Healing Sexual Trauma & Co-Regulation With Leighanna Nordstrom

Please welcome back, Leighanna Nordstrom! Leighanna is a relationship and sex therapist from Northern Colorado. She embodies all things sex positive and loves to break down and restructure problematic patterns instilled in us by our culture. As a therapist, she is passionate about working with the queer community, individuals with sexual trauma, and couples/relationships struggling with sexual dysfunction.Outside of therapy, Leighanna is a a super nerd who loves fantasy, video games, and board games!This episode is timely after last weeks conversation with Stephen Bravemanc about men survivors of sexual abuse. Leighanna talks about co-regulation and how to reclaim bodily autonomy.In this podcast episode:01:40 - Who is Leighanna Nordstrom?05:00 - What is bodily autonomy?08:00 - Co-regulation and survivors of sexual trauma10:30 - Ways to reclaim your bodily autonomy and sexuality13:30 - Externalization and internal family systems18:00 - What triggers live in different senses21:00 - The 3 minute game25:00 - How do you reclaim bodily autonomy without a partner?27:30 - What do you know about your body?29:30 - Intervention and Trauma Trees35:00 - Play as a co-regulation technique38:30 - Comparative sufferingYou can reach Leighanna Nordstrom through: https://www.pivotalcounseling.com/leighannaOr via email at [email protected] the show