The holidays can stir up every part of us : old wounds, family triggers, exhaustion, resentment, sadness, and that familiar feeling of emotional chaos.
If you’re feeling cracked open after a gathering, you’re not broken. You’re human, and you’re carrying the echoes of past pain that deserve attention, not shame.

In this episode, I walk you through the exact trauma-informed practices I use after emotional overload : tools that help you create space for all your feelings, soothe activated parts, and come back to your true self with compassion.

We explore:

• How to recognize emotional triggers without spiraling

• Why your nervous system reacts so intensely after family gatherings

• Gentle somatic tools to regulate in the moment

• How to sit with activated parts without suppressing or judging them

• How to rebuild internal safety after chaos

• Ways to cultivate peace and grounding during the holiday season

• How self-compassion moves you out of survival mode and into healing

This episode blends nervous system regulation, inner child work, trauma-informed coping, and emotional resilience to help you navigate post-holiday overwhelm without abandoning yourself.

You don’t have to fear the chaos inside you.
You can listen to it.
You can tend to it.
And you can return home : to yourself.

The holidays can feel heavy : especially when you’re not where you hoped you’d be, when money is tight, or when being around family stirs old wounds you’ve worked so hard to outgrow.
For so many healing from trauma, CPTSD, or painful childhood patterns, this season brings up grief, pressure, disappointment, and the quiet ache of “I wish things were different.”

In this episode of In the Nude: The Naked Truth of Healing, we’re breaking down the emotional weight of the holiday season with gentleness and truth. You’ll learn why this time of year can trigger old survival patterns, how to honor the real feelings that surface : grief, exhaustion, loneliness, or fear — and how to give your inner child a different experience than the one you were given.

Whether you choose to be with family or create new traditions on your own, this episode offers compassion and practical tools for:
✨ setting boundaries with others and with yourself
✨ shifting out of guilt-based choices
✨ cultivating small moments of wonder and joy
✨ rebuilding holiday memories that actually feel safe and nourishing
✨ reclaiming the season instead of bracing for it

This is your invitation to stop surviving the holidays and start shaping them.
To honor what hurts and make space for what heals.
To create joy that belongs to you.

If you’re navigating holiday stress, family dynamics, trauma recovery, or the grief of unmet expectations : this episode will hold you gently while guiding you forward.

In this gentle, deeply human episode, we talk about what it really means to prioritize your own voice after a lifetime of being shaped by your parents’ expectations or your inner critic’s loud survival strategies.

If you’re beginning to notice the difference between your inner truth and the critic that was trained into you : that awareness alone is huge. Truly. That is something to celebrate.

So many of us grew up believing that safety came from meeting others' needs, reading their emotions, and silencing our own. Our critic was born to protect us, not punish us. And in this episode, we explore how to approach that part of you with grace instead of hostility.

Inside the episode, we walk through:

• Why your parents’ voice or your inner critic still feels like the “default”

• How your critic was an act of protection, not failure

• Why separating from those old priorities is a complicated journey : not a simple formula

• The power of sitting with your critic compassionately instead of fighting it

• What it looks like to care for your body, your feelings, and your nervous system as you learn to show up for yourself

• Different ways feelings may show up in your body and how to sit with them without shutting down

• Tools to soften your self-talk and strengthen your connection to your real voice

This episode blends trauma-informed gentleness, emotional attunement, and practical support for healing CPTSD patterns, rewiring self-abandonment, and learning to trust yourself again.

It’s an invitation to come back home : to the voice you’ve been missing, and the truth that has always belonged to you.