S1E6 - Reconnecting to the Body After Trauma

Content note: This episode includes non-graphic discussion of childhood sexual assault, pelvic floor dysfunction, panic attacks, dysautonomia, and eating disorder recovery. In this episode, Amanda shares her journey toward reconnecting with her body after a childhood defined by purity culture, sexual assault, and the message that her body was a problem to be controlled. She talks about pelvic floor physical therapy, what happened to her nervous system after surgery and anesthesia, and how she found Rosen Method bodywork that changed everything. She also discloses a dysautonomia diagnosis that sent her back to square one and what eating disorder recovery taught her about the through-line connecting all of it. Learn more about Rosen Method at www.rosenmethod.com.