Faith Ashenden, founder and CEO of That Healing Feeling, discusses her unique approach to healing chronic illness and anxiety through nervous system regulation and subconscious reprogramming. She emphasizes the mind-body connection and the importance of addressing beliefs and identity in healing. Faith explains that fear-based beliefs around food can actually induce unwanted symptoms and that it's important to create a sense of safety within the body. She also highlights the impact of stress on the body and provides practical tips for reducing stress and building resilience. The conversation explores the topics of regulating, trauma responses, nervous system dysregulation, and self-love. Faith Ashenden emphasizes the importance of focusing on what you like rather than what you don't like, as it impacts your emotional state and physiology. She also discusses trauma responses and how they are rooted in the belief that the world is a dangerous place. Faith highlights the need for an internal locus of control and the empowerment that comes with taking radical responsibility for one's healing. She addresses the concept of worthiness and the importance of shifting beliefs to recognize inherent worth.

Takeaways

• The mind and body are interconnected, and healing should address both.


• Fear-based beliefs around food can hinder healing and create physical reactions.


• Creating a sense of safety within the body is crucial for healing.


• Stress has a significant impact on the body and should be addressed.


• Practical tips for reducing stress include setting boundaries, creating micro habits, and listening to the body's signals. Focus on what you like rather than what you don't like to regulate your emotional state and physiology.


• Trauma responses are rooted in the belief that the world is a dangerous place.


• Taking radical responsibility for one's healing requires an internal locus of control.


• Recognize your inherent worthiness and shift beliefs to support self-love and healing.


• Healing is a journey of expansion and release.

• The Impact of Fear-Based Beliefs on Healing


• Addressing Stress as a Key Component of Healing Taking Radical Responsibility for Healing


• Recognizing Worthiness and Shifting Beliefs

• "I firmly believe that the mind and body are one."


• "Instilling fear is never a good thing because it's in direct opposition to the work that I do, which is instilling safety within the body."


• "Our beliefs are actually directly informing our nervous system and affecting us on a physiological level."


• "Regulating and evolving is being able to rise above in a way that's really authentic and not like toxic positivity."


• "You can't control the situation. All you can do is focus your attention and hold it where you want it to be."


• "Reminding yourself every single day to not get swept into the 'woe is me' and rising above is life-changing work."

Chapters

00:00 Understanding the Mind-Body Connection

09:30 Reducing Stress: Practical Strategies

32:08 Trauma Responses and Shifting Beliefs

39:18 Self-Love and Worthiness

46:10 Taking Radical Responsibility for Healing

Faith Ashenden

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