You Make Sense

What if the key to living more fully isn’t “fixing” yourself, but learning to meet every part of you with compassion? In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah explores how reparenting our younger parts helps us move from fragmentation back into wholeness. She explains the role of vulnerable parts, protective parts, and the adult self, and how trauma can leave those younger parts stuck in the perpetual pain of the past.Sarah shares practical steps for recognizing, differentiating, and building trust with these parts so they no longer run our lives from the shadows. From learning to anchor in your adult self, to showing up consistently for your inner child, to offering both softness and fierce protection, she outlines a tangible process of reparenting that paves the way for more freedom, safety, and authentic self-expression. Episode Highlights:[00:24] The importance of reparenting your younger parts[01:23] How trauma fragments us into vulnerable parts[05:38] The role of protectors in guarding against pain[08:14] Self vs. Self-like parts[11:55] Signs protectors are limiting your life[14:05] Reparenting your parts to end suffering and live fully[17:10] Anchoring in adult you through regulation[20:22] Differentiating Self from younger parts[22:30] Meeting, introducing, and building a relationship with your parts[27:26] Becoming the internal parent and safe home for your parts[31:05] Question 1: What you need to know about the age of your parts[38:12] Question 2: Overcoming resentment and anger after childhood trauma[52:53] Question 3: Why we might struggle with basic self-care Get on the Waitlist for Sarah’s 10-Week Program:Ready for tools to heal every area of your life? You Make Sense is a 10-week live program that goes far beyond these weekly podcast episodes to give you powerful somatic exercises and resources to address your nervous system, relationships, younger parts, purpose, boundaries, grief, and more!Click below to get on the waitlist for limited-time reduced pricing:https://bit.ly/sp-yms-waitlist Take Sarah’s FREE Quiz:Feeling stuck in your life? Not sure where to start with somatic healing? Sarah’s free quiz, “What’s Keeping You Stuck,” will equip you with free tools and personalized guide to better understand your nervous system specific to you.Click below to get started:https://bit.ly/yms-sp-quiz Connect with Sarah on:Email Community -  bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Sexuality is a completely normal and inherent part of the human experience. However, many of us have learned to disconnect from our bodies, hide from our sexuality, or become oversexualized as a result of trauma or societal messaging. If you’ve struggled to feel fully alive in your sexuality, this episode will give you a tangible, step-by-step guide to help you come back into this embodied experience.You’ll learn two predominant reasons why we struggle with sexual intimacy, how culture and conditioning affect how we show up with others, and how childhood trauma impacts our adult romantic partnerships. Join Sarah for a conversation on pleasure, connection, and safety, and how qualities like embodiment, presence, and openness play a vital role in our sexuality, both with ourselves and with another person. Episode Highlight:[00:25] Human beings are inherently sexual beings[01:25] Sexuality has very little to do with the act of sex itself[02:50] 2 reasons we struggle to have the sexual aliveness we want[04:12] How society affects how we show up in our sexual life[09:10] Why it’s important to resolve trauma[10:50] How childhood trauma impacts adult sexual dynamics[18:00] What healthy sexuality requires of us[24:40] Parenting our parts to connect to our internal value[26:10] How we can begin stepping toward healthy sexuality[31:06] The importance of having agency[32:55] Being present in the natural unfolding[33:30] Ridding ourselves of the idea of it being a performative act[34:50] Sexuality should have an element of play[35:37] Question 1: How to fully explore yourself in moments of intimacy[40:40] Question 2: How to deal with past trauma that comes up during intimate moments[46:43] Question 3: Why we might use our sexuality to gain love Get on the Waitlist for Sarah’s 10-Week Program:Ready for tools to heal every area of your life? You Make Sense is a 10-week live program that goes far beyond these weekly podcast episodes to give you powerful somatic exercises and resources to address your nervous system, relationships, younger parts, purpose, boundaries, grief, and more! Click below to get on the waitlist for limited-time reduced pricing:YouTube: https://bit.ly/yt-yms-waitlistSpotify/Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/sp-yms-waitlistFREE Workbook: How to Gain Control Over How You FeelEnjoying what you’ve heard so far and want to go deeper into somatic healing? “How to Gain Control Over How You Feel” is a free workbook packed with trauma-informed tools to help you get in the driver's seat of your experience and step toward your desires with more ease.Click below to download:https://bit.ly/yms-sp-workbook Connect with Sarah on:Email Community - bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

