June 22, 2025

The Healing Power Of Play

38 minutes

Angie Berrett’s journey is one of silence, survival, and disruption. A nurse, a trauma-informed movement coach, and a survivor of child abuse—Angie didn’t remember the trauma until decades later. What followed was a radical, raw reclamation of self through play, movement, and nontraditional healing methods. This episode is your permission slip to explore what healing can really look like.

💥 Childhood trauma stored and forgotten… until betrayal unearthed it
⚡️ Why chaos feels safe—and calm feels terrifying
🧠 The science behind stored trauma and nervous system overload
🐘 How pretending to be an elephant helped her reclaim power
🍄 Psychedelics, shaking, and breaking free from shutdown
🌀 The healing power of movement that doesn’t retraumatize
🔥 What it really means to complete the cycle and stop surviving

🎙️ What We Talk About:

How trauma stored in the body can go unrecognized for years
The connection between chaos addiction and unprocessed trauma
Why traditional yoga wasn’t healing—and trauma-informed movement was
What “play” really means as a healing modality
Using psychedelics like psilocybin and ketamine to access buried emotion
The nervous system’s response to threat—and how to regulate it
Releasing trauma without reactivating it

🔑 Key Takeaways:“If you don’t release the energy, your body stores the trauma—whether you remember it or not.”“I thrived in chaos because calm made me anxious. That’s survival mode.”“Play helped me feel powerful without triggering shutdown.”“You don’t have to talk your way out of trauma—you can move through it.”
🙌 Why This Episode Matters:

Too many women are living with buried trauma and calling it “normal.” Angie’s story shatters the myth that healing only happens in therapy rooms. Her body remembered what her mind forgot—and through movement, play, and awareness, she found a path out. This conversation is a wake-up call to your nervous system. You don’t have to keep stuffing it down. There is another way.

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