Balancing Children’s Gut Microbiome: Supporting the Nervous System and Healing Trauma

In this episode of the Embodied Dialogues podcast, Jan Winhall is joined by Sean Inderbitzen to explore masking through a Felt Sense Polyvagal lens. Sean is an autistic psychotherapist whose work sits at the intersection of autism and the autonomic nervous system. Together they look at how masking can protect us and also cost us, and how awareness and choice shape the way it lives in the body.

Healing after betrayal is not a linear or purely cognitive process. From a nervous system perspective, experiences of betrayal can shift neuroception toward danger, increasing protective responses such as vigilance, mobilization, or shutdown. These are adaptive responses that reflect the body’s attempt to preserve safety in the face of relational rupture. In this episode of the Embodied Dialogues podcast, Jan Winhall is joined by Carrie Holladay to explore how betrayal trauma reshapes our capacity for safety, connection, and trust. Together, they offer a grounded and hopeful pathway forward for those navigating the aftermath of betrayal. Through a Felt Sense Polyvagal lens, this conversation moves into the lived experience of the body. Jan and Carrie explore why trust can feel inaccessible after betrayal and how healing begins with restoring a felt sense of safety, rather than through insight alone. This dialogue speaks to both personal healing and professional practice, highlighting how shifts toward ventral vagal regulation support the re-emergence of connection and trust over time. Topics covered: -How betrayal trauma impacts the nervous system and disrupts a felt sense of safety -Why healing involves experiencing safety in the body, not just understanding the story -The role of neuroception in shaping trust and protection -How protective responses such as shutdown, vigilance, or disconnection are adaptive -Ways to begin rebuilding trust through embodied awareness -How relational safety can be restored gradually, without urgency -The importance of co-regulation in supporting healing -A Felt Sense Polyvagal approach that is non-pathologizing and compassionate Who This Conversation Is For This episode is open to anyone interested in healing, as well as those supporting someone on a healing journey. You may find this especially meaningful if you are: -Navigating the effects of betrayal in your own life -Supporting a partner, family member, or loved one through relational trauma -A therapist, coach, or practitioner seeking a nervous system-informed approach -Interested in deepening your understanding of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model Learn more about Carrie at: https://www.resilientlyrising.com/. Join the next Embodied Dialogues live audience or learn more about Jan Winhall and Felt Sense Polyvagal Model at https://www.fspminstitute.com/.

In this episode of Embodied Dialogues, Jan Winhall, creator of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, welcomes psychotherapist and author Sally Maslansky for a powerful conversation about Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D., formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder), attachment trauma, and the possibility of healing.

In this episode of the Embodied Dialogues podcast, Jan Winhall is joined by trauma therapist and author Dr. Frank Anderson for a rich conversation about healing in relationships. Together they explore how the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (FSPM) and Frank’s emerging PATH model (Parts Approach to Trauma Healing) can help couples understand the deeper nervous system dynamics that shape conflict, connection, and repair. Through an experiential lens, Jan begins with a short embodiment practice inviting listeners to notice how safety, activation, and co-regulation show up in their own relationships. From there, the dialogue unfolds into a thoughtful exploration of how trauma, attachment wounds, and survival strategies play out between partners. Frank shares how his PATH model integrates parts work, neuroscience, and relational healing to help people reconnect with what he calls “calm power” - an inner space of wisdom, strength, and intuition that supports trauma recovery. Together, Jan and Frank discuss:

Join host Jan Winhall with guest Mathilde (Mattie) Shisko, an acclaimed voice and performance coach whose work helps people access the voice as a powerful pathway to regulation, connection, and truth. Through the lens of Jan’s work with trauma, addiction, and nervous system healing, this episode explores how voice is not just something we use to communicate, but something we can rely on as a profound resource. In the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, healing happens through embodied awareness, relational safety, and learning to listen inward. Voice becomes part of that listening. It can help us reconnect with ourselves, with others, and with the parts of us shaped by survival. Mattie brings a unique blend of artistry, science, mindfulness, and play to her work, supporting people to move beyond habitual patterns of silence, tension, or performance into vocal expression that is grounded, alive, and authentic. She has coached everyone from public speakers to everyday humans longing to feel more confident, connected, and at home in their own voice. In this episode, Jan and Mattie explore: The voice as a resource — what it means to truly listen with your voice and speak from a place of embodied truth. Stories of resilience and connection, including how voice becomes a resource when walking alongside a loved one whose life has been shaped by addiction. How nervous system awareness and vocal expression offer tools not just for public speaking, but for inner regulation, confidence, and reclaiming agency in life’s most challenging chapters. Practical reflections for therapists, coaches, and individuals on the healing journey. Whether you are a clinician supporting others, someone curious about the physiology of voice, someone in recovery, or simply longing to heal your nervous system and reconnect with your authentic self, this conversation offers a powerful reminder: Your voice is not just something you produce. It is something you can return to. See you there for a conversation that will help you find, deepen, and amplify your voice in the world. ABOUT MATHILDE: Learn more at https://myvoicecoach.org/about