Do you ever feel like your body is reacting for you—especially in moments of stress or around certain people?

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Jessica Bishop, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Yoga Teacher, to dive into her personal journey of healing anxiety, nervous system regulation, and living with essential tremors. Jess shares her experience of relying on medication for years, and how somatic healing and learning to regulate her nervous system not only transformed her physical symptoms, it changed the way she relates and shows up with others.

We explore how Jess's essential tremors, panic attacks, and chronic anxiety once controlled her life—and how somatic practices, emotional regulation, and embodiment  brought real, lasting anxiety relief. She talks about how she reduced her need for medication, left an unhealthy marriage, and learned about secure attachment, leading to a healthier relationship and a deeper sense of emotional safety in her body.

This conversation gently unveils how body-based therapy and somatic practices can heal trauma, transform anxiety, and reshape the relationships you attract—starting with the relationship you have with your own body.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Simple somatic tools for healing anxiety and stress
• The power of emotional safety in trauma recovery
  How somatic practices help regulate your nervous system and stress response.
• What it feels like to experience secure attachment in your body
• How nervous system regulation can support healthier relationships
• The difference between intellectual awareness and embodied awareness. 
• Why yoga is often the gateway practice into somatic experiencing. 
• How to tell the difference between a "threat response" and the feeling of "butterflies"

If you’re on a journey to trust your body again or notice how your relationships impact your nervous system, you’re not alone. Your body has wisdom, and as you create more safety, it has the potential to change.

Much love,

Laurie

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