We can’t explore the topic of reclaiming ourselves without a discussion on reclaiming our mental health! This week, Laura & Sonya talk about the way our concept of mental health has changed over time, and how that changing picture has resulted in new strategies for nurturing ourselves. 

You’ll learn why we need to see the brain as just a part of our entire nervous system, and to honor the body as a deeply insightful source of information about our wellbeing.

Join us as we discuss: 

• 12:38 How to define mental health and our relationship to it.
• 21:02 The ways that personal and intergenerational trauma can manifest not just as stories, but in our physiology.
• 40:42 Embracing our senses as a path to self-awareness.
• 44:27 Practices that can get us started on the road to reclaiming our mental health.

Resources mentioned in the show:

• Integration educator and author Dr. Dan Siegel https://drdansiegel.com/# 

Learn more about Sonya & Laura: 

—> Sonya Stattmann is the host & creator of Reclaiming Ourselves™. She is a TEDx & corporate speaker, and has been working with leaders around personal development for the last 22 years. She teaches workshops & offers small group programs around emotional intelligence, transformational & embodied leadership and energy management. You can find more about her here:

Website: https://www.sonyastattmann.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyastattmann/

—> Laura Shook-Guzman, co-host of Reclaiming Ourselves, LMFT, and Somatic Psychotherapist for entrepreneurs has been a mental health professional for 23 years. She’s the founder of three businesses; the world's first Wellness Coworking Community Soma Vida, the global community Women Who Cowork, and her own therapy practice, Conscious Ambition. You can find more about her here: 

Website: http://www.laurashookguzman.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashookguzman/ 

What you can do next:

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Thank you for being you. We are so honored to have you as a listener!

Now that you’ve met each amazing co-host individually, prepare to have your heart opened as together they share their thoughts on what it means to reclaim ourselves. 

They share how they have faced the big self-discovery questions and where that has led their life and career. It is a beautiful conversation around self-discovery, embodied learning, and what it takes to come home to our true selves. 

Join us as we discuss: 

• 15:16 The conflict between societal values of individualism and the lack of support for understanding and embracing the self.
• 23:41 How the mind can get in the way of the body’s work to feel - and heal - grief and trauma.
• 28:26 The creative process of embracing touchstone memories.
• 39:21 The healing power of community and sharing stories.

Resources mentioned in the show:

• Author, researcher, and storyteller Brené Brown https://brenebrown.com 

Learn more about the hosts: 

—> Sonya Stattmann is the host & creator of Reclaiming Ourselves™. She is a TEDx & corporate speaker, and has been working with leaders around personal development for the last 22 years. She teaches workshops & offers small group programs around emotional intelligence, transformational & embodied leadership and energy management. You can find more about her here:

Website: https://www.sonyastattmann.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyastattmann/

—> Laura Shook-Guzman, co-host of Reclaiming Ourselves, LMFT, and Somatic Psychotherapist for entrepreneurs has been a mental health professional for 23 years. She’s the founder of three businesses; the world's first Wellness Coworking Community Soma Vida, the global community Women Who Cowork, and her own therapy practice, Conscious Ambition. You can find more about her here: 

Website: http://www.laurashookguzman.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashookguzman/ 

—> Belinda Haan, co-host of Reclaiming Ourselves, is a gifted Masters-level certified professional coach who has worked with leaders and executives in various Fortune 500 corporations worldwide. She is a mindfulness and compassion teacher and facilitates group and individual therapeutic interventions that promote inner connection and belonging. She is personally passionate about bridging the gap between science and spirit, using an empathic, grounded approach that weaves contemplative practice and accessible personal development with her clients. You can find more about her here:

Website: www.belindahaan.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belinda-haan-b1b02815/

—> Emily Soccorsy [So-KOR-SEE], co-host of Reclaiming Ourselves, believes branding is how people experience what you believe. As owner and CEO of Root + River, a brand strategy team, Emily uses her talents to help leaders uncover the foundations of their brand: message, audience, differentiators, and overall brand strategy. She’s also an author, speaker, poet, artist, and mom of two daughters (and a 130-pound Great Pyrenees named Archie) and partner to her husband of over 20 years. You can find more about her here:

Website: https://rootandriver.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilysoccorsy/ 

What you can do next:

1. For more episodes, opportunities and information on the hosts, visit http://reclaimingourselvespodcast.com/
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Thank you for being you. We are so honored to have you as a listener!

This week we meet Emily Soccorsy, our last amazing co-host! Emily demonstrates how she lives life emotion-first; she shares deeply personal stories, and the invaluable lessons she’s learned from grief and perseverance.

We’ll learn how telling stories has shaped her varied career, and how being driven can be more about patient persistence than non-stop grinding. Don’t miss this beautiful deep dive with our final co-host!

Join us as we discuss: 

• 23:50 The unconscious standards we set for ourselves, and why success won’t help us understand them.
• 29:43 How the sharing of embodied sensations can help us find our people.
• 31:15 The important roles of failure and forgetting in personal growth.
• 35:11 Breaking down the false distinctions between the values in our personal and business lives.

