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Join Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, author, and survivor Britt Piper as she guides you through what it truly means to heal through the body. Known as @healwithbritt across social media, Britt’s mission is to help you come home to yourself using nervous system science, somatic tools, and lived experience.
After losing her brother in high school and surviving an assault in her early twenties, Britt spent years searching for answers. What finally brought her lasting healing was reconnecting with her body, and now she’s here to walk alongside you on your journey.
The Body-First Healing Podcast is an honest, grounded space to explore somatic healing, trauma recovery, and nervous system regulation. Expect unfiltered solo episodes, vulnerable shares, and powerful conversations with experts and everyday people alike.
Whether you’re deep in trauma work or just beginning to listen to your body’s wisdom: this space is for you. Tune in every Wednesday for a healing journey that meets you right where you are.
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This one’s all about pregnancy, birth, and parenting through a nervous system lens, especially if you’ve noticed old symptoms resurfacing or wondered why this season feels more activating than expected. In this episode, Britt Piper answers listener questions with honesty and reassurance, explaining how pregnancy heightens interoception, brings early attachment layers online, and reduces the protective filters that once kept certain patterns quiet, without meaning you’re regressing or do...
Feeling stuck can quietly convince you that something is wrong with you, especially when you’ve done the work, gained the insight, and still find yourself looping in the same patterns. In this episode, Britt Piper reframes “being stuck” as a nervous system state rooted in protection rather than a lack of effort or clarity. She unpacks how early attachment and survival adaptations shape the patterns we repeat, why the nervous system prioritizes predictability over possibility, and how insight ...
In this episode, Britt offers a grounded and experiential guide to somatic resourcing and how the nervous system learns to recognize safety again through lived, felt experience. She breaks down neuroception, the body’s subconscious way of detecting safety and threat, and introduces glimmers as subtle moments that signal connection, regulation, and relief. Through gentle explanation and a guided somatic practice, Britt explores the three different types of resourcing and supports you in identi...
Many people believe that if they can’t clearly explain what happened to them, then maybe it wasn’t really trauma, or maybe they’re just being dramatic. In this episode, Britt Piper breaks down why that belief is a misconception, and how trauma is often stored in the body as a physiological response rather than a coherent memory. She explains the science behind how the brain and nervous system function under threat, why memory and language can go offline, and how symptoms like anxiety without ...
In this listener Q&A episode, Britt gently explores how somatic work can support depression, perimenopausal shifts, nighttime anxiety, the constant sense of urgency that so many people live with, and parents navigating daily triggers. Britt speaks to what depression really is from a nervous system perspective and how to meet ourselves with compassion, what to do if you find anxiety creeping up at night, and how to heal a chronic sense of urgency that robs your peace and presence. This con...
Manifestation isn’t just about mindset, visualization, or wanting something badly enough. It’s about whether your nervous system feels safe enough to receive what you’re asking for. In this episode, Britt breaks down how dysregulation shows up as urgency, people-pleasing, or chasing outcomes that are not actually aligned, and why no amount of mindset work can override a body that does not feel safe. She shares seven practical somatic tools designed to expand nervous system capacity, deepen se...
Ever wonder what it would feel like to accomplish your goals without forcing or burning out? In this episode, Britt shares a grounded, honest reflection on what it was like to move through a year of significant expansion at a pace her nervous system could actually sustain. She speaks to the grief that can accompany growth, the identities that loosen as we expand, and the surprising way slowing down created more space for what truly mattered. This conversation isn’t about achievements or check...
If you’ve been craving a moment to actually arrive in your body rather than just think about being present, this episode offers a guided somatic practice to help you do exactly that. Britt gently walks you through slowing the system, orienting to safety, and meeting your internal experience with curiosity, pausing throughout to weave in the nervous system science that makes these shifts possible. This is an experiential episode designed to help you feel more regulated, grounded, and spacious—...
If you’ve ever tried to slow down but felt your whole system tense, speed up, or push back, this episode will help you understand exactly why that happens and what to do next. Britt breaks down the science of pace through a nervous system lens, explaining how urgency becomes encoded in our physiology, how the vagal brake works, and why rest can feel unsafe when your body has spent years in survival mode. You’ll learn specific somatic tools to shift your internal rhythm, practical ways to work...