We are all created with the ability to access both our inner masculine and feminine energies. These energies shape how we move through the world, but are not confined to gender or societal expectations. In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah breaks down the science behind these polarities, how nature reveals that they’re universal and designed for survival, and why we all carry both within us.You’ll learn about what causes us to disconnect from one of these energies, how society distorts them from the moment you’re born, and why you might identify with one more than the other depending on the area of life. Sarah also unpacks how each of these energies plays out in romantic relationships and steps to begin leaning more into your true self. Finally, Rachel joins Sarah to answer questions from listeners that touch on healing protective parts, staying in the present, and joining instead of merging. Episode Highlights:[00:25] The science behind masculine and feminine energy[01:57] How nature teaches us that masculine and feminine energy are not gender specific[08:36] Why we all have both energetic qualities and how we oscillate between them[09:27] What causes us to disconnect from one of these energies[23:00] How to access both of these energetic qualities within ourselves[26:05] Leaning into feminine energy within a romantic relationship[29:17] Leaning into masculine energy within a romantic relationship[38:47] Question 1: Healing protective parts that refuse to let you receive help[52:23] Question 2: The power of orienting yourself to the present moment[1:01:47] Question 3: The concept of joining rather than mergingGet on the Waitlist for Sarah’s 10-Week Program:Ready for tools to heal every area of your life? You Make Sense is a 10-week live program that goes far beyond these weekly podcast episodes to give you powerful somatic exercises and resources to address your nervous system, relationships, younger parts, purpose, boundaries, grief, and more!Click below to get on the waitlist for limited-time reduced pricing:https://bit.ly/sp-yms-waitlist Take Sarah’s FREE Quiz:Feeling stuck in your life? Not sure where to start with somatic healing? Sarah’s free quiz, “What’s Keeping You Stuck,” will equip you with free tools and personalized guide to better understand your nervous system specific to you.Click below to get started:https://bit.ly/yms-sp-quiz Connect with Sarah on:Email Community: bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

What if your chronic illness, pain, or fatigue is not random but a reflection of unresolved trauma stored in your body? In this episode, Sarah unpacks the powerful link between trauma, the nervous system, and physical health. Drawing on her own lived experience with autoimmune disease and chronic illness, she explains why time alone does not heal all, how unresolved experiences live on in our bodies, and why nervous system regulation is the most effective medicine.You’ll get tangible somatic tools for how to process unresolved trauma and emotions by doing what’s called “completing the incomplete experience,” along with steps for reconnecting with your body, validating your pain, and restoring safety and resilience to your system. Later in the episode, Sarah is joined by Rachel to answer listener questions about menstrual cycles, fertility struggles, and navigating chronic pain. Tune in for clarity, reassurance, and hope that healing is always possible. Episode Highlights:[0:00:00] The physical symptoms of trauma, chronic illness, and pain[0:01:25] An overview of trauma and how it overwhelms the nervous system[0:03:31] Learn about the process of ‘completing the incomplete experience’[0:08:41] How chronic dysregulation can lead to long-term illness[0:14:40] Sarah shares her story of autoimmune disease[0:18:52] Moment-to-moment psychosomatic symptoms and how they manifest[0:22:52] Anticipatory anxiety, its impacts, and the drivers behind burnout[0:27:16] Find out how recovery time is affected by chronic dysregulation[0:31:01] Practical steps to overcoming chronic pain and illness[0:39:32] Question 1: Why women tend to suffer more from autoimmune conditions[0:53:06] Question 2: How we become disconnected from our bodies and how to fix it[1:05:20] Question 3: Ways to overcome physical pain and discomfort Build a toolbox for regulation inside Nervous System Essentials:Ready to make tangible shifts in your life? Sarah’s brand NEW introductory course, Nervous System Essentials, will equip you with science-backed tools to regulate your nervous system, so that you can experience more freedom and ease in your daily life. And for a limited time, you can join for only $47!bit.ly/sp-nse Connect with Sarah on:Email Community: bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:How to Gain Control Over How You FeelUnderstanding Healthy Aggression and How Unprocessed Anger Becomes Internalized

