Eps 510: Somatic tools for our nervous system with Katie Connolly

Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

Katie Connolly, a Somatic Parenting Coach, teaches me a whole lot about our nervous system and somatic tools when she drops by this week.

Katie explains how our nervous system and birthing experiences tie-in to our personal growth, who highly-sensitive people are & indicators, and why we’re able to better navigate experiences and stay connected in our bodies when we nourish our nervous system. We hit on so much this week: breathing exercises, meditation, scheduling-in time for ourselves, overstimulation, trauma, adoption, boundaries, co-regulation, and more. Katie ends by sharing specific tools and breathing patterns to try out at home.

Takeaways from the show

• Understanding & supporting our nervous system and how that fits in with self-growth
• Traumatic birthing experiences
• Sympathetic nervous system versus parasympathetic nervous system
• Each parent-child relationship is completely unique
• Highly-sensitive people & indicators
• Everyone has trauma in their lineage
• Different breathing exercises & patterns
• Short meditations
• Nourishing & making time for yourself realistically
• Co-regulation & the family nervous system

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