Episode #1
Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Has Forgotten | Trauma & Nervous System Healing | Mahshid Hager
What if the parts of ourselves we struggle with most are actually the parts that once learned how to keep us safe? Our guest today is Mahshid Hager, a Somatic Experiencing Therapist (SE) trained in the approach developed by Dr. Peter Levine. She is a faculty member of Somatic Experiencing International, teaching across the United States and internationally, and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. In this conversation, we explore trauma, the nervous system, and what it really means to heal.We talk about how unresolved trauma can continue to shape our everyday lives, influencing what we perceive as danger, how we respond to stress, and even the relationships and patterns we find ourselves repeating.We also explore anger and emotional suppression, anxiety and depression, survival responses, and the body’s role in emotional healing, including what it actually means to feel and release an emotion through the body.And ultimately, we ask a deeper question: What does healing really look like when we stop trying to fix ourselves and begin learning to feel safe, connected, and present? 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:32 Why has it become so difficult to be here and now, fully present? 00:04:22 How do we lose access to the here and now? Mahshid retells a story 00:05:32 The state of doing and our uncomfortable emotions 00:06:58 Who is Mahshid Hager? The difficult personal story that led her to Somatic Experiencing Therapy 00:16:38 What is the autonomic nervous system? 00:19:57 What happens in the nervous system when trauma occurs? 00:24:20 Can unresolved trauma make us feel in danger even when we are completely safe? 00:24:57 Unresolved trauma and triggers. Why do they affect us so strongly? 00:26:35 How can unresolved trauma lead to more trauma? 00:29:08 Are we drawn to people who “match” our wounds? 00:31:03 What would the world look like if we all healed our traumas? 00:34:49 What is anger trying to tell us? 00:38:33 What happens when we chronically suppress anger? 00:40:13 How do we know when uncomfortable emotions are ready to be released? 00:42:23 Healing and the need for a mutually empathic witness 00:46:10 When reaching out for help feels unsafe 00:48:24 What if everything feels dark and we can’t access any positive resources? 00:51:33 What healing is not 00:52:36 Does God or a higher intelligence have a place in Mahshid’s life? What science can’t explain 00:55:55 What has life taught Mahshid so far? ✦ Learn more about Mahshid → https://mahshidhager.com ✦ Mahshid’s Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/mahshid_hag... ✦ Host's instagram → https://www.instagram.com/diyana__dim... ❗️Disclaimer: Everything provided on this podcast is solely for informational, educational and entertainment purposes. The information provided shall not be considered diagnostic, treatment of health condition, or anything similar and under any circumstances shall not replace medical or mental health treatment.❗️
