Trauma, Attachment, & The Body: When Survival Is No Longer the Only Goal | Will Rezin

Have a question or comment? Send it to Kristin!"Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness. The salvation, then, is to be found in the body..."What if trauma isn’t something to heal or release but something that formed intelligently in response to life?In this episode, I sit down with Will Rezin of Trauma & Somatics for a deep, grounding conversation on trauma, attachment, procrastination, nervous system regulation, and why so many of us never actually feel completion, only “what’s next?”This episode isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about understanding how you formed and what becomes possible when survival isn’t the only goal anymore.🎧 Timestamps:00:00 – Intro & why this conversation matters 02:00 – What trauma actually is (and isn’t) 08:45 – Outcomes, productivity, & pressure to perform 12:30 – Why completion never lands 15:40 – Attachment styles in the body 19:30 – Anxious vs avoidant vs disorganized  24:20 – Earned secure & nervous system repatterning 28:40 – Story follows state 31:00 – Why “safe space” language can backfire 40:20 – Boundaries as skills, not traits 44:00 – Dogs, co-regulation, & Boudreaux  49:30 – Trauma & Somatics trainings Free Anthony de Mello Lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pttMPB1EPdXjIkj3q-ZQ6GCuOQfhGa5k/viewThe next cohort of Attachment & Somatics begins on Feb 13th, 2026, with the first class scheduled for Feb 16th. The next cohort of Trauma & Somatics begins May 2026.🌐 Connect with Will:https://traumaandsomatics.comhttps://www.instagram.com/willrezinhttps://www.instagram.com/traumaandsomaticshttps://substack.com/@traumaandsomatics https://traumaandsomatics.com/the-somara-collective/ (Membership)Support the showConnect with Kristin:WebsiteInstagramFacebook YouTubeKristin’s Book:Sex, Drugs, & Soul Spotify AudiobookSubscribe:YouTubeSpotifyApplePeptides:Oral Quicksilver GHK/Copper Peptidehttps://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwellMicrodose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/password: opensesameCode: kristin20 for 20% off