Tina's off to a quiet start, whilst Big D thinks about manifesting a large appendage. Then they get straight into the spring feel of the moment hopefully avoiding narcissists in their gardens. The subject of today is growth and emergence and how that shows up in our lives. Tina mentions her own fears of showing up and emerging into the world, and how others with chronic illness can have fears around overwhelm or collapse if they emerge too hard or too fast. Developmental trauma can also cause us to brace ourselves or retract, and Tina likens flow to the world of water - how there are stages and cycles, and honouring them, just like the seasons of nature. 

Dennis talks about how pulling back is often a way to stay safe, and he shares his journey with running and applying his safety brakes in that part of his life to demonstrate how fears or retractions can work and how a small shift can change everything. They also notice that we can "practice" playing with our fear boundary, in a safer way that gives the message to your brain and body that we "can" grow more than we think, whilst still feeling safe, aka "titrate" to restore trust, and how it might look different for people. 

Dennis shares about anticipatory fear, and they look at why that happens from a nervous system perspective, and that it's not a bad thing in essence, it's a survival thing!

T and D talk a bit about the start of the year of the fire horse (in chinese astrology) and how it aligns with this topic of growth and harnessing the energy of the moment - but noticing how our language and thinking around energy can impede our use of of it. They notice the nuance between power and energy and how that differentiation can change a lot - do we need to harness the power of love for example, or is it infinite? Maybe power is infinite, whereas we associate energy as limited so we hold back through fear of "not enough".

They talk about over-extending and going into burnout when we ignore the stages and timings of growth. They look at how we can slow burn rather than fireworks with our energy. Growth and expansion starts with our foundation, like good food, sleep, "training"  before spring growth can happen. Are we giving too much and not respecting the stages and then collapsing or running out too soon? 

Tina and Dennis get to their last listener question of the podcast season, and guide us how to notice when we are over extending or pushing too hard, how to go through your body to regulate and match your body energy tone, and decoupling any thoughts of failure from slowing down or getting fatigued. 

For more information, coaching or to ask a listener question please go to:

• www.omnamo.nl  or email Dennis at [email protected] 
• www.tinaclarkewellness.com  or email Tina at [email protected]

Feeling the urge to work with this? Come and join us on April 25th, 2026 in Arnhem for a day of practice on the theme of Unfolding to Grow.