68: Somatic Therapy Mindfulness Meditation For Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) Recovery

In this experiential, enlightening episode, we dive deep into the healing power of somatic therapy and mindfulness meditation for those recovering from Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). Many times, couples get stuck fighting, arguing, using defensiveness, withdrawing, yelling, criticizing each other, and communicating from a state of fight, flight, or freeze, which is a self-protection state often develop from childhood trauma experiences. Reacting from emotional flooding only creates high conflict fights and cycles of emotional pain. When you and your spouse are emotionally triggering each other, this makes your marriage feel upsetting, lonely, emotionally unsafe, and creates more emotional distance. Many couples don't know how to break this pattern of disconnection. Deep down, when couples fight, they deeply want emotional safety and closeness. Learning to regulate your nervous system through mindfulness meditations and somatic therapies like yoga therapy can help you bring your most grounded, confident, compassionate, centered, and calm self to your marriage, supporting life long love. Join us as Katie Ziskind, somatic therapist, yoga therapist, and relationship coach, offers guided breathing and a loving kindness meditation. You can feel into your body and see how these integrative approaches can help you reconnect with your body, regulate emotions, and foster a sense of inner peace and resilience. Katie Ziskind is a renowned somatic therapist with extensive experience in trauma recovery, shares mindfulness and body-awareness practices in this episode. Learn how to harness the wisdom of your body to navigate the complexities of C-PTSD and move towards a path of holistic healing. Whether you’re a survivor of trauma, a mental health professional, wanting to improve the emotional safety in your marriage, or simply interested in the transformative potential of somatic practices, this episode offers a wealth of information and inspiration. Tune in to experience mind body connection and how somatic therapy and mindfulness meditation can empower you to reclaim your well-being and build a foundation for lasting C-PTSD recovery. Lay down or sit in a comfortable position before starting this somatic meditation. Key Takeaways: Guided breathing to soothe the parasympathetic nervous system and promote emotional safety, rest, and better digestion Body scan and mindfulness meditation techniques specifically tailored for C-PTSD Positive affirmations to reduce self-criticism, self-blame, shame, and guilt after trauma and improve positive, accepting self-talk Loving kindness meditation, a mantra based meditation, to support taking back your personal power and gaining self-worth Skills for integrating somatic mindfulness Listen now to Episode 68: Somatic Therapy Mindfulness Meditation for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) Recovery, and embark on your journey towards healing and resilience. Katie Ziskind is a sex positive, LGBTQIA+, queer affirming relationship coach, certified sex therapy informed professional, and Gottman level two trained marriage specialist. The “All Things Love and Intimacy” podcast is intended to help you feel more comfortable talking about emotional expression, gain emotional intimacy skills, and feel confident talking about your sexual needs, sexual expectations, erotic desires, and fantasies with your partner or partners. Katie Ziskind loves helping couples break cycles of emotional distance and sexual avoidance, and develop emotional connection and rebuild sexual desire and sexual intimacy. She would love to help you in sex positive, relationship coaching sessions.  You can build an emotionally secure, loving, playful, and passionate bond and healthy sex life by working with her at WisdomWithinCt.com. This episode is no replacement for seeking professional help.