In this somatic healing Q&A, Britt begins by naming a feeling so many of us carry quietly: the fear of being fully seen and the way shame can shape our posture, our breath, and the space we allow ourselves to take up. She explores how loud food thoughts often come from a nervous system that learned to manage overwhelm through control, and how listening to the body becomes possible again when we approach sensation in tiny, supportive steps. Britt also shares guidance around choosing somati...
If the holidays tend to bring up more tension than joy, this episode is for you. Britt explores why familiar smells, voices, or family dynamics can awaken younger parts of us—the ones that learned to protect, please, or perform in order to feel safe. Through the lens of somatic experiencing and parts work, she helps you understand how these reactions aren’t regression, but remembrance, and offers body-based ways to reconnect with yourself when old survival patterns surface. You’ll learn how t...
If you’ve ever felt the pressure of motherhood or the pain of losing a friend, this conversation will remind you that you’re not alone. Britt sits down with Lindsey Simcik, creator, writer, and co-founder of Almost 30, for an honest exploration of identity, evolution, and self-trust through life’s biggest transitions. Together they reflect on how friendship, career, and motherhood can challenge who we thought we were and invite us into deeper alignment with who we’re becoming. Lindsey shares ...
Did you know the bracing in your jaw, the stiffness in your neck, or even the heaviness in your hips could be from unprocessed trauma? In this episode, Britt explains the science and history of somatic psychology, how the body holds the story of what the mind can’t always name, and explores how each area of the body tells its own story. From the hips, legs, and joints that carry unfinished instinct; to the diaphragm and chest that guard our emotions; to the shoulders, neck, and jaw that brace...
Britt is answering listener questions on all things somatic healing—from working through fear of chronic pain to learning how to tap into your emotions when you’ve spent years feeling disconnected. She offers grounded tools for building safety in the body, regulating through stress, and understanding why healing isn’t about control but about learning to trust your body’s cues. Britt also speaks to her own pregnancy journey, sharing what she’s learned about how to have an empowered birth by re...
Have you ever wondered why you can understand your trauma inside and out yet still feel stuck? In this episode, Britt explores one of the biggest misconceptions in the healing world: that talking about or even understanding trauma alone leads to recovery. Drawing from both science and lived experience, she breaks down why traditional talk therapy often falls short, and how true healing requires engaging the body’s innate wisdom. You’ll learn how trauma is stored in the nervous system, what ha...
What does it mean to live from a full-body “yes”? In this heartfelt and illuminating conversation, Britt and spiritual leader and global humanitarian Sah D’Simone explore what it looks like to lead life, relationships, and purpose through the felt wisdom of the body. Sah opens up about his evolving relationship with grief and pain, describing how embracing both has become central to his healing—and how somatic practice teaches us to move with emotion rather than away from it. Together, they u...
Britt is offering grounded, compassionate guidance for those navigating some of the most tender parts of trauma recovery—when healing feels stuck, anniversaries bring up old pain, or safety in relationships and intimacy feels out of reach. She explains why remembering isn’t required for healing, how somatic work supports survivors of domestic violence and parents facing postnatal depletion, and what it means when nervous system practices stir more anxiety before calm. With her signature blend...
In this episode, Britt opens her heart and shares her journey with alcohol, grief, and trauma, not as a story of failure but as a window into how early nervous system imprints shape the ways we self-soothe. She reflects on the moments that drove her to drink—childhood disconnection, the loss of her brother, the assault and its aftermath—and how alcohol became a way to mask unbearable pain. Britt walks us through her rock bottom experiences, from a jail cell to waking up ashamed after her wedd...
Feeling drained, disconnected, or like no amount of rest ever feels enough? In this episode, Britt reframes burnout as more than exhaustion, it’s the body’s way of protecting us and signaling when we’ve pushed past our limits. She explores why women are especially vulnerable, how cultural expectations feed depletion, and the nervous system science behind what’s really happening when you hit that wall. You’ll walk away with somatic tools for listening to your body, permission to slow down with...
One of the biggest catalysts for growth and change happens when you become parents, but there’s so much that isn’t talked about in this transition. In this deeply personal episode, Britt is joined by her husband David for an honest look at how parenthood can stir up old wounds, activate your nervous system, and bring your attachment history to the surface. Together, they reflect on their relationship journey—from meeting while Britt was still in the thick of trauma recovery, to navigating cod...
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