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#34 PTSD Relief Starts Here: 3 Body Awareness Tools That Work | Recovery Secrets Series
Want to coach with me? Book a free no pressure consultation call here: https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation
Learn the proven system that’s helped 2,000+ trauma survivors reduce symptoms by 77.9% in just 4.5 months without therapy or medication 👉 https://overcomingptsd.com/
Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
In this episode, Brad guides you through simple yet powerful tools to build awareness of your body — a foundational skill for healing trauma and regulating your emotions. You’ll learn how your body signals stress and how to use specific practices to calm your nervous system, release tension, and prepare for deeper processing work.
Brad breaks down three essential relief tools: breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, and body scans. These simple methods can reveal where your body is still holding trauma and help you access deeper layers of healing. He also explains why it’s normal to resist relaxation at first — and how to use that awareness to move toward peace instead of away from it.
If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body or struggled to calm down after triggers, this episode will show you how to reconnect and find relief, even in just a few minutes a day.
💡 What You’ll Learn
How to use breathing to deactivate your stress response system
The difference between shallow and diaphragmatic (belly) breathing
Why tension in your body reveals where trauma still lives
A quick two-minute muscle relaxation method for fast relief
How to scan your body to build emotional and physical awareness
Why deep breathing can sometimes feel uncomfortable — and what that means
The connection between relaxation, emotional release, and processing
How to develop calm, focused energy throughout your day
Practical weekend exercises to prepare for deeper trauma work
🧠 Key Takeaway
What’s easy to do is easy not to do — but these simple body awareness tools can change everything when you actually use them.
🔗 Next Steps
Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.
To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome and overview
01:30 Why body awareness matters for trauma recovery
03:00 The three body awareness tools: breathing, PMR, and body scan
08:00 How breathing impacts your stress response
12:00 Releasing trauma through breath and body relaxation
18:00 How to do a body scan effectively
22:00 Progressive muscle relaxation explained
26:00 The two-minute version for busy days
30:00 Why resistance to deep breathing happens
34:00 Q&A on tension, stress, and emotional release
40:00 Applying awareness tools to daily life
44:00 Preparing for next week’s processing bootcamp
Topics Covered:
PTSD recovery • trauma healing • body awareness • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma processing • breathing exercises • progressive muscle relaxation • body scan meditation • trauma coping tools • stress response system • mindfulness for PTSD • somatic healing
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Want to coach with me? Book a free no pressure consultation call here: https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation
Learn the proven system that’s helped 2,000+ trauma survivors reduce symptoms by 77.9% in just 4.5 months without therapy or medication 👉 https://overcomingptsd.com/
Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
In this episode, Brad guides you through simple yet powerful tools to build awareness of your body — a foundational skill for healing trauma and regulating your emotions. You’ll learn how your body signals stress and how to use specific practices to calm your nervous system, release tension, and prepare for deeper processing work.
Brad breaks down three essential relief tools: breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, and body scans. These simple methods can reveal where your body is still holding trauma and help you access deeper layers of healing. He also explains why it’s normal to resist relaxation at first — and how to use that awareness to move toward peace instead of away from it.
If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body or struggled to calm down after triggers, this episode will show you how to reconnect and find relief, even in just a few minutes a day.
💡 What You’ll Learn
How to use breathing to deactivate your stress response system
The difference between shallow and diaphragmatic (belly) breathing
Why tension in your body reveals where trauma still lives
A quick two-minute muscle relaxation method for fast relief
How to scan your body to build emotional and physical awareness
Why deep breathing can sometimes feel uncomfortable — and what that means
The connection between relaxation, emotional release, and processing
How to develop calm, focused energy throughout your day
Practical weekend exercises to prepare for deeper trauma work
🧠 Key Takeaway
What’s easy to do is easy not to do — but these simple body awareness tools can change everything when you actually use them.
🔗 Next Steps
Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive.
To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome and overview
01:30 Why body awareness matters for trauma recovery
03:00 The three body awareness tools: breathing, PMR, and body scan
08:00 How breathing impacts your stress response
12:00 Releasing trauma through breath and body relaxation
18:00 How to do a body scan effectively
22:00 Progressive muscle relaxation explained
26:00 The two-minute version for busy days
30:00 Why resistance to deep breathing happens
34:00 Q&A on tension, stress, and emotional release
40:00 Applying awareness tools to daily life
44:00 Preparing for next week’s processing bootcamp
Topics Covered:
PTSD recovery • trauma healing • body awareness • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma processing • breathing exercises • progressive muscle relaxation • body scan meditation • trauma coping tools • stress response system • mindfulness for PTSD • somatic healing
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