Have you struggled with where to begin when looking for a therapist? Or maybe you’ve started working with a mental health professional, but you’re worried they might not be the best fit? Finding support is a vital part of healing, but it can often be a confusing or even daunting process. This episode of You Make Sense was created as a trauma-informed guide to help you know what to look for in a therapist or practitioner.Sarah explains the two most important qualities a professional needs to embody in order to support others. You’ll learn what truly sets a practitioner apart, the red flags that signal caution, and the qualities you should look for when selecting someone. Sarah reminds us how deeply complex healing work is and the importance of finding a practitioner who is trauma-trained. If you’re feeling lost when it comes to seeking support, this episode will empower you with the tools and knowledge to find the right person for you. Episode Highlights: keep them short and to the point[00:00] Healing starts with finding the right support[02:08] 2 things that make a practitioner good at what they do[07:33] Red flags to look out for in practitioners[21:23] The concept of energy wells and what it means[23:43] What to look for in a therapist or practitioner[36:55] Question 1: Knowing when you’ve hit your trauma vortex[42:58] Question 2: Tending to your nervous system in parts[47:07] Question 3: Plant medicine in therapeutic work RSVP to Sarah’s FREE Live Training + Q&A Series:Ready to take the next step with nervous system healing? Join Sarah for “Unlock the Life You Desire,” a 2-part somatic healing series to help you experience more joy and aliveness, and step toward the purpose that’s calling you. Click below to save your spot (limited time replays available!):http://bit.ly/sp-live-training Navigating Your Nervous System is NOW ENROLLING:Wanting to work with Sarah in a live capacity? The doors are now open to her 6-week live program, Navigating Your Nervous System, designed to help you get into the driver’s seat of your experience and start feeling better on a daily basis. Click below to learn more:bit.ly/sp-nyns Connect with Sarah on:Email Community - bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Romantic love has a way of poking at our deepest wounding. Even when life feels steady elsewhere, intimacy can trigger reactions that don’t feel like our true selves. Sarah explains that this is often the work of our parts — younger versions of ourselves that carry past trauma and coping strategies — and that these parts can show up most strongly in our closest relationships.In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah explores how vulnerable, protective, and self-like parts shape the roles we play with partners, from caretaking to perfectionism. She shares how these patterns are often rooted in childhood experiences and why they can make intimacy feel both desirable and threatening. With somatic insights and practical tools, Sarah shows how to reparent younger parts, anchor into the adult self, and create relationships that feel authentic and safe. Episode Highlights:[00:00] Identifying the parts of us that show up in romantic relationships[01:41] How parts form through overwhelming or traumatic experiences[06:08] Why parts show up most strongly in romantic partnerships[09:51] Three categories of parts: vulnerable, protective, and self-like[10:48] How protective parts protect vulnerable parts[14:23] Self-like parts: how they mimic adult selves and feel rational[17:25] Learning to distinguish your adult self from younger parts[28:19] Tools to anchor into your adult self in relationships[29:50] Exercises to see your partner clearly and take in the good[34:21] The importance of reparenting your parts[34:51] How to repair after conflict and name adult vs. younger needs[37:48] Question 1: Working with caretaker protector parts in relationships[53:15] Question 2: Attraction challenges when seeing your partner’s child parts[01:08:07] Question 3: The role of your nervous system in letting go of long relationships RSVP to Sarah’s FREE Live Training + Q&A Series:Ready to take the next step with nervous system healing? Join Sarah for “Unlock the Life You Desire,” a 2-part somatic healing series to help you experience more joy and aliveness, and step toward the purpose that’s calling you. Click below to save your spot (limited-time replays available!):bit.ly/sp-live-training Navigating Your Nervous System is NOW ENROLLING:Wanting to work with Sarah in a live capacity? The doors are now open to her 6-week live program, Navigating Your Nervous System, designed to help you get into the driver’s seat of your experience and start feeling better on a daily basis. Click below to learn more:bit.ly/sp-nyns Connect with Sarah on:Email Community - bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Have you ever been told you're "too nice" or found yourself saying "I'm fine" even when you're really not? For so many of us, anger can feel scary or wrong, like something we should push down or avoid entirely. But Sarah explains that there's a difference between healthy and unhealthy expressions of anger, and that healthy aggression—your natural ability to protect yourself and speak up when something isn't right—is actually essential for feeling safe and alive in your body.In this episode, Sarah explores why so many of us learned to inhibit this vital, life-force energy, often as a way to survive difficult experiences. If you've ever found yourself being chronically agreeable, struggling to set boundaries, or getting angry about small things while staying silent about the big ones, this episode is for you. You’ll learn gentle, somatic tools to reconnect with this protective energy so that you can access the full spectrum of who you are. Episode Highlights:00:30 Healthy Aggression10:45 Unhealthy Aggression17:23 Different Versions of Unhealthy Aggression21:19 What Happens When We Inhibit Healthy Aggression?24:58 How to Access Healthy Aggression38:06 Question #1 - How Do You Overcome Self-Hatred?47:15 Question #2 - Tending to a Younger Part’s Anger and Resentment56:36 Question #3 - Why Do I Get So Irritated with My Children?01:02:47 Question #4 - Releasing Stored Anger From