Yeah.

Not a doubt in my mind.

I have not met one person on the planet who's not experienced trauma.

the only thing that differs from person to person is the specificity around the trauma.

So how intense it was, was it a single incidence like a car accident or, um, medical trauma that is, you know, to be, to be under anesthesia is trauma for the body.

Surgery is trauma for the body.

Um, So yes, everyone has experienced traumatic experiences that in our society, from a Western context, I can't speak to, you know, more Indigenous tribes have ways of processing this that we have shut down.

the

And actually it's about what does the body need in that moment to transmute that energy as opposed to what is the brain telling me? What do I normally know that I'm supposed to do? So tell us a bit more about the somatic bliss method and how bringing the body in helps you do more than just regulate in the moment.

Yeah.

Well, they share it at the beginning that, you know, the nervous system is the master coordinator.

It's, it's, it's the thing, right? And when we're stressed, this part of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, the medial prefrontal cortex, specifically underactive.

And this makes sense for a There is no time to think about all the possibilities, weigh the pros and cons, right? We're not gonna organize a checklist.

Like that is out the window.

We just act, right? It's a physiological response.

Yeah.

Hmm,

where should we start? I'm feeling pulled to talk about and share around so many of the things we're like moving away from.

There's the diagnosis that we've been given.

For example, I was 12 years old and had a diagnosis of arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis in both of my hips.

And my doctor condemned me to a life of pain medication until inevitable hip replacement surgery, or I'd be in a wheelchair.

She said by the age of 30.

So sometimes we experience things and we're struggling through things.

And if somebody is interested in semantics, is it best to visit someone first and, you know, like go to a class sort of thing? Or is it better to just try and do a little bit at home? Or where should people navigate that sort of area?