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Episode 13 -Disconnected: How Trauma Teaches Us to Abandon Our Bodies
In this episode of The Survivor’s Chair, Kim gets real about one of the most life-altering aspects of trauma healing: Embodiment.
What does it mean to feel safe in your body - especially after a lifetime of survival, hustle, disconnection, and pushing through pain?
Kim shares raw and unfiltered stories of how her own body screamed for her attention long before she ever learned how to listen—from running triathlons during a season of profound grief to being brought to her knees by a breast cancer diagnosis that forced her to finally stop.
She unpacks:
What embodiment really means in trauma healing (and why it feels so foreign)
The subtle signs you’ve been disconnected from your body for too long
Why hustle culture, toxic positivity, and overachievement can actually be trauma responses
How small, doable movements like swaying, humming, and stretching help rewire your nervous system
What exercises support healing (and which ones might be harming you)
Why stillness is often the hardest—but most necessary—thing for survivors
embodiment, nervous system healing, somatic healing, CPTSD, trauma and the body, high achiever burnout, women and trauma, autoimmune and stress, breast cancer survivor, hustle culture, trauma and fitness
Takeaways -
You're not broken. It's not your fault.
Embodiment is about connection and trust.
The body holds memory.
Awareness is 90% of the solution.
You are not broken. You never have been.
Your health is your priority.
Small, tiny movements can make a massive difference.
You can feel a little bit like learning a new language.
Your body will tell you what it needs.
It's about being present in your physical body.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Trauma and Healing
07:39 The Impact of Trauma on the Body
11:41 Hustle Culture and Disconnection
19:09 Reconnecting with the Body
25:37 Practical Tools for Embodiment
31:27 Outro-FINAL apr 4, 2025 001_kim_russell's studio.wav
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In this episode of The Survivor’s Chair, Kim gets real about one of the most life-altering aspects of trauma healing: Embodiment.
What does it mean to feel safe in your body - especially after a lifetime of survival, hustle, disconnection, and pushing through pain?
Kim shares raw and unfiltered stories of how her own body screamed for her attention long before she ever learned how to listen—from running triathlons during a season of profound grief to being brought to her knees by a breast cancer diagnosis that forced her to finally stop.
She unpacks:
What embodiment really means in trauma healing (and why it feels so foreign)
The subtle signs you’ve been disconnected from your body for too long
Why hustle culture, toxic positivity, and overachievement can actually be trauma responses
How small, doable movements like swaying, humming, and stretching help rewire your nervous system
What exercises support healing (and which ones might be harming you)
Why stillness is often the hardest—but most necessary—thing for survivors
embodiment, nervous system healing, somatic healing, CPTSD, trauma and the body, high achiever burnout, women and trauma, autoimmune and stress, breast cancer survivor, hustle culture, trauma and fitness
Takeaways -
You're not broken. It's not your fault.
Embodiment is about connection and trust.
The body holds memory.
Awareness is 90% of the solution.
You are not broken. You never have been.
Your health is your priority.
Small, tiny movements can make a massive difference.
You can feel a little bit like learning a new language.
Your body will tell you what it needs.
It's about being present in your physical body.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Trauma and Healing
07:39 The Impact of Trauma on the Body
11:41 Hustle Culture and Disconnection
19:09 Reconnecting with the Body
25:37 Practical Tools for Embodiment
31:27 Outro-FINAL apr 4, 2025 001_kim_russell's studio.wav
Website - https://www.kimrussellpro.com
Email sign up link - https://kimrussellleaderreset.myflodesk.com/j6zv5fcak7
Facebook professional page - https://www.facebook.com/share/1CJpdMEnYF/?mibextid=wwXIfrInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/kimrussellpro?igsh=eHYydWpmZHpoaWZn&utm_source=qr
TikTok-
https://www.tiktok.com/@kimrussellpro?_t=ZT-8ulWGvHLaot&_r=1
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimrussellpro/
Early Birds Club- https://www.instagram.com/earlybirdschicago?igsh=cnRldDBoMnFxdnpk