the Jaw Join My Free Live Training + Q&A Series:                                                                Understanding how your nervous system works is the foundation for everything you want in life. If you're ready to start learning how to work with this incredible system inside you, I'm hosting a free live training series to help you expand your capacity for joy and step toward your purpose. RSVP for the two-part series: https://bit.ly/sp-live-training Connect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/ Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Have you ever struggled to build or maintain meaningful friendships, felt isolated despite doing the inner work, or wondered why community can feel so hard to create? In the final episode of the Summer Somatic Reset series, Sarah explores one of the most essential yet misunderstood human needs – connection. You’ll learn how your attachment style and nervous system influence your ability to connect, and why experiences of trauma can lead to patterns of fawning, isolation, or forming unhealthy relationships. This episode will also equip you with tangible somatic tools to build your capacity for connection, recognize the types of relationships you desire, and begin cultivating community from a place of authenticity.Join Sarah to discover the power of creating internal safety and belonging to navigate social anxiety, shift inner dialogue, and find your chosen family. Episode Highlights:[00:00] Why community and safe connection are essential[01:46] How trauma impacts creating authentic connection[04:14] Sarah shares her experience of fawning and isolation[06:59] Masking, dysregulation, and misconceptions surrounding anxiety[10:34] What it means to be the ‘different one’ in your family or community[13:18] Attachment styles and how they influence connection[19:18] Examples of secure attachment and healthy connection[21:59] The healing journey and finding your chosen family[25:39] How to cultivate inner belonging and relational authenticity[28:48] Learn how to find and form the right connections for you[32:56] Reciprocity and the evolving nature of relationships[34:57] Question 1: Healing past relational wounds to form friendship and trust[41:14] Question 2: How to find an aligned community and build a chosen family[45:17] Question 3: Why it’s hard to reenter a community after healing Enter the Summer Somatic Reset Giveaway:Looking for even more tools to transform your life? For a limited time, you can get a FREE 1-hour group call with Sarah for more resources to regulate your nervous system and a chance to ask her questions live!All you have to do is rate, review, and/or subscribe to claim your spot. Click below to learn more. bit.ly/sp-podcast-giveaway Connect with Sarah on:Email Community (YouTube): bit.ly/yms-yt-newsletterEmail Community (Apple/Spotify): bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Summer Somatic Reset: Are They Wrong For Me? Or Is It My Nervous System?Summer Somatic Reset: High-Performance Leadership Without Engaging in Hustle CultureSummer Somatic Reset: Healing the Scarcity Wound: A Nervous System Approach toTrauma & FinancesUnderstanding Social Anxiety: Are you Actually an Introvert/Extrovert or Is It Trauma?

Many of us carry deep-seated wounds of scarcity rooted in our early attachment patterns, and without realizing it, we continue to recreate those patterns in our adult lives. In this third episode of the four-part Summer Somatic Reset series, Sarah delves into the intricate relationship between trauma, finances, and the nervous system.Through the lens of attachment theory and nervous system regulation, Sarah unpacks how anxious, avoidant, and disorganized money attachments develop and how they influence our beliefs about worth, safety, and abundance. Learn how to identify your own patterns, understand the protective role your body has played, and how to begin cultivating a secure, embodied relationship with money.Want to effectively navigate financial anxiety, expand your capacity to receive, and embrace abundance? This is the episode for you! It’s not just a money conversation; it is a pathway to healing, wholeness, and freedom. Episode Highlights:[0:00:00] Today’s focus on money and abundance.[0:01:14] Where struggles around money might originate from.[0:07:49] Attachment theory and how it relates to finances.[0:11:53] How the body protects itself from anxious attachment around money.[0:17:05] Avoidant attachment and how it develops.[0:21:17] Examples of how the body copes with avoidant attachment.[0:23:32] What it looks like to have a disorganized attachment with money.[0:25:50] What a secure relationship with money looks like.[0:31:09] Reasons why people struggle with the concept of abundance.[0:33:00] How to create a healthy relationship with money.[0:41:20] Question 1: Overcoming the body’s conditioning to wealth.[1:00:14] Question 2: The impact of attachment style on relationships.[1:07:10] Question 3: How long will the healing journey take. Enter the Summer Somatic Reset Giveaway:Looking for even more tools to transform your life? For a limited time, you can get a FREE 1-hour group call with Sarah for more resources to regulate your nervous system and a chance to ask her questions live!All you have to do is rate, review, and/or subscribe to claim your spot. Click below to learn more.bit.ly/sp-podcast-giveaway Connect with Sarah on:Email Community (YouTube): bit.ly/yms-yt-newsletterEmail Community (Apple/Spotify): bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Summer Somatic Reset: Are They Wrong For Me? Or Is It My Nervous System?Summer Somatic Reset: High-Performance Leadership Without Engaging in Hustle Culture

