Integrative Tools for Overwhelm: Breathwork, Embodiment, and the End of Spiritual Burnout with Natalie Kuhn episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 1H 28M

Integrative Tools for Overwhelm: Breathwork, Embodiment, and the End of Spiritual Burnout with Natalie Kuhn

from Circle This · host Good Mess Media

Dre sits down with writer, teacher, and embodiment leader Natalie Kuhn, founder of Make the Sun and former Co-CEO of The Class. Natalie shares how her early experiences with conditional love shaped her sense of self, and how her current work in seminary and Al-Anon is revealing a different understanding of belonging and internal safety.       They explore the pressures of spiritual overload, the tendency to turn healing into constant self-improvement, and the impact this has on the nervous system. Natalie breaks down how breath and sound support emotional release, why the body often holds the breath under stress, and what happens physiologically and energetically during breath work ceremonies.       The conversation moves into the difference between loneliness and aloneness, the role of sound and voice for women who have been conditioned to stay quiet, and the relationship between energy, attention, and presence. Natalie also discusses the practice of listening beyond language and the effects of mirroring in group spaces, classrooms, and circles.       Dre reflects on her own experience in one of Natalie's ceremonies and the lasting shifts it created, as well as the parallels she has found between Al-Anon, circling, and her own facilitation work.       Follow: @thisisnatalie
Learn more: https://youmakethesun.com/
Substack: https://youmakethesun.substack.com/     --       Stay connected with the Circle This team:
 @andreabendewald @circlethispodcast @emkratter @goodmessmedia @talkwithtrace 
For sponsorship inquiries: [email protected]

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Dec 9, 2025

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

Integrative Tools for Overwhelm: Breathwork, Embodiment, and the End of Spiritual Burnout with Natalie Kuhn

0:00 1:28:06

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Circle This?

This episode is 1 hour and 28 minutes long.

When was this Circle This episode published?

This episode was published on December 9, 2025.

Can I download this Circle This episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!