CPTSD, Somatic Psychology, and Finding Your Happiness with Elizabeth Ferreira

Published: Dec. 25, 2023, 11 a.m.

Forrest and Elizabeth welcome listeners into their home to talk about their changing relationship with the holidays, letting go of the past, healthy boundaries, glimmers, and different paths to taking in the good. Along the way they talk about different approaches to working with trauma, connecting with the body, and getting on our own side.\nYou can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n0:00: Introduction\n2:00: Elizabeth\u2019s history with the holidays, and claiming your own rituals\n5:20: Experiencing the holidays without an agenda\n10:15: Glimmers in Polyvagal Theory\n14:10: Working with a challenging relationship history\n21:35: Somatic psychology, and respecting the mind\n28:40: Regulating through movement\xa0\n31:55: Staying yourself inside of your family\n38:45: Enjoying agency, and emphasizing beauty\n42:30: Entrapment and defeat, awareness, and saying no\n47:15: Attachment, contracting around desire, and taking a moment for yourself\n51:20: A practice of finding glimmers\n55:35: Self-compassion and camaraderie during the holidays\nRegister for Rick\u2019s Yearly Program! The Foundations of Well-Being 2.0 is a year-long, science-backed journey through developing 12 key inner strengths like compassion, mindfulness, confidence, motivation, and courage. It\u2019s Rick\u2019s flagship program, and if you like Being Well you\u2019ll probably love it. Visit FWBProgram.com to learn more, and get 20% off with coupon code BeingWell20.\xa0\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nSponsors:\nJoin over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nZocdoc helps you find expert doctors and medical professionals that specialize in the care you need, and deliver the type of experience you want. Head to zocdoc.com/being and download the Zocdoc app for FREE.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website