4. Q&A: Daily Nervous System Support, Expanding Capacity, Healing Relationship Patterns & Managing PMS

Written By Brittany Broderick

Britt is here to answer all of your nervous system and somatic healing related questions to help you move the needle in your healing journey! With grounded guidance from her personal and professional experience, she compassionately speaks to the moments we feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. You’ll hear her advice on where to start after trauma, how to navigate hormone-related dysregulation, and what it really means to grow your emotional capacity. Britt also shares nervous system-informed insights on persistent anxiety, commitment fears, chronic fatigue and relational patterns that keep us from feeling safe with others. You’ll walk away feeling more equipped and empowered with practical tools and gentle perspective to support your nervous system, your healing, and your relationships.

[00:01:00] Ready to heal after DV. Tips?

[00:05:00] What is a way that we can check in with ourselves daily and nurture our nervous system?

[00:11:00] What’s the best way to learn somatics myself, since I’m already working with a trauma therapist?

[00:14:00] How to help with PMS hormones, luteal phase, period migraines, all of the things?

[00:22:00] How do you increase the size of your emotional container practically?

[00:26:00] I healed my trauma, which also meant the dissolution of my marriage after getting healthy. How can I heal from this?

[00:28:00] Do you think that chronic fatigue syndrome can be investigated with polyvagal theory and somatic experiencing as a chronic shutdown state?

[00:32:00] How did you get into speaking?

[00:36:00] Severe anxiety, how to manage it while working with an SEP once a week?

[00:37:00] What are your thoughts on commitment issues such as fear of commitment?

[00:39:00] Can somatics help rewire the limbic system from things like mold where it’s hypersensitive?

[00:43:00] From protectiveness to openness in relationships—how do we move towards openness?

[00:47:00] What are your plans with the Montana property?

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