Transcript
A (0:09)
Welcome to Simplify. I'm Caitlin Schiller.
B (0:11)
And I'm Ben Schuman. Stoller. Hey, what's up?
A (0:14)
It's good to see you.
B (0:15)
It's been a bit good to see you. So we both did some traveling.
A (0:17)
Yeah.
B (0:18)
And we kept production rolling.
A (0:19)
It's true.
B (0:20)
That's what's up.
A (0:20)
Teamwork.
B (0:21)
We got interviews.
A (0:22)
Now we're back. Okay. I am really, really pumped about today's interview. Um, it's one I did. You'll hear a reference to a nice autumnal tree, and that's because I did this interview a little while ago. But we've been saving it for the right moment, and I think the right moment is now.
B (0:36)
Okay.
A (0:37)
Today's guest is clinical psychologist Dr. Arielle Schwartz. She is best known for her research and practice into trauma treatment. It's no exaggeration to say that her work has shaped the landscape of how trauma is treated and how people recover from trauma. But the reason I wanted to invite specifically her to Simplify is that I looked around for who is a foremost, most expert on somatic therapy. Is this a phrase you've heard?
B (1:01)
Oh, yeah. Well, you know, I've done some somatic work.
A (1:04)
Okay. I'm actually did. I know that.
B (1:06)
I'm sure maybe I didn't, but I did something called somatic coaching.
A (1:10)
Oh, okay.
B (1:11)
You can talk about it in the bookend.
A (1:12)
That sounds great. Yeah. So if you're on the Internet at all, you've probably heard Somatic Theory or Somatic Coaching or Somatic Therapy. And there's a lot of different information about it out there. It's kind of a. It's kind of like water. You're trying to cup a definition in your hands and it slides through. Because there's a lot of different things. And I wanted to get somebody with a lot of experience and, like, the full pedigree in it onto Simplify. Basically, somatic and embodied practices tap into the body and what it is telling us and how our bodies feel in the room and with other people. My body, despite being not at its best from jet lag, feels pretty good in the room with you, Ben. And the second reason that I wanted to invite her on is because I wanted to really understand what the vagus nerve and what it does. That's another thing that you hear a lot about if you're a huberman listener. You'll have heard it if you go on Instagram ever. You've probably seen it. The vagus nerve is everywhere. And I wanted to know why it's so important and why knowing how to calm it is such an essential tool for being a modern, alive person. Okay, yeah, I'd say let's just listen up for this great vagus nerve metaphor that makes it all really clear, and we'll see you in the bookend.
