Happy Place Nicole LePera: "Your nervous system is screaming at you!" Healing anxiety and panic
May 4, 2026
Nicole LePera, clinical psychologist and author known as The Holistic Psychologist, explores how childhood patterns shape adult coping. She discusses reparenting your inner child using simple practices, why the nervous system prefers familiar but harmful habits, and practical body-based tools to notice and calm anxiety and panic. Expect candid tips on radical honesty, shame, and small daily practices that build regulation.
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Trauma Can Be Absence Of Emotional Support
- Trauma includes not just catastrophic events but lack of emotional support in childhood.
- Nicole LePera explains her anxious upbringing had present parents who were emotionally under-resourced, shaping lifelong autopilot patterns.
Praised For Being 'Not Bothered' Hid Deep Feelings
- Nicole shares being praised as 'not bothered' and later told by a boyfriend she was emotionally unavailable.
- She realized she felt deeply but had learned to disconnect from emotions as a protective childhood pattern.
Use A Childhood Photo To Reconnect Daily
- Use a childhood photo or vivid memory to reconnect with your inner child and bypass the critical, story-driven brain.
- Nicole suggests carrying a locket or phone background of that picture to remind yourself daily that your younger self deserved attunement.
