We Need To Talk - My Story: The Body Keeps the Score - Finding Myself Through "Trauma Sensitive Yoga"

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We Need To Talk - Real Talk Unfiltered

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Real Talk: Unfiltered What does “resilience” really mean? For years, I thought it meant “pushing through.” Then a traumatic brain injury (TBI) shattered my old self and taught me that true strength is found in grace, not grit. This is my story of: Losing my voice literally: I called Portobello ("mushrooms-goblin-pasta”). Almost missing my son’s birthday… and the hug that saved me. Rebelling against doctors who said I’d “never recover past 70%.” Flying to India broken and finding peace in breath-work, yoga, and silence. Learning what healing really means

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We Need To Talk - My Story: The Body Keeps the Score - Finding Myself Through "Trauma Sensitive Yoga"

We Need To Talk - Real Talk Unfiltered

1 hour 30 seconds

1 month ago

We Need To Talk - My Story: The Body Keeps the Score - Finding Myself Through "Trauma Sensitive Yoga"

My Newest Story About TCTSY.

📌Timestamps:

00:00 - Opening & Setting the Stage

We Need To Talk: important and hopeful episode
Raw honesty about the TBI journey

01:50 - The Broken Reality After TBI

Living in body that wasn't mine
12cm skull crack, brain bleed, 20 minutes non-responsive
Waking up not as myself, a scared stranger

03:50 - The Male Response: Power Through

Building walls, shutting down, dealing alone
You can't bully a nervous system into healing
Deeper knowing “you need something different"

05:55 - Introduction to TCTSY

Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga explained
Scientific clinical lifeline, not woo-woo
Finally coming home to myself

07:02 - The Science Behind Healing

How movement rewires traumatised brains
Neuroception & Interoception concepts

08:18 - Understanding Neuroception

Dr. Porges and Polyvagal Theory
Nervous system's security scanner
My TBI threw my whole system out of whack

10:30 - When Everything Becomes Threat

Living in constant alert for year after accident
Supermarkets too loud, restaurants overwhelming

11:38 - Dr. van der Kolk's Breakthrough

“The Body Keeps the Score" impact
Partnership with Yogi David Emerson
Language older than words

14:30 - The Deeper Intelligence

Wisdom beyond ancient survival parts
Intelligence that doesn't get trauma-damaged

15:26 - What Makes TCTSY Different

Not about perfect poses
Working with your neuroceptive system

16:21 - Three Pillars of Safety

No physical adjustments
Invitational language

18:03 - Revolutionary Power of Choice

Choices violently taken in accidents
Getting keys to your own house back
No right way

20:01 - Understanding Interoception

Feel what's happening inside your body
How trauma shatters this connection

22:10 - The Guided Tour Home

Practice in interoceptive awareness
Coming back to your skin safely

23:50 - The Witness Consciousness

Finding the part that watches the storm without being it
Building new neural pathways

25:40 - Invitation to Experience

Optional “Guided practice”
Complete control over experience

27:30 - Noticing Support

Notising contact points with support
The quiet observer always there

30:01 - Breath Awareness

Not changing the breath, just noticing
Body knowing how to breathe

31:31 - Making Conscious Choice

Movement options
No right or wrong choices

32:42 - Exploring Internal Experience

Noticing what happens during movement
That deeper knowing, without thinking

34:30 - Integration and Return to the Now

You just practiced: Introception, Agency, Present moment experiences.

37:32 - My Journey Back Home

From passenger to driver again
Arms-above-head triggering experience

39:00 - Accessing Wisdom Beyond Logic

Simple act revealing deeper intelligence
Building trust week by week

41:41 - The Deeper Teaching

Not my thoughts, pain, rage, anxiety
Weather patterns passing through

43:30 - From Healing to Helping

Recovery is meant to be shared
Becoming certified TCTSY facilitator

45:10 - Stories of Transformation

Veterans learning stillness
Survivors discovering hidden strength
Offering Choice and Safety

48:15 - The Evolving Science

Growing research backing practices
Literal brain structure changes

50:50 - Beyond "Big T" Trauma

Cutting-edge neuroscience with ancient wisdom
We all need this work

52:02 - Message to Listeners

My recovery isn't over, still managing daily
No longer stranger in own life

54:08 - Your Body Is Not Enemy

Hypervigilance as protection
Work is to listen and befriend it

55:47 - You Don't Have to Do This Alone

People who understand
Facilitators trained in trauma-sensitive approaches

56:33 - My Promise to You

12cm crack, massive brain bleed, lost so long
If I found way back, so can you
Your story matters because YOU matter

57:26 - Almost Closing Gratitude

Thank you for courage to keep going
Trust your body knows the way home

58:26 - The Buddhi Revelation

Deeper wisdom mentioned 11 times

Promise to explain ancient wisdom next episode

60:00 - End

Please Dance in the Rain like nobody watching