103. Somatic and Nature Therapy with Katie Asmus

What if feeling better isn’t about “trying harder”… but about coming back online in your own body, and letting nature do what it’s always done: regulate, restore, and reconnect?

In this episode of Everyday Epigenetics: Raw. Real. Relatable., Susan Robbins sits down with licensed psychotherapist, wilderness guide, and educator Katie Asus to explore the powerful intersection of somatic therapy (body + mind) and nature-based therapy, and how both can influence your nervous system, your choices, and even how your genes express.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself, stuck in survival mode, or like you’re “getting through life” instead of living it, this conversation is a reminder that health is flow… and you can learn to move with the waves.

In this episode:

• What somatic therapy actually is (and why the body is your first language)
  
  
• How stress becomes “stuck” in the body, and what release can look like (crying, shaking, exhaling)
  
  
• Why many people struggle to tolerate feeling good (and how to build capacity for safety)
  
  
• How nature can lower stress, support the immune system, and gently regulate the nervous system
  
  
• Practical ways to use the outdoors for healing: senses, grounding, metaphor work, even “talking to trees”
  
  
• The difference between healthy activation (eustress) vs chronic overwhelm—and how to find your flow again
  
  

If you’re ready for more presence, more connection, and more aliveness—this one’s for you.

Learn more about our guest Katie Asmus:

Katie Asmus, MA, LPC, BMP is a licensed psychotherapist, life coach, teacher, mentor and wilderness guide with over 25 years of professional experience working with people in and out of the wilderness. Katie incorporates body-mind connection, the natural world, expressive arts and contemplative awareness into her work with others. She works with individuals as well as groups to bring forth their innate wisdom and to support them in opening their minds and hearts to greater possibilities.

RESOURCES:

Connect with Katie Asmus:

Website: https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somaticnaturetherapy/

Events: https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/calendar

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