In episode two of the four-part Summer Somatic Reset series, Sarah explores how high-performing leaders can shift from leading through scarcity and fear to embodying leadership rooted in safety and abundance. She unpacks the common traits of many high achievers, how the drive to succeed often stems from survival instincts formed in childhood, the toll this can take over time, and how parts work and nervous system regulation can pave the way for sustainable leadership.Through practical somatic tools and real-life examples, Sarah offers a path to more life-giving leadership rooted in nervous system regulation, nourishment, and the steady presence of your adult self. Whether you’re leading a company or your own healing journey, this episode will help you shift from striving to thriving so you can lead without sacrificing your wellbeing! Episode Highlights:[00:00] The journey to life-giving high-performance leadership[01:25] What it looks like to be a high achiever[06:01] How striving protective parts drive high achievers[12:44] What happens when protective parts become problematic[14:17] How constant striving adversely impacts ourselves and others[18:45] Learning to lead from our adult selves, not our younger parts[22:44] How to reparent our younger parts and retrain our nervous systems[25:45] The importance of prioritizing nourishment, even when it’s challenging[32:33] Other focus areas for high achievers, like learning to rely on others[35:26] Why people are drawn to regulated leaders[40:00] Question 1: Feeling in your power and not getting derailed[45:19] Question 2: Starting, running, and sustaining a successful business[50:54] Question 3: Navigating imposter syndrome from a somatic perspective Enter the Summer Somatic Reset Giveaway:Looking for even more tools to transform your life? For a limited time, you can get a FREE 1-hour group call with Sarah for more resources to regulate your nervous system and a chance to ask her questions live! All you have to do is rate, review, and/or subscribe to claim your spot. Click below to learn more.YouTube — bit.ly/yt-podcast-giveawayApple/Spotify — bit.ly/sp-podcast-giveaway Connect with Sarah on:Email Community (YouTube) — bit.ly/yms-yt-newsletterEmail Community (Apple/Spotify) — bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

In this first episode of the four-part Summer Somatic Reset series, Sarah unpacks one of the most common (and confusing) questions in relationships: Is this person wrong for me, or is it my nervous system? Sarah shares how attachment wounds, protective parts, and nervous system patterns shape our experience of love, and why good things don’t always feel good at first.Through guided practices and personal insights, Sarah invites you to explore how to differentiate between old protective patterns and present-day truth, empowering you to build relational capacity, deepen self-trust, and recognize what truly supports growth and connection. Episode Highlights:[00:00] The truth behind relationship confusion[01:43] Why good things often don’t feel good at first[03:59] Cultural myths that keep us stuck in romantic uncertainty[06:23] How neuroception links past wounding to present experience[10:05] The importance of building capacity inside a relationship[13:06] A guided practice to access your adult self and discern relationship truth[23:19] The mirror effect: How relationships reveal our growth edges[26:12] Recognizing when you’re in a protective part versus your adult self[30:35] What it feels like when a relationship is right (and why it may still feel uncomfortable)[35:23] When is a relationship wrong? Growth, safety, values, and relational polarity[41:59] Understanding boredom as a relational signal[44:49] Question 1: Building capacity and checking in with your truth daily[48:41] Question 2: Breaking patterns by giving your younger parts the love they lacked[51:49] Question 3: Reparenting our parts to build attraction and receive healthy love Enter the Summer Somatic Reset Giveaway:Looking for even more tools to transform your life? For a limited time, you can get a FREE 1-hour group call with Sarah for more resources to regulate your nervous system and a chance to ask her questions live!All you have to do is rate, review, and/or subscribe to claim your spot. Click below to learn more.bit.ly/sp-podcast-giveaway Connect with Sarah on:Email Community (YouTube): bit.ly/yms-yt-newsletterEmail Community (Apple/Spotify): bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoachingWebsite — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question:sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Many of us know what it feels like to be stuck, wanting to move forward in life but somehow unable to. This is often an indication we’re in freeze—one of the most misunderstood forms of nervous system dysregulation. In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah breaks down the freeze response: what it is, why it happens, and how it shows up in everything from our relationships to our purpose.Freeze is not laziness or weakness, but a deeply adaptive survival response. Drawing on neuroscience and compassionate insight, Sarah offers powerful somatic tools to gently help you come out of dysregulation and into safety. