Coming Home to Your Body and the Earth

What if your anxiety isn’t a problem to fix—but a signal asking you to slow down, step outside, and come back into relationship with your body… and the living world around you?Discover how reconnecting with your body and nature can transform your healing journey. In this episode, Katie Asmus, a somatic and nature-based psychotherapist, shares powerful insights and practical tools to foster presence, resilience, and deeper connection with ourselves and the natural world.Main Topics:• The role of anxiety as a signal from the body rather than a problem to fix• What is somatic nature therapy and how it differs from traditional talk therapy• Practical somatic practices to calm the nervous system, including grounding, joint movement, and mindful observation• How reconnecting with nature restores a sense of belonging and promotes healing• The impact of trauma on body and mind, and how movement and acknowledgment facilitate recoveryTimestamps:00:00 Introduction to Somatic Nature Therapy01:41 Katie Asmus: Journey into Somatic Therapy07:19 Understanding Somatic Nature Therapy11:21 The Role of Nature in Healing13:27 Finding Joy and Safety in Therapy20:12 Trusting the Body's Wisdom25:11 Mindfulness as a Healing Tool29:10 Empowerment through Choice31:39 Understanding Trauma: Mind and Body Connection36:38 Unpacking Past Trauma: Leann’s Personal Journey43:26 The Power of Yoga45:27 Reconnecting with Nature for Emotional Well-being55:34 Simple Somatic Practices for Rebuilding Body Awareness01:02:06 Creating Solo Time in NatureEpisode Resources:About your host:Leann Herron is a Certified Life and Holistic Health Coach who is a passionate advocate for women’s health and empowerment, devoted to helping midlife women break free from cycles of over-giving and the stories that keep them stuck. Leann guides women to release stress, reclaim their energy, and create lives that truly fulfill them—body, mind, and spirit.Connect with Leann:Finding Resilience with LeannWebsite: https://findingresiliencewithleann.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/findingresiliencewithleann LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/About Katie:Katie Asmus is a Somatic and Nature-Based Psychotherapist. With a Master’s degree in Somatic Psychology, over 30 years of leading individuals and group programs out in nature, and a lifetime of apprenticing to ceremony and rites of passage, Katie says the essence of her work is normalizing, celebrating, and bringing compassion to what it means to be human. For the past 20 years, alongside maintaining a private psychotherapy practice, she has taught graduate students at Naropa University and Prescott College in the areas of Somatic and Nature-based Therapies.In addition, through the Somatic Nature Therapy Institute (and in collaboration with other inspiring colleagues), she created and facilitates both online and in-person workshops and trainings in Somatic Trauma work, Ceremony & Rites of Passage facilitation, as well as in a wide variety of wilderness, adventure, and nature-based therapy skills. Having sat with thousands of people from around the world and from all walks of life, Katie is a tender of the thresholds and strongly believes in the necessity of following our deepest longing while simultaneously knowing and feeling our interconnection and belonging to the greater web of life.Connect with Katie:Website: Somatic Nature Therapy Institute https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-asmus-ma-lpc-bmp-8618b122/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@infosomaticnaturetherapy Free Gift: Creating Your Solo Time: Journal Prompts for Reflection, Intention & Preparation https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/solo-time-freebie #somatichealing #naturetherapy #traumatherapy #nervoussystemhealing #healingjourney #nature #psychotherapy #personalgrowth #belonging