisabeth has taken to heal her perfectionism and workaholism

 

Learn more about Elisabeth Kristof and her company, Brain-Based Wellness, here: 

 https://www.rewiretrial.com

 

Join the Trauma Rewired Facebook Group!

 

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Disassociation is one way that our brain keeps us safe from things that may cause us stress or harm. Whether it’s a simple moment of daydreaming or constant state of dissociation in an abusive relationship, being cognitively and physically disconnected is not conducive to healing. 

During this episode of Trauma Rewired, Jennifer and Elisabeth discuss the spectrum of dissociation and how it can affect the interoceptive system, or how we process and send information to the brain. They go over the symptoms of dissociation, sharing their personal experiences of dissociation related to childhood trauma. 

Our survival brain sees healing as a threat, but there are ways to rehab the deficits in the nervous system to give more clear information to the brain, helping us to think and see more clearly. For example, training our interoceptive system can fight our hypersensitivity to threats and bring us out of disassociation. 

To learn what tools can help you retrain your nervous system and the learned conditioned responses that are no longer serving you, tune in to this episode! 

Topics discussed in this episode: 

● Misconceptions about dissociation 

● The definition of dissociation and its symptoms 

● Dissociation as a protective mechanism 

● How the interoceptive system works 

● Dissociation and the freeze response 

● How dissociation affects the body and how we feel pain 

● The link to avoidance behavior 

● Tools to bring yourself back from a state of dissociation 

● Body dysmorphia and deficits in the visual system 

● Living in the body to find a safe place to feel and heal 

● Dissociation as an effect of peak somatic experiences 

Claim your two FREE weeks:

https://rewiretrial.com 

 

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Why can it be so hard to feel and express emotions? What happens physiologically in the brain and nervous system when anger is stuffed down? Is emotional expression necessary for our physical health? Have these topics been studied, or can we only go off our own experiences?

 

Hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristoff, and Matt Bush of Next Level Neuro are answering all these questions and more. They break down the ways people with childhood trauma develop repressive behaviors, why emotional expression is crucial for our overall health, and the consequences of emotional repression in the nervous system.

 

Since repression is a subconscious defense mechanism, it affects our behavior and belief patterns, and changes our perception without us even realizing it. This makes it incredibly hard to change, but after listening to this episode, you’ll better understand how emotional repression impacts the different systems in the body and the power of nervous system regulation.

 

Tune in to learn how this knowledge can help you or your practice as a healer!

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• Why emotional expression is important for our health

• How childhood trauma affects our capacity to feel and express emotion

• Emotional repression and abandonment

• Responses of suppression vs. repression

• Consequences to the nervous system

• Damage to the interoceptive system

• Finding a safe space to work through emotions

• Anger as a communication tool and expression

• Effects on the immune system

• The use of plant medicine and epigenetics

 

Join us for two FREE live weeks on Brain Based Wellness at https://www.rewiretrial.com

Learn the tools to regulate, train, and understand your Nervous System. 

 

Learn more about Neuro-Somatic Intelligence 

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Connect with Matt Bush

https://nextlevelneuro.com and don't forget to mention Trauma Rewired! 

 

 

It is our brain’s job to protect us against danger. Whether that is a real or perceived threat, the
brain will activate and will result in an action, or inaction. This isn’t the most effective way to be
protected for people who have experienced trauma, because that trauma is stored so deep in
our subconscious, that the threat response can activate in the absence of a real threat but in thepresence of a trigger.

There is no way to avoid having your trauma retriggered and your nervous system regulated at
all times. These are lived experiences that have sown their way into our nervous systems, but
we can implement tools to regulate in the face of a response that may be harmful to others or
yourself.

Specifically the fight trauma response. This can be one of the most damaging to our
relationships and our bodies. Creating chaos in moments of intimacy with others, or chaos
within our bodies, can lead to living an unfulfilling life. There is a way out of this, and that is whawe want to talk about on today’s episode.