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a loop of overthinking, avoidance, or self-doubt—this episode will give you a roadmap for stepping toward the life you desire.Episode Highlights:00:00 Intro00:24 Freeze & The Autonomic Nervous System03:25 Chronic Dysregulation Takes A Lot of Energy06:21 Characteristics of Freeze12:50 How We Experience Freeze In Our Relationships17:32 Tools to Heal Your Relationships22:44 How Younger Parts Show Up in Relationships25:08 How We Experience Freeze in Our Purpose 31:01 Coming Closer to Regulation36:30 Question 1 - “Why Can’t I Step Toward Dating?”41:26 Question 2 - “How Do I Get Out of a Deep State of Freeze?”47:06 Question 3 - “Why Am I Dysregulated So Often?”Join the Waitlist for Navigating Your Nervous System:Living a full, expansive life starts with nervous system regulation. If you’re looking for practical tools and support on your healing journey, you can now get on the waitlist for my upcoming 6-week LIVE program.Everyone on the waitlist will receive access to limited-time pricing:https://bit.ly/sp-nyns-waitlistConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Our early childhood experiences leave a lasting imprint on how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us—often in ways we don’t even realize. In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah unpacks how childhood trauma can shape our nervous system, attachment style, and even our health, and why the self-protective patterns we developed early on often leave us feeling stuck in our adult lives.Using neuroscience and real-life examples, Sarah will guide you toward tangible tools to address your nervous system and come to the aid of younger parts. Whether you had loving parents who didn’t always get it right or caregivers who were harmful or dangerous, this episode will help you to heal the past and step toward your future with more ease and empowerment.  Episode Highlights00:00 Intro00:15 Childhood Shapes Who You Become01:36 How Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Our Adult Lives07:53 Understanding Adaptive Attachment Styles11:50 The Origin of Our Younger Parts16:03 How Childhood Parts Show Up in Adult Life20:22 Your Nervous System Picks Your Romantic Partners24:02 How Our Deepest Desires Become the Path to Healing31:55 Question 1 - Why Do I Feel More Activation As I Heal?36:25 Question 2 - Are My Struggles with Dating Rooted in the Past?41:11 Question 3 - Why Don’t I Feel Anything About a Past Trauma?  Join the Waitlist for Navigating Your Nervous System:Living a full, expansive life starts with nervous system regulation. If you’re looking for practical tools and support on your healing journey, you can now get on the waitlist for my upcoming 6-week LIVE program.Everyone on the waitlist will receive access to limited-time pricing:https://bit.ly/sp-nyns-waitlistConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

We all have needs. But what happens when we stop listening to them, or never learned how to in the first place? In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah gently guides us through the heart of relational healing: learning how to get our needs met.With tenderness and clarity, she unpacks how early attachment wounds shape our ability to express, feel, or even recognize our needs, leading many of us into cycles of codependency, hyper-independence, or invisible exhaustion. From the helpers who give too much to the ones who learned to stay small and silent, Sarah explores the nervous system patterns that keep us stuck in survival, disconnected from true intimacy.Through the lens of somatics and parts work, she introduces a compassionate roadmap toward interdependence: a relational experience where we can be fully ourselves and fully connected. It's not about being needy, it’s about being human.Episode Highlights00:00 Intro00:15 We All Have Needs03:25 Understanding Codependency08:42 Different Roles of Codependency12:41 Hyper-Independence20:31 Unseen and Unknown22:07 Interdependence26:10 Getting Your Needs Met39:33 Question #1 - How to Reshape the Nervous System48:08 Question #2 - Hypervigilant Younger Parts with Deep Wounding57:15 Question #3 - Loving Inquiry01:04:49 Question #4 - Young Part Bargain   Get on the Waitlist for Navigating Your Nervous System:Living a full, expansive life starts with nervous system regulation! If you’re wanting practical tools and live support on your healing journey, you can now get on the waitlist for my upcoming 6-week live program.All waitlisters get access to limited-time reduced pricing. Click the link below to learn more. https://bit.ly/sp-nyns-waitlistConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Burnout doesn’t happen overnight—it’s what happens when we chronically override our nervous system. In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah draws upon both Polyvagal Theory and Parts Work to explain what burnout really is, and how our protective parts often push us to keep going, even when our body is begging us to pause.Packed with tangible somatic tools, this episode will guide you toward healing through small, tolerable steps and simple lifestyle changes. If you’re experiencing burnout, please know you are not broken. This is simply a sign your system is being pushed beyond its limits, and with the right care, it’s absolutely possible to heal.Episode Highlights00:00 Intro00:40 Hierarchy of Your Autonomic Nervous System08:55 3 Primary Reasons for Burnout15:47 What We Neglect in Burnout22:07 Chronic Fatigue & Shutdown24:27 The Healing Power of Walking26:33 Building a Supportive Nighttime Routine30:11 Why Lifestyle Change Is Essential38:34 Question #1: How to Find Your Community43:31 Question #2: When Work Becomes Your Whole Life48:47 Question #3: Does Your Reaction Match the Circumstance?  