Malak ElShazly is a certified somatic coach who specializes in the regulation of the nervous system and emotional healing.

She talks about:

🟦 The differences between talk and somatic therapy

🟦 What the nervous system is and how it’s affected

🟦 Dealing with chronic stress and how to release it

🟦 The causes of trauma and how to understand its triggers

🟦 How we act in relationships according to our attachment styles

🟦 How we deal with shame and understanding how it differs from guilt

(00:00) Intro

(01: 24) Malak’s Background

(02:57) How she got into the field

(04:20) What is Somatic Therapy

(07:30) Differences between Talk Therapy and Somatic

(09:29) What is the Nervous System?

(12:53) Why Self Awareness Isn’t Enough

(14:50) Examples of Somatic Exercises

(15:13) 4 Ways of Reacting When Stressed

(17:16) Biggest Misconception About Dealing with Stress

(19:20) How to Deal with Chronic Stress?

(23:48) How to Release Stress?

(24:39) Understanding the Root Cause of Emotions: Wheel of Emotion

(26:39) Skepticism over Somatic Therapy

(28:19) Making the Unconscious Conscious

(31:55) How to Rewire the Brain

(33:35) How to Feel “Safe”

(36:43) The Definition of Trauma

(38:03) Suffering from Trauma and Its Triggers

(39:49) How to Get Over Trauma

(42:28) Empathy Towards Trauma Responses

(44:32) Relationship Attachment Styles

(46:52) Anxious Attachment Fears

(47:39) Secure Attachment

(47:55) Avoidant Attachment

(50:01) How to Become A Secure?

(51:29) Can Anxious and Avoidant Relationships Work?

(52:08) Dealing with Shame

(54:09) Avoidants and Shame

(56:03) Why Some People Avoid Working on Themselves?

(58:55) The Effect Parents Have on Their Children

(01:02:23) Defining Happiness

(01:04:37) Closing

If you want to learn more about how to regulate your nervous system and to take better care of yourself and your relationships, then this one is for you.

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