Resources mentioned in the show:

• Parker J. Palmer - “What is a Divided Life?” (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCvIZpMo8aY 
• The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18144590-the-alchemist 
• Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow, by Elizabeth Lesser https://www.elizabethlesser.org/broken-open 
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamont https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/97395/bird-by-bird-by-anne-lamott/ 
• The Chief Inspector Gamache series, by Louise Penny https://www.gamacheseries.com/ 
• Podcasts by researcher and storyteller Brené Brown https://brenebrown.com/podcasts/ 
• Podcast “Everything Happens with Kate Bowler” https://katebowler.com/podcasts/
• Podcast “Design Matters with Debbie Millman” https://www.designmattersmedia.com/ 

Learn more about Sonya & Emily: 

—> Sonya Stattmann is the host & creator of Reclaiming Ourselves™. She is a TEDx & corporate speaker and has been working with leaders around personal development for the last 22 years. She teaches workshops & offers small group programs around emotional intelligence, transformational & embodied leadership, and energy management. You can find more about her here:

Website: https://www.sonyastattmann.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyastattmann/

—> Emily Soccorsy [So-KOR-SEE], co-host of Reclaiming Ourselves, believes branding is how people experience what you believe. As owner and CEO of Root + River, a brand strategy team, Emily uses her talents to help leaders uncover the foundations of their brand: message, audience, differentiators, and overall brand strategy. She’s also an author, speaker, poet, artist, and mom of two daughters (and a 130-pound Great Pyrenees named Archie) and partner to her husband of over 20 years. You can find more about her here:

Website: https://rootandriver.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilysoccorsy/ 

What you can do next:

1. For more episodes, opportunities and information on the hosts, visit http://reclaimingourselvespodcast.com/
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Thank you for being you. We are so honored to have you as a listener!

Our next exciting introduction features co-host Belinda Haan! Sonya guides Belinda through a candid conversation about her journey toward self-understanding and acceptance. 

She opens up about the parts of herself she has judged and denied in order to meet external expectations and the long, sometimes painful process of reclaiming those parts. Belinda’s experience of reclaiming herself will resonate with you. You learn more about the methods she’s exploring in her own reclaiming process, and you’ll understand why we’re so excited to have her join us as a regular host for this podcast!

Join us as we discuss: 

• 12:49 The formative experience of feeling deep emotion.
• 16:53 The benefit of accepting your self-critical parts, instead of trying to erase them.
• 22:53 How changing your routine can help you reconnect with joy, regardless of your external circumstances.
• 30:13 Embodying compassion, and how it can help you stop wasting time judging yourself.
• 37:44 Belinda’s interest in grounded spirituality, and how to connect to something bigger to help us find ourselves.

Resources mentioned in the show: 

• Belonging Here: A Guide for the Spiritually Sensitive Person, by Judith Blackstone, PhD https://www.amazon.com/Belonging-Here-Spiritually-Sensitive-Person-ebook/dp/B008674F50/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524590816&sr=1-1&keywords=belonging+here 
• The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary: Finding Happiness Right Where You Are, by Dr. Ronald D. Siegel https://www.guilford.com/books/The-Extraordinary-Gift-of-Being-Ordinary/Ronald-Siegel/9781462538355 
• Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself, by Lisa Marchiano https://lisamarchiano.com/books/ 

Learn more about Sonya & Belinda: 

—>Sonya Stattmann is the host & creator of Reclaiming Ourselves™. She is a TEDx & corporate speaker and has been working with leaders around personal development for the last 22 years. She teaches workshops & offers small group programs around emotional intelligence, transformational & embodied leadership, and energy management. You can find more about her here:

Website: https://www.sonyastattmann.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyastattmann/ 

—> Belinda Haan, co-host of Reclaiming Ourselves, is a gifted Masters-level certified professional coach who has worked with leaders and executives in various Fortune 500 corporations worldwide. She is a mindfulness and compassion teacher and facilitates group and individual therapeutic interventions that promote inner connection and belonging. She is personally passionate about bridging the gap between science and spirit, using an empathic, grounded approach that weaves contemplative practice and accessible personal development with her clients. You can find more about her here:

Website: www.belindahaan.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belinda-haan-b1b02815/ 

What you can do next:

1. For more episodes, opportunities, and information on the hosts, visit http://reclaimingourselvespodcast.com/
2. Love the podcast? Get episodes delivered to your inbox with articles related to the topics we talk about. You can sign up at http://reclaimingourselvespodcast.com/
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Thank you for being you. We are so honored to have you as a listener!

Are you ready to meet our first co-host, Laura Shook-Guzman? In this episode, Sonya interviews her longtime podcast collaborator and friend, Laura, sharing the story of their work together and Laura’s journey to reclaiming herself personally & professionally. 

In this episode, you get a chance to learn more about Laura, why she agreed to join this podcast, and some of the books & resources she uses to support her well-being and wholeness.   

