Ep 108. 3 Components of Living an Expanded Life
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Episode Description:
You’ll also learn three key components of expansion: working with your nervous system, understanding trauma feedback loops, and becoming the adult self or warrior your younger parts need. Rather than forcing change through insight or willpower, Sarah explains why healing involves showing the body that what was once dangerous can now be safe, one tolerable step at a time. Listen in to learn how working with your nervous system and protective parts can help you move toward the life you want.
Episode Highlights:
[00:00] Introduction
[00:42] Why every living thing wants to be fully expressed
[02:27] What blocks you from becoming more fully yourself
[10:46] Why healing is part of expanding into the life you want
[12:44] Three components of living an expanded life
[17:26] #1: The nervous system as the foundation for expansion
[28:12] #2: Understanding roads of familiarity and trauma feedback loops
[31:17] #3: Becoming the adult self your younger parts need
[36:08] Taking tolerable steps toward the life you want
[40:39] Question 1 - How do I balance purpose, relationships, and other parts of life?
[45:19] Question 2 - Can trauma be healed when you cannot consciously remember it?
[51:13] Question 3 - How do I navigate childhood trauma while caring for an ailing parent?