Get on the Waitlist for Navigating Your Nervous System:Living a full, expansive life starts with nervous system regulation! If you’re looking for practical tools and support on your healing journey, you can now get on the waitlist for my upcoming 6-week LIVE program.Everyone on the waitlist will receive access to limited-time pricing:https://bit.ly/sp-nyns-waitlistConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Breakups aren’t just hard—they can feel completely disorienting, terrifying, or even impossible. That’s because we’re often not only grieving the end of a relationship as our adult self, we’re also navigating the pain, fear, and longing of our younger parts. In this episode of You Make Sense, we’ll explore why it can feel so difficult to leave or let go, even when we know deep down that a relationship is no longer right for us. Together, we’ll walk through how heartbreak reactivates old wounds, why love can feel confusing or even threatening to our protective parts, and how to begin creating the safety necessary to take our next right step.Episode Highlights00:00 Intro00:40 Signs It May Be Time to End a Relationship07:32 How Dysregulation Can Keep You Stuck13:36 How Do I Know If This Relationship Is Right for Me?17:03 Anchoring Into Our Adult Selves26:26 Your Partner Can’t Be a Perfect Parent to Your Parts31:21 Why It's So Hard to Let Go of a Relationship That's Ended35:14 Processing Grief41:11 Question 1 - Healing in the Midst of Grief and Dysregulation46:59 Question 2 - Accessing Healthy Aggression After Betrayal50:57 Question 3 - Why It Can Feel So Hard to LeaveDownload Sarah’s FREE Workbook:Not sure where to get started with somatic healing? Sarah created a FREE trauma-informed workbook called "How To Gain Control Over How You Feel" to help you step toward a life filled with more freedom, ease, and empowerment.Click the link below to download the workbook:https://bit.ly/yms-sp-workbookConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast

Do you ever feel like you’ve lost touch with what’s true for you? In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah gently guides us back to our internal truth—the quiet, steady knowing that lives within the body. She explores why so many of us lose contact with our truth and instead outsource decisions to others. Through powerful stories and somatic insights, she offers a compassionate roadmap for reconnecting with the wisdom that has always been there, waiting to be heard.You’ll learn how to begin distinguishing between intuition and a trauma response, while also getting tangible tools to help guide you back toward your truth based in the present moment. Whether you're questioning a relationship, your career path, or simply wanting to feel more at home in your life and body, this conversation will help you transform confusion into clarity.Episode Highlights00:00 Intro00:47 Your Internal Truth and Knowing04:40 2 Reasons We Lose Contact with Our Truth15:31 Distinguishing Between Intuition and A Trauma Response22:45 What’s True in This Moment?25:38 Truth from Adult Self vs. A Younger Part31:09 How to Come Back into Your Embodied Experience36:41 Question #1 - 2 Things to Remember About Intuition51:26 Question #2 - Identifying Your Parts59:13 Question #3 - Is This Job Right For Me?Get on the Waitlist for Navigating Your Nervous System:Living a full, expansive life starts with nervous system regulation! If you’re wanting practical tools and live support on your healing journey, you can now get on the waitlist for my upcoming 6-week live program.All waitlisters get access to limited-time reduced pricing. Click the link below to learn more. https://bit.ly/sp-nyns-waitlistConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast 

What if the key to thriving isn’t in pushing harder, but in understanding the ways your nervous system brilliantly learned to protect you? In this episode, we will explore how self-abandonment is an adaptive response many of us found, often in early childhood, to maintain safety, belonging, or connection. Sarah unpacks why this pattern, while protective, can also lead to resentment in our relationships, work, and sense of self. Through the lens of the nervous system and attachment, she shares how chronic giving without receiving can disrupt our internal balance and impact our emotional, physical, and relational well-being. Drawing parallels from nature's rhythm of give-and-receive, Sarah reminds us that honoring our needs isn’t selfish, it’s necessary. When we stop abandoning ourselves, we start making space for deeper connection, creativity, and vitality.Episode Highlights00:00 Intro00:15 What Is Self-Abandonment?03:34 Receiving Is a Natural Part of a Child’s Development06:10 Having Needs is Not a Weakness07:58 How Self-Abandonment Shows Up in Our Adult Life13:15 Long-Term Effects of Self-Abandonment15:37 The “As If” Tool17:24 Identify and Connect with Your Resentment21:02 Communicate Your Needs in a Tolerable Way23:20 How to Stop Abandoning Yourself24:48 Question #1 - Rescuing Others Isn't Your Job28:31 Question #2 - Self-Care and Nourishing Yourself32:01 Question #3 - Getting to Know Your Doer Part   Take Sarah’s FREE Quiz:Want more science-backed tools? Take her free quiz, “What’s Keeping You Stuck?” to learn more about your nervous system specific to you. You’ll get a downloadable worksheet and personalized guide to help you feel better in your body and life.https://bit.ly/yms-sp-quizConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast 

