Regulating our nervous systems through holiday distress with Shelby Leigh

This week we are joined by Shelby Leigh, a somatic trauma specialist. Shelby specializes in complex developmental trauma and supports clients and other practitioners in settling and regulating their nervous systems. She has created a program called Creating Safer Spaces and Creating Safer Healthcare where she focuses on educating and supporting other therapists, medical, and healthcare professionals in trauma informed practices.  Shelby identifies what development trauma actually is, and how it shows up in our minds, behaviors, bodies, and nervous system over time. We discuss why developmental trauma can make returning home or even thinking about the holidays feel distressing. Shelby emphasizes ‘less is more” when it comes to regulating our nervous system and offers some great tools for supporting ourselves during this holiday season and beyond. In this episode we discuss: Shelby identifies what is developmental trauma and how it lends to patterns of perfectionism, eating disorders, micro managing, scarcity, shame, and chronic medical issues.  Shelby breaks down important parts of the nervous system and what nervous system dysregulation looks like.  We address why holiday time can feel so dysregulating for many of us. What nervous system self care can look like through the holidays and beyond.   You can learn more about Shelby Leigh by visiting her website our Instagram.  You can learn more about the hosts ⁠Kristen Ales, LPC⁠, and ⁠Kristin Mathes, LCSW⁠ by visiting their websites. This show is brought to you by: The Wilder Wellness Intuitive Eating online course is a self-paced program that will help you heal your relationship with food and your body. This 10-module course will help you stop obsessing over food so you can reclaim your time and mental clarity, take charge of how you take care of yourself, and begin to take steps toward finding food freedom. ⁠Learn more and sign up here.⁠ notes