Self-care is not about motivation or aesthetics. It is about regulation, awareness, and rebuilding trust with the body after stress, trauma, and burnout.
In this episode of Self Care, host Geraldine Hardy is joined by Nenad Stanis, founder of Body Connection Movement, for a grounded conversation on embodied recovery, nervous system regulation, and why movement is inseparable from mental health.
Drawing on lived experience rather than theory, Nenad shares how trauma, displacement, chronic stress, and burnout shaped his approach to movement — and why most people struggle not because they lack discipline, but because they lack safe, adaptive frameworks that meet them where they are.
This episode explores:
Why movement is a nervous system tool, not just fitnessHow trauma and chronic stress manifest physicallyThe role of breathwork in regulating overwhelmWhy short, consistent practices outperform intensityThe risks of copy-paste training modelsWhat “awareness first” means in sustainable recovery
This is not a performance-driven conversation.
It is a practical discussion on rebuilding capacity, stability, and resilience over time.
Guest Contact
Nenad Stanis
Founder, Body Connection Movement
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nenadstanis/
📷 Body Connection Movement: https://www.instagram.com/bodyconnection_movement/
Host & Programme Contact
Geraldine Hardy
Founder, Alina The Sanctuary
📩 Email: [email protected]
Produced by
Yachting International Radio (YIR)
🎧 Independent global media network covering wellbeing, leadership, and life beyond the surface
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