In today’s episode Dr. Deb shares a rare and deeply personal moment in trauma healing. A moment that did not begin with a thought or an insight, but with a simple sensation in the body that arrived without fear, without story, and without the usual pull of survival mode.
This episode explores what happens when the nervous system shifts into safety after years of vigilance. Listeners will hear how lightness, breath, softening, and clarity can emerge before the mind recognizes what is changing and how these somatic signals mark real progress in trauma recovery.
Through lived experience and grounded psychology, Dr. Deb walks through the connection between sensation and regulation, the difference between fear based intuition and regulated intuition, and why the body often knows we have healed long before the mind has language for it.
You will hear how an unexpected moment of inner child connection reflected years of work in a single gesture and why this kind of integration becomes a powerful sign of identity level healing.
This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered how to recognize genuine nervous system regulation, how intuition becomes clearer when the body is safe, and how healing often announces itself quietly rather than dramatically.
In this episode you will learn
• How a sensation without story signals nervous system regulation
• Why the body often leads healing before the mind understands it
• The difference between hypervigilance and regulated intuition
• How somatic softening creates space for clarity and grounded insight
• What it means when the inner child appears with trust and joy
• How identity shifts become visible through somatic cues
• Why small moments of ease are often the first signs of real recovery
Reflection questions for listeners
• What sensations tell me I am safe
• Where do I feel softening in my body today
• How does intuition feel when it is grounded instead of urgent
• What has my inner child been waiting for
• What identity shifts might already be happening in me
If this episode resonates, share it with someone who may need a reminder that healing does not always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it arrives as a breath, a softness, or a quiet moment the body whispers you are safe right now.
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