In this deeply nourishing episode, I’m joined by somatic healing coach and podcast host Karena Neukirchner for a grounded, honest conversation about what it actually means to process emotions in the body — and why it’s often the missing link in our healing.
Karena shares how unresolved trauma lives in the nervous system, how we internalize early life experiences in our tissues, and what it looks like to feel to heal without spiraling or bypassing.
We explore how anxiety, shutdown, overthinking, and people-pleasing often stem from emotional suppression — and how somatic emotional processing can guide us back to safety, self-trust, and internal freedom. Karena offers powerful insight into how she works with the body as a map, a mirror, and a messenger.
If you’re exhausted from “understanding” your patterns but still feeling stuck, this conversation is a powerful reminder: the healing you’re craving may not be found in your mind — but in your body.
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Top Episode Quotes:
“If we want to move forward in life, we have to make space for what’s still unresolved in the body.”
“Your body is not broken — it’s trying to protect you.”
“You don’t need more mindset work. You need your body to finally feel safe.”
“Feeling is healing — but feeling without safety is re-traumatizing. That’s why somatic work matters.”
“Our emotions aren’t problems to solve. They’re signals asking to be heard.”
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