Rewiring Reactivity: Why It Isn’t Your Fault & How NeuroSomatic Intelligence Helps with Elisabeth Kristof
Fresh Start Family ShowShow Notes
What if your reactivity isn’t a failure… but a pattern your nervous system learned to keep you safe?
In this powerful conversation, Wendy sits down with applied neurology and somatic practitioner, Elisabeth Kristof, to unpack why so many parents keep reacting in ways they don’t want to, and why it’s not their fault.
They explore how trauma lives in the body as patterns, not just past events, and how your nervous system is constantly shaping your reactions before your logical brain has a chance to step in. From yelling and shutting down to overreacting or giving in, these responses often come from deeply wired survival loops.
You’ll also learn how emotional suppression keeps those patterns alive, and how simple, daily nervous system practices can begin to shift them.
This episode is a hopeful reminder that you’re not broken, you’re wired, and with the right tools, you can create real, lasting change.
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