What if claiming your victimhood was the first step toward real empowerment?

In this episode, I’m sharing a personal coaching moment that completely changed the way I relate to anxiety, trauma, and the fawn response. I’ll explore how naming your pain isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom. And how what looks like self-sabotage is often your body’s most intelligent form of self-protection.

I dive into:

🔹 Why victimhood doesn’t mean powerlessness

🔹 How self-compassion rewires your coping patterns

🔹 The difference between self-protection and self-sabotage

🔹 How reframing your story can unlock deep healing

If you’ve ever felt stuck in anxiety or shame, this one’s a reframe you need to hear.

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Relevant to Today’s Episode:

🌀 Somatic Yoga Life Coaching

💫 Somatic Certification

🎧 Also Listen to:

#324 – The Importance of Emotional Processing and Regulation: DENT Model Trauma

#366 – Is Trauma Actually In Your Hips? The Impact of Stress on Hip & Pelvic Health with Dr. Brianne Grogan

#369 – Nervous System Masterclass with Kristin Leal

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