Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally stuck? In this episode of Somatic Healing for Wellness-Focused Women, I'm sharing 9 powerful tools, practices, and perspectives to help you navigate anxiety, emotional stress, and dysregulation through a somatic, holistic lens. 🧘‍♀️💛

These are the exact tools I return to in my personal life and with clients when working with anxiety, grief, fear, sadness, or self-doubt. Whether you're new to nervous system work or a seasoned practitioner, this episode offers grounded, trauma-informed insights you can apply today.

Inside, you’ll learn:

🔹 How to create your personalized “Toolkit” in the Notes app
🔹 What the Window of Tolerance and 4 trauma responses reveal about your nervous system
🔹 The power of shifting from “I am anxious” to “I’m experiencing anxiety”
🔹 How sensation association and inner child healing support lasting regulation
🔹 Why emotional inclusivity = deeper healing
🔹 The 3 types of breathwork (mindful, integrative, meditative) and when to use them
🔹 How to deepen self-compassion and become your own safe place

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In this inspiring episode of Somatic Healing for Wellness-Focused Women, Rae sits down with multi-passionate healer and yoga educator Nikki Haas for a powerful conversation on embodiment, creativity, entrepreneurship, and using somatic movement as a healing tool.

Nikki shares her journey from corporate finance to teaching yoga and somatics at Marist University, guiding Division I athletes in nervous system awareness, and creating her unique movement offering: Somatic Salsa. Together, Rae and Nikki dive deep into how dance can unlock stuck energy, how somatic practices support mental health and emotional regulation, and what it takes to build a soulful wellness business while raising a family.

You'll also hear about their upcoming offerings at Transcend Festival, including Rae’s signature breathwork class and Nikki’s embodiment-based movement and devotional chanting (kirtan).

✨ Whether you're a yoga teacher, holistic entrepreneur, or someone looking to reconnect with your body, this episode is a beautiful invitation to move, feel, and be fully alive.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Nikki weaves together yoga, Ayurveda, somatics, and energetic healing
• The origin and power of Somatic Salsa as a playful release practice
• Why body awareness is crucial for high-performance athletes and everyday people alike
• How Nikki balances motherhood, entrepreneurship, and teaching with self-care
• Encouragement for wellness professionals building heart-centered businesses
• Creative ways to bring more movement, joy, and softness into your life
• How to trust your body and reclaim your power through movement

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In this episode of Somatic Healing for Wellness-Focused Women, we're diving into how to navigate identity shifts, seasonal transitions, and life changes with more clarity, embodiment, and ease. 🍂💫

Whether you're:

• Starting a new job or relationship
• Returning to school (or sending your kids back)
• Feeling that subtle energetic shift from summer to fall...

These kinds of transitions can shake up your sense of self and leave you wondering, "Who even am I right now?"

Inside this episode, I guide you through:
🌿 The difference between identity changes vs. life transitions
🌿 Somatic & mindset tools to feel grounded in the unknown
🌿 The “name it to tame it” approach to ease anxiety during change
🌿 How to reconnect with your core values as a compass
🌿 Using this time of year to check in with your vision for the rest of 2025

Whether you’re feeling dysregulated or excited by what’s next, this episode will support you in anchoring into your truth, honoring your process, and creating space for new growth. You are resilient, and you’ve moved through so many transitions before. This one is no different. ✨

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In this episode of Somatic Healing for Wellness-Focused Women, Rae breaks down the top 5 misconceptions about breathwork - from the myth that you have to do long, intense sessions to the false belief that feeling dysregulated means you've failed.

You'll hear Rae’s personal story of how breathwork changed her life after grief and anxiety, and how this practice can support everything from daily stress relief to emotional healing, creativity, and nervous system regulation.

🌬️ In this episode, you'll learn:
✨ Why gentle breathwork can be just as powerful as intense sessions
✨ How breathwork supports both trauma healing and everyday well-being
✨ What it really means to be "dysregulated" (and why it's not failure)
✨ The difference between short micro-practices and long sessions
✨ How to create a breathwork practice that works for you

Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned breather, this episode will help you connect deeper with your body and release the pressure to “do it perfectly.”

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Do you spiral into worst-case scenarios the moment something feels uncertain? 😵‍💫 You're not alone! This is a common cognitive distortion called catastrophic thinking, and it’s tied to anxiety and nervous system dysregulation.

In this empowering solo episode, Rae, somatic coach and breathwork facilitator, guides you through:

🌿 What catastrophic thinking is and how it shows up in your mind and body
🌿 Why this pattern is a nervous system response rooted in protection, not personal failure
🌿 How to spot when you’re spiraling and how to gently interrupt the fear loop
🌿 Somatic tools to shift from anxiety to grounded presence
🌿 How self-compassion widens your window of tolerance and builds inner resilience
🌿 A mindset reframe: Best case, worst case, most likely outcome

You'll also learn how to pair mindset work with body-based healing to regulate in real-time.

This episode is perfect for you if you’re an anxious overthinker, a recovering perfectionist, or simply ready to stop letting fear call the shots. Tune in to reclaim calm, access inner safety, and meet your anxious thoughts with compassion instead of panic.

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Have you ever wondered why you freeze in conflict… overwork to avoid discomfort… or find yourself people-pleasing to keep the peace? You’re not broken. You’re likely outside your window of tolerance, operating from an old trauma response.

In this episode, we explore:

🌱 What the Window of Tolerance is and how it impacts your emotions, behavior, and relationships
🌱 The Fight Response: signs, root causes, and how to soften into safety
🌱 The Flight Response: anxiety, busyness, avoidance & how to regulate it
🌱 The Freeze Response: shutdown, indecision & why it’s not laziness
🌱 The Fawn Response: people-pleasing, over-apologizing & how to reclaim your truth
🌱 How to expand your Window of Tolerance over time with somatic tools

You'll also receive simple, grounded practices to support nervous system regulation.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to better understand their inner world and build resilience from the body up. Whether you’re anxious, overwhelmed, or navigating stress and emotion, this one is for you.

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Today’s episode is a guided somatic breathwork practice to help you anchor into joy, amplify your radiance, and soak in the present moment. Whether you’re listening in July or in the middle of another season, this breathwork session is designed to reconnect you with what’s going well and help you feel that goodness in your body.

In this practice, Rae guides you through:

🌞 2:1 breath to calm and ground
🌞 Halo active breath to move and energize
🌞 Top holds to pause, expand, and integrate

This session is perfect if you want to:
🌻 Connect to the joy of the present moment
🌻 Amplify what’s going well in your life
🌻 Soak in beauty, gratitude, and sensory aliveness
🌻 Reconnect with nature and your body

"With every exhale, you're making space for more. More joy, more love, more adventure."

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Today, we’re diving into one of the most powerful tools for nervous system regulation: connection. Whether it’s the way you relate to yourself, your community, or your breath, connection can be deeply regulating… or dysregulating.

This episode breaks down the 3 forms of connection that support somatic healing and personal growth: Connection to Self, Others, & Your Breath

This episode is for you if you're:
✨ Feeling overwhelmed or disconnected
✨ Wanting to deepen your relationship with your breath, body, or loved ones
✨ Exploring somatic practices for nervous system regulation
✨ A therapist, coach, healer, or highly sensitive person seeking more ease

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