Healing at the Root

You look successful on paper. You're hitting the goals, running the business, holding the relationships together. But underneath, your body is exhausted. The intensity that built your life is starting to break it.This week, I sit down with Samantha Johnson, a somatic experiencing practitioner, to discuss how high-performance women's experiences in therapy doesn't quite cut it. We get into:Why survival mode is profitable (& that's exactly why it's so hard to leave)The childhood blueprint that turns "good girls" into burnt-out CEOsWhy your attachment patterns show up in your sales calls, not just your relationshipsThe difference between regulation & resolution (most somatic work stops at the bandaid)What it actually looks like to do the work before motherhood- the hormonal piece, the epigenetic piece, the "am I ready" pieceThe shame spiral of "I should know better by now" (& why the wound keeps coming back in new costumes)Why nervous system regulation is not breathwork & what it actually isHolding the duality: loving your mother & being furious with her at the same timeIf you've ever thought "insight isn't enough anymore" this one is for you.🎧 Find Samantha on Instagram & Threads @somaticallysam.

You're meditating. You're journaling. You're in therapy. You're eating clean & moving your body & getting your sunlight & saying no to the things that don't serve you.So why does it still feel like you're failing some invisible test?This week is a solo episode for the eldest & only daughters who've turned healing into another performance. I get into:The difference between looking regulated & being regulatedHow "doing it right" became the new people-pleasing (just dressed up as wellness)The performative wellness trap & why the health space can feel so boring it kills youWhy eldest & only daughters slip into all-or-nothing thinkingThe bubble you worked so hard to build & what it's actually forHow to tell the difference between "this feels good because I performed it well" vs "this feels good because it's mine"Why I'd rather you aim for self-respect than self-love (at least at first)A parts-work reframe for the moment you swing from rigid wellness to binge mode (& back)🎧 If you're ready to stop performing healing & actually integrate it, Regulate & Release is open. Learn more here. Come say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠@dainwellness⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@dainwellness⁠⁠

Grief doesn't live in your head. It lives in your body- in the breath you hold, the words you couldn't say, the longing that shows up at the most inconvenient moments.In this episode, I sit down with Jenny Robinson Clark- author of the children's book Are You Here?- for a tender conversation about losing her mother to cancer, the signs that started showing up after, & the quiet ways love continues even when someone is no longer physically here.We talk about:Why grief is a full-body experience (not just an emotional one)The dragonflies, owls, & gusts of wind that became her language with her momHow becoming a mother reshaped the way she carries lossTalking to kids about death without making it scary or "taboo"Conscious parenting & what we get wrong about praise, punishment, & emotional safetyThe Joe Dispenza retreat that cracked her heart open & led to the bookHow creativity (dance, writing, song) becomes a doorway for grief to moveIf you've lost someone you love or you're trying to figure out how to talk to your kids about loss without all the heaviness you grew up with - this one is for you.🎧 Find Jenny's book Are You Here? & her grief community at jennyrobinsonclark.com & on Instagram @jennyrobinsonclark.