In this episode of Holistically Healthy, Sydona Tregoning talks with Dana Dozwell, a nervous system mentor, about the connection between chronic illness, toxic shame, stress, and nervous system dysregulation. Dana shares what it looked like to live for years in high-performance mode while anxiety, exhaustion, and physical symptoms kept getting louder.

This conversation is for the woman who has tried the supplements, changed the diet, followed the protocols, and still feels like her body is working against her. 

This episode will answer questions such as:

1. What does shame feel like in the body?
2. How can shame keep someone stuck in chronic illness or healing patterns?
3. How do you begin healing shame through nervous system work?

Dana offers a different way to look at healing. Instead of treating symptoms as the enemy, she explains how they can be signals from a body that has been stuck in survival for too long.

You’ll hear how shame can settle into the body, how stress can affect digestion, hormones, and energy, and why pushing through often keeps the cycle going. Dana also talks about somatic healing and what can shift when you stop forcing your body to perform and start learning how to support it.

If you’ve ever wondered why doing all the “right” things still hasn’t helped you feel better, this episode may give you language for what your body has been trying to say all along.

So the real question is, are you willing to stop treating your body like a problem and finally listen to what it’s been protecting you from?

CONNECT WITH SYDONA TREGONING

Website:  Vitality Coaching  

Instagram: Instagram (@sydona_t)

For supplements

Fullscript https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/stregoning/signup

Use the link above and get 15-20% off physician grade supplements when you create an account

60 minute Somatic Session

60 min Somatic Session (podcast) - Sydona tregoning 

CONNECT WITH DANA DOSWELL

Instagram: @danadozzyy