Episode 352: Nervous System Regulation and Trauma Healing Through a Christian Lens with Lacey Jervis


In this episode, host Erin Kerry sits down with Lacey Jervis, a Christ-centered somatic practitioner with a master's in biblical counseling and founder of Daughter's House, to explore how nervous system science and Scripture work together in the healing process. Together, they discuss what dysregulation actually is (and isn't), how developmental trauma shapes the nervous system's ability to return to safety, the connection between suppressed anger and autoimmune disease, spiritual bypassing and why quoting truth at your body doesn't heal it, how shame and self-condemnation show up physically (including gut and skin symptoms), and why the goal of healing work isn't to feel better, but to grow your capacity to stay present with what you feel. You'll also learn how ADHD, autism-spectrum traits, and PTSD symptoms frequently overlap and get mistaken for one another, why "positive" experiences can feel just as hard to tolerate as painful ones for a nervous system that's used to survival, and how a decreased secretory IgA response ties fear and shame to gut health. Whether you're a woman who has believed all the right things about God but still feels stuck in shame, someone managing autoimmune symptoms that flare with stress, a highly sensitive or neurodivergent woman who's internalized her responses as personal failure, or anyone who's done "all the work" and still doesn't feel safe in her own body, this conversation offers a compassionate, physiology-informed way to understand what's actually happening, and why it was never a faith problem to begin with. Links Mentioned: * Lacey’s Instagram: @laceyjervis * Website: https://www.daughtershouse.co/ * Made to Dwell: Lacey's 4-week Christ-centered somatic healing program ($147) * Safe Inside — Lacey's upcoming trauma resolution program (launching September) * Erin's mailing list: https://erinbkerry.mykajabi.com/email-list * Erin’s courses and book: erinbkerry.com https://erinbkerry.mykajabi.com/traumahealing