EP 176: Smart, Strong, and Still Crashing? Why Regulation Matters — 3 Women's Stories
The Biology of Trauma® With Dr. AimieShow Notes
Information alone does not resolve nervous system dysregulation. The body comes out of stored trauma in a precise three-step sequence: Safety, Support, Expansion. Skipping the order keeps the system stuck. Three Biology of Trauma® professionals describe the same shifts emerging in the same order, across three different conditions.
➡️ Full show notes: https://www.biologyoftrauma.com/post/nervous-system-regulation-stories-why-the-sequence-matters
In This Episode You'll Learn:
02:14 — Who are the three women in this episode?
03:08 — How does a teenage body brace lead to three years in bed? Tricia's story
08:10 — What did POTS and thyroid cancer reveal as the missing piece in healing? Alexia's story
10:52 — Why does the cycle of feeling well then crashing keep repeating? Sherry's story
17:05 — What happens when parts work, somatic, and biology come together?
20:50 — What changes when you can name what your nervous system is doing?
25:00 — What three shifts do they each describe in healing?
Resources/Guides:
The Essential Sequence Guide — the same three steps Tricia, Sherry, and Alexia describe, laid out in writing
➡️ Full show notes with links and resources: https://www.biologyoftrauma.com/post/nervous-system-regulation-stories-why-the-sequence-matters
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