Ep. #232: Getting Back Into Your Body, Deconstructing Catholicism & Living Uncaged with Phuong-Thao Nguyen

Phuong-Thao (she/her) is a Somatic Practitioner, ReBloom Coach and Trauma Educator supporting QTBIWOC & 1st and 2nd generation immigrants in navigating life transitions and moving from a place of survival to thriving & living life on their own terms from a place of deep self trust and connection to their bodies, voices, and aliveness so they can live an uncaged life. In this episode, Eryn and Phung-Tao discuss: Phuong-Thao’s healing journey Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn trauma responses Shame over our body’s trauma responses What fills the gap when we don’t understand our lizard brain responses Seeking safety after trauma Telling the truth as an act of love Phuong-Thao’s deconstruction journey Her journey with self-trust after Catholicism How Catholicism reinforced that she should disconnect from herself and not trust herself Feeling like too much & feeling like you’re bad The pedestal of “goodness” Shame from church Moving towards sexual liberation and including yourself in the pleasure equation The power of choice How to start connecting with your body Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/phuong-thao-nguyen Connect with Eryn on Instagram. Join the upcoming virtual erotic poetry writing class. Last day to join HOLY - one spot left! Connect with Phuong-Thao on her website and Instagram. Download her free 30 day observe your yes and no worksheet here.