Two Chapters of Healing | Jennifer Holland on Somatics, Nervous System Safety, and Reclaiming Trust

In this episode of The Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright sit down with Jennifer Holland for a deeply grounded conversation about what it means to come home to yourself—through the body.Jennifer shares how her life unfolded in “two large chapters,” including growing up LDS, navigating anxiety, and untangling the places where external authority and internal knowing got crossed. Together, they explore somatic wisdom, nervous system trust, relational safety, and what it looks like to create containers where the body can finally exhale.If you’ve ever felt stuck in your head, unsure who to trust (including yourself), or curious about embodiment as a path to healing—this episode offers a compassionate, practical doorway inward.Timestamps:[00:01:00] Welcoming Jennifer Holland[00:01:20] Scott: coming in “open” and letting the conversation unfold[00:02:00] Jennifer: “two different large chapters” + growing up LDS[00:02:36] Anxiety as a formative thread in childhood/young adulthood[00:04:30] “Mind, Body, Spirit” class + early expansion beyond the script[00:06:39] Divorce + faith questioning + beginning to re-orient inward[00:10:06] Discernment: “Do I trust these people?” (authority vs inner knowing)[00:16:27] When intuition gets twisted (and what it costs)[00:19:32] The body path: yoga, breathwork, sensual touch, massage[00:31:29] Trust + boundaries: holding containers that let people soften[00:36:56] Nervous system relaxation + why safety changes everything[00:37:06] Deep safety without sex “on the table” (deconditioning performance)[00:45:45] Jennifer: slow trust + letting time reveal what’s true[00:54:15] “What keeps your breath breathing?” (presence and the unseen support)[00:55:00] Breath as steady baseline (even when life isn’t)[00:58:25] Retreat/container rhythm: arriving, stillness, breath, connection[01:09:34] Closing reflections + gratitudeNotable Quotes:“I said, you know, we like to come into these podcasts pretty open and just allowing it to unfold as it unfolds.” — Scott Wright [00:01:20]“I feel like my life has two different large chapters.” — Jennifer Holland [00:02:00]“And I was riddled with anxiety most of my childhood and teenhood and young adulthood.” — Jennifer Holland [00:02:36]“I did take a class called Mind, Body, Spirit, though, that really expanded my mind.” — Jennifer Holland [00:04:30]“I was going through my first divorce, so I was just like, I don’t know about the church…” — Jennifer Holland [00:06:39]“Even just like, do I trust these people… and should I be following them?” — Jennifer Holland [00:10:06]“It was starting to kill me essentially, started to twist my intuition up.” — Jennifer Holland [00:16:27]“So what happens when we can attune our nervous systems to deep safety without sex even being on the table.” — Jennifer Holland [00:37:06]“So my, my nervous system takes a really long time to actually trust.” — Jennifer Holland [00:45:45]“What keeps your breath breathing?” — Jennifer Holland [00:54:15]“Your breath has been breathing at the exact same rhythm.” — Jennifer Holland [00:55:00]Relevant Links:www.drippractice.comwww.instagram.com/drippracticewww.instagram.com/strongandsultryor email her directly at [email protected] to the podcast: Apple PodcastProduced by NC Productions