S2E8 : with Leah Sian Davies : Inner Safety As A Foundation Of Healing.
If we considered that, before approaching any kind of healing practice or regimen, that we first needed to feel deeply safe within our bodies, how do you think that would change the landscape of the healing, wellness and self-development worlds? Would the focus change? Would all the quick fixes and magic cures no longer be a thing? Would the common belief that chronic illness = broken and needs fixing be thrown out completely (I’m already campaigning for that to happen!!) What else would that foundational need for safety lead to? We discuss all - or most - of that in this episode!
Leah is an accredited somatic life coach. She prefers dogs to humans, and lives with her two favourite creatures - Rich (her human partner) and their chocolate Labrador Quincy, in Cardiff.
Leah's work is about creating experiences that bring people's minds, hearts and bodies into the here and now so that they can enjoy a full-bodied life.
She likes to work with quietly brave folk, who have been incredibly resilient, and now they know it's their time to shine.
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EPISODE NOTES
4:53 - Leah’s ‘flair’ to add humour and lightness as a way of connecting with, normalising and working through tough situations
11:00 - Why experiencing joy can be harder than we expect.
16:00 - Finding joy in the simple stuff.
18:00 - Joy as a nervous system regulator.
19:14 - Somatic coaching. What is it and why is it so beneficial?
23:07 - “Safety is the foundation of everything. We’re not going to be able to heal or change anything unless we feel safe on a biological level.”
27:00 - Tapping into your inner healing wisdom and you being the only expert on yourself and your body… sometimes we need help in bringing that information to the surface.
27:50 - Best self vs. whole self. In a world of ‘becoming your best self’, is self-acceptance being pushed to the side?
30:23 - The common disconnect from our bodies and what we lose in the process of disconnection.
35:03 - Allowing yourself to shine after resilience. Allowing the ease, joy and playfulness to come into your life.
41:50 - Anxiety and struggle as a distraction from feeling your feelings…do we sometimes seek it?
43:14 - What’s underneath our ‘headline’ experiences? What is beneath anxiety?
45:04 - Hiding our ‘less acceptable’ emotions and feeling as if we always have to present as coping, or positive.