Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson CPTSD, Somatic Psychology, and Finding Your Happiness with Elizabeth Ferreira
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Dec 25, 2023 Elizabeth Ferreira, a guest who discusses changing relationship with holidays, letting go of the past, healthy boundaries, glimmers, and different paths to taking in the good. They explore trauma, connecting with the body, working with challenging relationship history, somatic psychology, and emphasizing beauty. They also discuss staying oneself within family, regulating through movement, and finding glimmers for self-compassion during the holidays.
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Collect And Use Glimmers
- Build a personal list of glimmers: small sights, sounds, memories, or objects that reliably calm you.
- Use glimmers to pull your nervous system into ventral vagal (safe, social) states during or after stress.
Ground With Simple Somatic Moves
- When you notice activation, orient to present sensations: change posture, engage peripheral vision, and use cold or textured objects.
- These small somatic shifts can ground you quickly and reduce activation in social situations.
Closing The Know-Do Gap
- Tools only help if you can notice in the moment and tolerate the discomfort of using them; knowing them cognitively isn't enough.
- Integration requires practicing tolerating initial destabilization to reach lasting regulation.