What if you’re not behind at all, but right on time for the life that’s uniquely yours? In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah explores the emotional weight of unmet timelines and how grief, comparison, and trauma can leave us feeling stuck or wondering if we’ll ever get “there”. She guides you through why things might not be unfolding as quickly—or in the exact order—you might have hoped for, and how to begin finding purpose and power right here in the waiting. Together we’ll explore how to work at the level of your nervous system to create the internal safety that makes expansion possible so you can meet your life with more trust, presence, and ease. This episode is a loving reminder that your path isn’t linear, and it’s certainly not a race. You’re right on time. Episode Highlights00:00 Intro00:16 When Life Doesn't Happen On Our Timeline05:51 6 Reasons Why Where We Are Feels Like “Not Enough”06:06 #1 - Unresolved Grief09:14 #2 - A “Striving” Protective Part10:46 #3 - Unrealistic Expectations12:52 #4 - Comparison14:39 #5 - Struggling to Take in the Good17:24 #6 - Needing to Control23:56 Your Nervous System Informs Your Relationship With Time25:36 Changing Your Orientation to Your Timeline32:50 “How Do You Keep the Faith on Your Healing Journey?”48:02 “How Do I Find People Who Are on a Similar Path?”   Join My NEW 8-Week Relationship Course: The relationships you desire are possible, my friend. In Secure & Thriving, my new 8-week live program co-created alongside marriage and family therapist, Vienna Pharaon, you’ll learn how to break free from old patterns, navigate conflict without overwhelm, and build relationships rooted in security and ease. Enrollment closes May 29th — join us! bit.ly/sp-securethrivingConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast 

Do you find conflict overwhelming in your relationships? Fights or moments of disconnection are actually a normal part of any relationship, but many of us were never taught how to navigate these ruptures in a way that facilitates healing. In this episode, Sarah breaks down the rupture and repair process through a multi-faceted approach, incorporating Polyvagal Theory, Parts Work, and Attachment Theory.You’ll learn how to recognize when you're being driven by younger parts, the importance of pausing to regulate during a rupture, and how to communicate from a place of vulnerability. Whether you're in the thick of a tough dynamic or simply want to deepen your emotional fluency, you'll walk away with tools to foster resilience, build stronger bonds, and create more safety, within yourself and your relationships.Episode Highlights00:00 Intro00:15 Why Ruptures Feel So Hard04:02 Understanding Conflict Through Parts Work13:56 No One Taught Us How to Repair16:48 Steps to Healthy Repair: Pause & Regulate18:06 Steps to Healthy Repair: Anchor in Adult Self25:40 Steps to Healthy Repair: Communicate30:00 “Do We Have to Be Completely Regulated to Repair?”36:16 “Why Do I Over-Focus On Others in Relationships?” 42:27 “How Do I Speak Up Before It’s Too Much?”   Join My NEW 8-Week Relationship Course:Ready for more tools to heal your relationships? I co-created a brand new relationship-focused course with my dear friend and colleague, Vienna Pharaon. Secure & Thriving will help you to navigate conflict with ease, address your younger parts, cultivate healthy love, and more.Now open for enrollment through May 29th:bit.ly/sp-securethrivingConnect with Sarah on:Email Community - https://bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahbcoaching/Website - https://www.sarahbaldwincoaching.com/Submit a Question: https://sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcastImportant Keywords:Rupture - A rupture is a moment of disconnection, conflict, or emotional break. While a normal part of any relationship, ruptures can also activate old wounding or past traumas that have yet to be resolved.Repair - Repair is the process of reconnecting after a rupture through empathy, communication, and vulnerability. True repair fosters deeper intimacy, trust, and resilience in the relationship.Parts Work – A therapeutic approach (e.g., Internal Family Systems) that explores different parts or aspects of the self and their roles in emotional healing.Protector Parts - Protective parts are internal mechanisms (or versions of ourselves) developed to shield a vulnerable part from pain or harm, often formed during childhood. While they are well-intentioned, they can also keep us stuck in unhelpful patterns until their needs are addressedVulnerable Parts - Younger versions of ourselves that fragment off when we experience trauma, harm, or overwhelm and essentially get “stuck” in that painful experience until we can come to their aid as our adult self.Adult Self - The adult self is our most confident, capable, and able self, which is also sometimes referred to as the “Self” or our “highest self.” We can only fully embody this version of ourselves when closer to regulation.