Join us as we discuss: 

• 12:04 Laura’s focus on reclaiming connection with the body.
• 14:40 The ways that moments of tension and of joy can both signal an opportunity to step into our higher selves.
• 18:07 Recognizing - and letting go of - the need to meet the expectations of others.
• 32:51 The ways that individual trauma and systemic constraints limit our personal development.
• 35:12 The commonality of trauma and how the body can get stuck trying to process it.

Resources mentioned in the show:

• The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende http://www.isabelallende.com/en/book/house 
• Author Sarah Addison Allen https://www.sarahaddisonallen.com/ 
• The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture, by Dr. Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/
• No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model, by Dr. Richard Schwartz https://ifs-institute.com/nobadparts 
• Meditative Story podcast https://meditativestory.com/ 

Learn more about the co-hosts: 

---> Sonya Stattmann is the host & creator of Reclaiming Ourselves™. She is a TEDx & corporate speaker and has been working with leaders around personal development for the last 22 years. She teaches workshops & offers small group programs around emotional intelligence, transformational & embodied leadership, and energy management. You can find more about her here:

Website: https://www.sonyastattmann.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyastattmann/

---> Laura Shook-Guzman, co-host of Reclaiming Ourselves, LMFT, and Somatic Psychotherapist for entrepreneurs has been a mental health professional for 23 years. She’s the founder of three businesses; the world's first Wellness Coworking Community Soma Vida, the global community Women Who Cowork, and her own therapy practice, Conscious Ambition. You can find more about her here: 

Website: http://www.laurashookguzman.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashookguzman/ 

What you can do next:

1. For more episodes, opportunities, and information on the hosts, visit http://reclaimingourselvespodcast.com/
2. Love the podcast? Get episodes delivered to your inbox with articles related to the topics we talk about. You can sign up at http://reclaimingourselvespodcast.com/
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Thank you for being you. We are so honored to have you as a listener!

Sonya opens up about her self-discovery process and why this was so important to reclaiming her power & gifts. She also discusses her calling to help others in their journey to reclaiming themselves. In this episode, you get a chance to know Sonya, why she started this podcast and some of the fundamental experiences that shaped who she is today. 

Join us as we discuss: 

• 11:11 Some of the pivotal moments that shaped Sonya’s personal journey to reclaiming herself.
• 25:58 Why Sonya felt called to step away from business coaching and focus on helping people develop and nurture their full selves. 
• 32:16 What “reclaiming yourself” means, and how the process of reclaiming ourselves can change the impact we have on the world.
• 42:45 How to recognize when life is telling you it’s time to reclaim yourself.

Resources mentioned in the show: 

• Author Judith Duerk https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/320512.Judith_Duerk 
• Author Amy Harmon https://www.authoramyharmon.com/ and her book The Bird and the Sword. https://www.authoramyharmon.com/the-bird-and-the-sword.html 
• Sonya’s playlist, “Embodying Me” on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aXROaT7CYrrleVoISNHEy 
• Trailer for the Hulu Original series Normal People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1JQuWxt3cE 

Learn more about the co-hosts: 

---> Sonya Stattmann is the host & creator of Reclaiming Ourselves™. She is a TEDx & corporate speaker and has been working with leaders around personal development for the last 22 years. She teaches workshops & offers small group programs around emotional intelligence, transformational & embodied leadership, and energy management. You can find more about her here:

Website: https://www.sonyastattmann.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyastattmann/

---> Laura Shook-Guzman, co-host of Reclaiming Ourselves, LMFT, and Somatic Psychotherapist for entrepreneurs has been a mental health professional for 23 years. She’s the founder of three businesses; the world's first Wellness Coworking Community Soma Vida, the global community Women Who Cowork, and her own therapy practice, Conscious Ambition. You can find more about her here: 

Website: http://www.laurashookguzman.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurashookguzman/ 

What you can do next:

1. For more episodes, opportunities, and information on the hosts, visit http://reclaimingourselvespodcast.com/
2. Love the podcast? Get episodes delivered to your inbox with articles related to the topics we talk about. You can sign up at http://reclaimingourselvespodcast.com/
3. Need a little weekly magic? Sign up for Worthy Love Notes & weekly affirmations here https://www.sonyastattmann.com/self-worth-affirmations-2/  

Thank you for being you. We are so honored to have you as a listener!

Hey, welcome to the Reclaiming Ourselves podcast! I'm your host, Sonya Stattmann, longtime speaker, entrepreneur, and podcaster. I don't know about you, but I've spent my lifetime trying to reclaim myself my power, my voice, my gifts, and my innate wisdom. What I've learned is that coming home to ourselves can be a challenging journey, especially in a world that asks us to be something we're not.

Every Tuesday, we're gonna share with you some tools and perspectives that can help you recognize that you are worthy just by breathing. That you are perfect, exactly as you are, in this moment here, now. And you always have been.

This season on Reclaiming Ourselves is going to be epic. We're gonna show you that growth is not about becoming more or doing more, but about remembering who you really are. Reclaiming yourself is the most powerful journey that you can take, and we'll be here every week on the sidelines cheering you on.

If you wanna learn more head over to reclaimingourselvespodcast.com. Thanks for listening. And please subscribe so that you don't miss any of the juicy episodes we have coming up this season.