Reclaiming a Healthy Connection with Your Body

The Steph & Craig Show

Are you stuck in a constant state of hypervigilance? Are you concerned about what it’s doing to your body?

Today, Steph & Craig are joined by Melissa Romano, founder of Reclaiming Healthy, an online initiative designed to help you reconnect with your body and find true wellness.

In this episode, Melissa shares her insights on the impact of trauma and how it can affect your relationship with yourself and your body. She discusses the importance of unlearning harmful patterns and beliefs, trusting your instincts and emotions, and embracing self-awareness and self-compassion.

Melissa opens up about her personal journey and struggles with healing from a lifetime of repressed trauma and how she moves through life today in a completely different way.

Melissa is a breath of fresh air and breaks down the somatic experience of healing in a way that will light up things inside of you. For example, how she managed to reprogram her brain to start seeing signs of safety instead of always searching for signs of danger.

If you’re struggling on your path right now, this ones for you.

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Disclaimer:

We’re just sharing our journey with you. We’re not licensed therapists, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Cool? Good deal. We’ll see you soon.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction and Personal Experiences with Dissociation

02:59 Reclaiming a Healthy Connection with the Body

06:22 The Journey to Somatic Body and Yoga Therapy

10:03 The Importance of Feeling and Being Present

13:21 Unlearning Harmful Patterns and Trusting Our Instincts

17:19 Intentional Living and Carving New Paths

21:30 Navigating Healing in an Activated State

25:43 The Power of Intention and Unintentional Patterns

31:29 Connecting with the Body's Wisdom and Instincts

35:04 Unlearning Fear and Shame to Trust Ourselves

38:00 Finding Healthy Ways to Express Emotions

38:54 Micro Muscle Movements and Surprising Results

41:18 Completing the Survival Response

45:50 Trauma and Physical Pain

52:36 The Power of Self-Regulation

01:06:20 Authenticity on Social Media and the Reclaiming Healthy Initiative

Connect with Melissa:

Follow Melissa on TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@reclaimingmelissa

Check out Melissa on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/reclaimingmelissa

Melissa’s Website- https://www.reclaiminghealthy.com/

Melissa on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/reclaimingmelissa

Follow Melissa on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@reclaiminghealthy

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