Movement, Recovery, & Coming Home to Your Body

In this deeply personal episode, Mel Baiser shares how physical movement became a powerful gateway to their own healing, recovery, and embodiment.Mel shares how their relationship with movement evolved from performance and discipline to something much more meaningful: a way to feel, process, and reconnect with their body after years of disconnection shaped by trauma, addiction, and survival. From martial arts in childhood to hiking through early sobriety, Mel reflects on how movement helped them regulate their nervous system, access emotions, and begin to feel safe in their own body.This episode is a reminder that healing doesn’t always start in therapy; it can start with something as simple as putting one foot in front of the other. And that learning to feel, to slow down, and be present in your body… takes guts.Join our Mental Health in Motion Challenge this May We’re inviting you to move your body in a way that feels good to you (walking, hiking, running, or wheeling) while supporting access to mental health resources in the community. Sign up or sponsor someone here: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/ittakesgutsYou can also support our nonprofit’s work by visiting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music Credit: Nathan Byrne with Reel Byrne Media. Note: The information in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical/therapeutic advice. Such information is not intended nor otherwise implied to be mental health advice or a substitute for mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a mental health or medical professional. If you become distressed and need support, call 988 to access 24/7 mental health support, call 911, or visit your nearest emergency room.