Jennifer and Elisabeth sit down to speak about fight response and how it manifested in their
lives. As well as tools you can use to help yourself move the anger through your body. They
worked with their nervous system and learned how to identify when they were in fight mode andhow to regulate it in that moment. They now want to share this knowledge with you.
Tune in to hear their stories and how you can start your journey to a regulated nervous system.

Topics discussed in this episode:

● What happens in your body when in fight response
● How fight response is automatic without cognitive awareness
● Benefits of creating a new relationship with fight response
● Four ways people respond to anger
● How feelings of unsafety in yourself can make others feel unsafe
● How trauma responses can be misidentified as a personality trait
● Reparenting yourself during a trauma response
● How to move anger through the body
● What happens to your body when you express emotion
● The truth about how dysregulation does not stop

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Trauma Rewired is a podcast rooted in science, and season 2 of the show has covered topics like complex post-traumatic stress disorder, the four Fs, and emotional repression through the lens of neurosomatic intelligence.

Through their research for each episode and recording tough conversations, hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof have discovered a lot about themselves and gained a deeper understanding of important concepts like disassociation.

In this episode, they recap the season and highlight the benefits of nervous system health. Jennifer and Elisabeth embodied everything discussed this season, utilizing neurosomatic practices and finding safety to feel their own emotions brought to the surface each episode.

Tune in to hear their insights and find out what new concepts they’ll be exploring next season!

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• The relationship between trauma and the nervous system

• Our focus on C-PTSD and trauma responses

• New discoveries made through this podcast

• How we were affected researching each episode

• What to expect in season 3 of Trauma Rewired

• Stay connected with us through Brain-Based Wellness

 

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Get more information on the Neuro Somatic Intelligence Coaching course here: https://www.neurosomaticintelligence.com?aff=traumarewired

 

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Join the Trauma Rewired Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/761101225132846

Head to https://calendly.com/traumarewired/consultation for a consultation to identify trauma responses in your own life and learn how to train your nervous system to move out of behaviors that aren’t serving you!

 

Work with Jennifer:

www.rewiretrial.com

 

https://linktr.ee/traumarewired

 

https://www.instagram.com/trauma.rewired/

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Why can it be so hard to feel and express emotions? What happens physiologically in the brain and nervous system when anger is stuffed down? Is emotional expression necessary for our physical health? Have these topics been studied, or can we only go off our own experiences?

 

Hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof, and Matt Bush of Next Level Neuro are answering all these questions and more. They break down the ways people with childhood trauma develop repressive behaviors, why emotional expression is crucial for our overall health, and the consequences of emotional repression in the nervous system.

 

Since repression is a subconscious defense mechanism, it affects our behavior and belief patterns, and changes our perception without us even realizing it. This makes it incredibly hard to change, but after listening to this episode, you’ll better understand how emotional repression impacts the different systems in the body and the power of nervous system regulation.

 

Tune in to learn how this knowledge can help you or your practice as a healer!

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

 

• Why emotional expression is important for our health

• How childhood trauma affects our capacity to feel and express emotion

• Emotional repression and abandonment

• Responses of suppression vs. repression

• Consequences to the nervous system

• Damage to the interoceptive system

• Finding a safe space to work through emotions

• Anger as a communication tool and expression

• Effects on the immune system

• The use of plant medicine and epigenetics

 

Get more information on the Neuro Somatic Intelligence Certification: https://www.neurosomaticintelligence.com?aff=traumarewired

 

Claim your two free weeks on the Brain Based Wellness Site: https://brainbased-wellness.com/membership/?aff=Jenebug

 

 

Join the Trauma Rewired Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/761101225132846

 

Connect with Matt Bush:

 

https://www.nextlevelneuro.com/

 

https://www.instagram.com/nextlevelneuro/

 

https://www.facebook.com/nextlevelneuro/

 

Work with Jennifer:

Head to https://calendly.com/traumarewired/consultation for a consultation to identify trauma responses in your own life and learn how to train your nervous system to move out of behaviors that aren’t serving you!

 

https://www.instagram.com/illuminatedwithjennifer/

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