Body-First Healing Podcast

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Why the Next Generation of Healers Will Be the Feelers

2026-11-0456:14

Maybe you've always been the one who hears the hesitation under "I'm fine." The one who's still holding a conversation long after everyone else has moved on. If that depth has been called "too much," this episode is for you. Britt explores what she calls biological resonance: the way our bodies respond to one another through voice, timing, presence, and touch. She unpacks why understanding your patterns isn't the same as having a new response available, how attunement differs from the vigilan...

What Viral Nervous System Content Gets Wrong About Healing

2026-10-2837:50

Has regulating your nervous system started to feel like another full-time job? In this solo episode, Britt Piper, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, unpacks the viral nervous system advice she refuses to teach and what gets lost when regulation is simplified into rules. She explains why calm isn't proof of healing, the difference between noticing your body and putting it under constant surveillance, why discomfort doesn't always mean a practice is working, and why you can't regulate your way...

Q&A: How to Heal Trauma You Don't Remember, Grow Your Emotional Capacity & Open Up in Relationships

2026-10-2125:18

What if you can't remember your trauma clearly, but your body still reacts like it's happening? In this Q&A, Britt Piper, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, explains why remembering isn't the same as recovering, how to care for yourself when painful anniversaries come around, and a simple practice for growing your emotional container. Then she turns to relationships: what's underneath a fear of commitment, and how to move from protectiveness toward openness without forcing it. Because yo...

Somatic Practice: Holding Grief & Joy at the Same Time

2026-10-1425:04

Sometimes the moment you start to enjoy yourself is the moment you remember what hurts. In this guided somatic practice, Britt Piper, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, gently explores what it's like to let a small, good moment in while grief is still present. You won't be asked to revisit painful memories, produce gratitude, or feel anything in particular. Instead, you'll orient to the room around you, find one detail that feels neutral or a little supportive, and practice letting your atte...

Life Update: Divorce, Co-Parenting & Letting Go of Montana

2026-10-0735:53

Your grief doesn't have to end before your life can open up. In this personal episode, Britt Piper, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, lets you into the ordinary days underneath a really big announcement. Britt shares how she and her co-parent are choosing to remain a family even as their marriage changes. She talks through the decision to sell the Montana land, and the difference between being capable of something and having the capacity for it right now. She also shares the friendships tha...

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