Why You Can’t Sit Still: Mindfulness, Trauma, and the Nervous System

In this episode of the Almost Awakened Podcast, Bill Reel and Teresa Hobbs explore why stillness can feel so uncomfortable, especially for those recovering from religious trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation. Teresa shares a powerful moment between them as a couple when a simple request for soothing touch opened the door to a deeper mindfulness and somatic tracking practice. Together, they talk about why so many of us are constantly moving, fixing, distracting, or bracing… and how mindfulness can help us gently be with our sensations rather than run from them. They discuss: The science behind mindfulness and why it heals. How early life stress and religious programming affect the nervous system. What it means to separate the “story” from the “sensation”. How mindfulness can repattern trauma responses and support nervous system regulation. Mindfulness as a form of re-parenting and building secure attachment. This episode is raw, vulnerable, and full of practical insight, especially for post-Mormons, ex-vangelicals, or anyone rebuilding safety in their body and relationships after trauma. Teresa’s blog post on mindfulness: https://www.monarchintegrativecoaching.com/post/rewiring-for-connection-how-trauma-informed-mindfulness-rebuilds-the-inner-architecture-of-safety Book on Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness: https://a.co/d/4tXisU2 Interested in trauma-informed coaching or somatic healing? Learn more at: https://www.monarchintegrativecoaching.com Whether you’re deconstructing religion, healing from chronic symptoms, or just trying to slow down… this episode offers a sacred tool to help you come home to yourself. Support the Almost Awakened Podcast and help us create more conscious content! Donate via DonorBox: https://donorbox.org/almost-awakened-2 Join our Mailing List: subscribepage.io/MormonDiscussion Listen on Your Favorite Podcast Apps:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almost-awakened/id1470786994https://open.spotify.com/show/59vB23bBAvNvdP74vIO3UT Follow Us: Instagram: @mormondiscussion @monarchintegrativecoaching TikTok: @mormondiscussion YouTube: @monarchintegrativecoaching‬ Visit Our Website: https://almostawakened.org https://monarchintegrativecoaching.com Contact Us: Bill Reel: [email protected] Hobbs: [email protected] Mindfulness #NervousSystemHealing #ReligiousTrauma #SomaticPractice #AlmostAwakened

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