A Path to Healing Trauma and Personal Freedom with Jennifer Wallace

On This Walk

In the realm of human existence, one difficult truth continues to show itself: trauma, a seemingly relentless force, can grip our very souls and leave an indelible imprint on our physical form. It weaves its tendrils through our thoughts, actions, decisions and our relationships.

This week On This Walk, my walking partner is Jennifer Wallace. We dive deep into the world of trauma and its impact on our bodies and minds. We also explore the concept of post-traumatic growth and the importance of working with the nervous system to release trauma and facilitate healing.

Jennifer shares her personal journey of overcoming a kidnapping and a rare form of breast cancer and how healing her nervous system has been crucial in finding safety, joy, and self-expression. This episode helps listeners break free from the chains of trauma and rediscover their unique path to true freedom.

In This Episode

• (00:29) The concept of trauma and how it affects the body and mind, regardless of its intensity.
• (06:46) Jennifer's journey: Trauma, breast cancer, and healing
• (09:58) The impact of trauma on the nervous system
• (20:00) Jennifer’s belief that trauma, emotions, and memories are stored in the water in our bodies.
• (23:39) Jennifer's journey of finding healing through neuro-somatic approaches
• (29:38) How trauma healing allows for the return of joy and aliveness
• (31:30) How men tend to dissociate from their feelings and emotional experiences
• (39:05) The impact of repressed emotions and anger as a coping mechanism
• (40:22) The importance of expressing anger and rage
• [43:45] Creating safe spaces for emotional expression and regulation
• [48:20] The transformative potential of anger and how it can be used as a tool for communication and self-awareness.
• [51:04] Initial steps to regulate the nervous system
• [53:45] The transformative power of somatic and nervous system work
• [57:05] The burden of complex trauma

Notable Quotes

• “When people begin these journeys, there can often be these thoughts of like, there's something wrong with me. I'm the bad one. Like that's what complex drama teaches us. Like it's me, I'm the one who needs to change, and that's not true. Whoever's listening like that is not true. You are not broken. You are buried under complex trauma. You are buried under stories and emotions that just do not serve you anymore. And I think a lot of times on this journey, it is about the uncloaking of the soul. It is about the you that is you, to come forward and be fully self-expressed, to feel safe in your body to be whatever it is that you wanna experience, but you're just buried and it doesn't have to stay like that.” - Jennifer [57:09]

Our Guest

Jennifer Wallace is an expert in neuro-somatic intelligence coaching for promoting brain-based wellness and is also a knowledgeable psychedelic integration coach with a trauma-informed approach. Through her podcast, Trauma Rewired, she aims to emphasize the idea that by establishing a secure nervous system, it is entirely feasible to achieve healing, and behavioral transformation, and ultimately create the life one desires.

Resources & Links

On This Walk

• https://www.facebook.com/dlukeiorio
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeiorio/
• https://instagram.com/dlukeiorio
• https://instagram.com/onthiswalkshow

Jennifer Wallace

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-wallace-13b42b186
• https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trauma-rewired/id1537602643

Mentioned

Unbroken: The Trauma Response Is Never Wrong: And Other Things You Need to Know to Take Back Your Life: https://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-Trauma-Response-Never-Things/dp/1683648846