Ep. 24: Touch, Intimacy & Consent in a Dysregulated Body

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Nichi explores touch, intimacy, and consent when living in a dysregulated body. She unpacks how chronic pain, trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and medical trauma can reshape safety, trust, communication, and connection — and why consent needs to be understood as an ongoing embodied process rather than a one-time yes or no. This episode also shares practical ways to create safer, more compassionate intimacy through clear communication, choice-based consent, and redefining intimacy beyond performance-based expectation.Key Takeaways Consent is an embodied, ongoing process — not a contract.  Desire and capacity are not always the same thing.  Pain and trauma can teach the nervous system to associate touch with threat rather than connection.  Anticipation alone can dysregulate the body before touch even happens.  Communication can become a form of co-regulation and safety.  Intimacy can be redefined in ways that honour both desire and the body’s limits. Thank you for listening to A Bigger Life Podcast.  If you enjoy this episode please SUBSCRIBE to our show to stay informed. You are also keenly invited to give us a rating as well.  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nichimorrin/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nichimorrin/ To purchase Nichi's book Girl, Get out of the Freaking Car!  - Please contact us via social media                                                                                                        Psychology services - www.rewiredpsychology.com.auPrevious Intro and Outro music: Inspirational Acoustic - Organic Harmony by Sonican; and Andrii Poradovskyi; and levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay.  Current music:  Music by Vlad Krotov  from Pixabay.  Disclaimer: This content is general in nature and intended for educational purposes only.  It is not deemed as psychological treatment and does not replace the advice from your health professional or need for psychological treatment.