So many of us have learned to survive by staying in our heads – analysing, planning, staying one step ahead. But what gets lost when thinking feels safer than feeling?

In this episode, I’m joined by Katarina Hunter – a somatic practitioner and embodiment teacher – for a conversation about sensitivity, stress, and the survival patterns that keep us disconnected from our own bodies. We explore how fawning, over-functioning and chronic self-reliance can pull us out of ourselves – and how small, resourced shifts can start to bring us home.

Katarina shares her own journey through burnout, anxiety, and chronic health issues, and why healing didn’t begin with doing more, but with noticing more. From nervous system overload to self-care as performance, we explore what it really means to feel safe in your own skin again.

What we talk about in this episode:

• How fawning and people-pleasing show up in the nervous system
• The “attic of the mind” – why we disconnect, and what it costs us
• Why trauma isn’t always dramatic – and what subtle erosion looks like
• How sensitive people can start to build capacity for discomfort
• Small, everyday ways to gently reconnect with your body

More about Katarina:

You can learn more about Katarina’s work or connect with her here:

• Website: https://www.katarinahunter.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katarinahunter
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katarina_hunter_healing

Want to get in touch? Email me at hello@practicalfeeling.com

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