Today's episode is for the woman who's doing everything right—and still feels like she's falling apart.

Colleen sits down with Laurie James, somatic coach and author of Sandwiched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go to talk about what happens when your nervous system hits a breaking point. Laurie ended up in the hospital—twice—after leaving a toxic marriage, raising four daughters, dating again, writing a book, and trying to heal.

This is a raw, honest conversation about how success can hide trauma, why "pushing through" is often dissociation in disguise, and how to regulate your nervous system before your body takes matters into its own hands.

💡 Key Takeaways:

• If your body shuts down, it's not random—it's internal wisdom.

• Autoimmune issues and fatigue are often trauma responses.

• You can't think your way to safety—you have to feel it in your body.

• "Small, tolerable steps" are more healing than breakthroughs.

• Emotional sobriety starts by noticing what your body is already trying to say.

Click here to BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL if you're ready to fully commit to your personal growth and do the work to get emotionally sober. Side effects include an 80 percent reduction in drinking.

Click here to get Laurie's free Beginner's Guide to Somatic Healing Find Laurie James on Instagram @laurie.james and Facebook: @Laurie JamesLaurie's Podcast is Confessions of a Free Bird w/ Laurie James

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