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Apr 2023
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#62: Understanding Your Nervous System w...

Stephanie Rigg
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In today's episode, I'm speaking with Sarah Baldwin - a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Trauma Coach who is trained in Polyvagal interventions and is on the training team at the Polyvagal Institute. Sarah specialises in somatic trauma healing, attachment work, parts and inner child work and nervous system regulation. 

We cover:

  • why nervous system regulation is the missing piece in so much healing work
  • understanding the different states of your nervous system
  • the connection between attachment and nervous system regulation
  • how to distinguish between anxiety and intuition

and so much more!

You can find Sarah Baldwin on Instagram (@sarahbcoaching) or at sarahbaldwincoaching.com. 

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