Feel stuck in survival mode even though you “know” what you feel? This episode uses emotional intelligence to reconnect mind and body—so you can stop performing healing and start coming home to yourself.

Therapist and educator Janice Holland (The Trauma Teacher) joins Nikki P to unpack what trauma really is (“what happens inside us”), how fight/flight/freeze/fawn show up in everyday life, and how to build safety without overwhelming your nervous system.

In this episode, we cover:

- Trauma as disconnection—and healing as reconnection

- Fight/flight/freeze/fawn and how they map to overworking, numbness, and people-pleasing

- How to build capacity slowly (desire, micro-choices, safe people)

- Holiday boundaries: simple scripts + the reframe that makes them possible

- Signals of real progress: sleep, digestion, ease, laughter, and less guilt

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Healing Trauma in Your Body with Emotional Intelligence