Somatic embodiment coach and designer Celine Waters joins Jessica Watson to explore how body-based practices can transform design work in complex, trauma-touched contexts. We unpack the window of tolerance, safety, belonging and dignity as practical design inputs, and how facilitators can use centring, breath and invitational language to go slow to go fast. Celine traces her path from biochemistry and computer science to service design, sharing lessons from adult development coaching and why co-regulation and presence matter more than polished decks. We discuss colonisation, community care, and what it means to be an embodied designer creating inclusive, place-based experiences in Australia. ❤️‍🔥 Follow us on Instagram: @thefeelingdesigner 👉 See more resources: thefeelingdesigner.com.au You can find out more about Celine at: therightrelationshipproject.com References & resources mentioned: ❤️‍🔥 Window of Tolerance overview (concept by Dr Dan Siegel) ❤️‍🔥 Service blueprint origins (G. Lynn Shostack, HBR) ❤️‍🔥 Adult development (Robert Kegan) and Growth Edge Coaching (Jennifer Garvey Berger) ❤️‍🔥 HeartMath Institute on heart–brain coherence ❤️‍🔥 Eduardo Galeano quote: “The Church says the body is a sin… The Body says: I am a fiesta,” Bessel van der Kolk and The Body Keeps the Score ❤️‍🔥 Sites of Shaping / Sites of Change (Strozzi / generative somatics lineage) ❤️‍🔥 Limbic resonance (co-regulation primer) ❤️‍🔥 Margaret Wheatley, “Warriors for the Human Spirit” 00:00 From Biochemistry to Blueprint: A Non‑Linear Path 06:00 Breaking Down to Break Through: Discovering Somatics 11:00 Rethinking Design Under Capitalism: Slow to Go Fast in Complexity 19:00 Unlearning Expertise: From Ego to Vessel 24:00 The Biology of Burnout: Cortisol, Breath, and the Window of Tolerance 34:00 Expanding Capacity: Safety, Belonging, Dignity and Daily Centring 41:00 Trauma‑Informed Co‑Design: Presence, Pace, and Invitational Language 50:00 The Craft of Holding Space: Reading States, Grounding, and Energy 70:00 Vision‑Led and Decolonized Design: Community, Country, and Ecosystems 77:00 Politicised Somatics and Everyday Colonisation 80:00 Caring for Feelings: Soft Heart, Strong Boundary 87:00 The Feeling Designer: A Call for Warriors of the Human Spirit - ❤️‍🔥 Please like, share and follow so we can grow more careers in Australia’s for-purpose design community