Trauma Rewired

Racial Trauma and the Nervous System: How Chronic Stress Shapes Our Bodies and Culture

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof are joined in person by Dr. Lovey Bradley, NSI certified practitioner, BrainBased facilitator,...

The Sister Wound: How Relational Stress Shapes the Female Nervous System

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The wound between women is not just interpersonal. It is neurobiological, historical, and deeply rooted in systems that were designed to divide us. In...

Why Authenticity Feels Unsafe After Trauma (And How Capacity Changes That)

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if authenticity isn't a personality trait — but a measurable marker of nervous system capacity? In this episode of Trauma Rewired, we explore a...

How Psychedelic Experiences Support Growth When the Nervous System Is Prepared and Integrated

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Psychedelics are having a cultural moment. Research is promising. Stories of healing are everywhere. But here's the truth: these experiences aren't ma...

The Father Wound: How Paternal Absence Shapes Attachment and the Nervous System

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Trauma Rewired, Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof welcome author, speaker, and embodiment coach Preston Smiles for a powerful ...

Why Boundaries Feel Like Rejection After Trauma (And How to Rewire That)

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For many people with a history of chronic stress, attachment wounds, or complex trauma, boundaries don't land as neutral information — they register...

Autoimmunity and Post-Traumatic Growth: When the Body Becomes the Teacher

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Trauma Rewired, we explore autoimmune conditions through a nervous-system and psychoneuroimmunology lens—moving beyond the idea t...

From Survival to Learning: Why Motivation Shuts Down Under Chronic Stress

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever shared an idea, been met with silence, and felt your body instantly brace like something was wrong? Or walked to your car and suddenly f...

The Difference Between Coping and Emotional Capacity

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt like you have done everything "right" and you still hit a stress ceiling? You have gone to therapy, set boundaries, practiced self-...

Post Traumatic Growth Starts With Self Attunement

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if the places we have been hurt most, our relationships, can also become the places where we grow? In this episode, we explore relational healing...

What Post Traumatic Growth Really Is

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Post-traumatic growth gets talked about like a mindset shift, but real change often starts somewhere else: the nervous system. In this episode, we exp...

What Happens When The Nervous System Opens Too Fast

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You can have the most mind-blowing healing experience of your life and still find yourself right back in familiar patterns. Why? Because the nervous s...

Integration Is A Nervous System Skill - Not A Mindset

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Integration is often treated as something that happens after a breakthrough — once insight, therapy, or a peak somatic or psychedelic experience is ...

Feeling Again: The Nervous System Science of Grief, Shame, and Joy

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Jennifer was asked how she felt getting her cancer diagnosis, her first word was not "scared," it was "shame." If you have ever felt like your em...

Why Repressed Emotions Distort Your Reality (According to Your Nervous System)

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever found yourself immediately reaching for a coping behavior like scrolling or stress eating, without even realizing what emotion triggered...

The Childhood Pattern That Silence's Your Emotions

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if "nothing happened" in your childhood, yet you still feel numb, flooded, or stuck in people pleasing or hyper-independence? This episode explor...

Are You Living In An Emotional Flashback Without Knowing It

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if those sudden waves of fear, shame, or despair are not "too much," but your nervous system remembering something your mind cannot see yet? In t...

5 Nervous-System Errors We Make Every Holiday

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if your holiday stress wasn't about what's happening now—but about what your nervous system remembers? In this episode, co-hosts Elisabeth Kris...

The Neuroscience of Grief: How the Brain Rewrites Safety and Self After Loss

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if grief isn't something to "get over," but a biological process that reshapes your sense of self, capacity, and connection? In this episode, co-...

Inside the Jealous Mind: What Neuroscience Reveals About Threat, Envy, and the Drive for Connection

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Post Traumatic Growth vs Post Traumatic Wisdom; Emotional Processing and Female Nervous System AUDIO

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Functional healing isn't about bouncing back, it's about becoming more whole. In this episode of Trauma Rewired, Elisabeth Kristof and Jennifer Wallac...

Self Compassion and How The Science of Kindness Changes Your Brain

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation with Dr. Kristin Neff, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas and the pioneering researcher who...

The Science of Feeling Safe In Your Body

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Fake it till you make it" can keep you moving, but there is a cost. When the prefrontal cortex tries to do the job of the whole brain, it burns fuel ...

Trauma Isn't Just In Your Head (It's In Your Cells)

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trauma is not a single moment. It is an ongoing dialogue between your brain, body, and environment. In this conversation, Dr. Mbemba Jabbi explains ho...

The Emotional Block That No One Talks About

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever drawn a blank when asked how you're feeling? Or maybe you experience constant inner buzzing, numbness, or anxiety without any words to d...

The Duality of Emotions: Why Ambivalence Isn't Confusion

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ambivalence isn't confusion or weakness, it's your nervous system doing its job. Feeling both joy and grief, relief and loss, fear and excitement, is ...

When Attachment Overrides Authenticity: The Fawn Trauma Response

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fawn is a nervous system survival strategy, not a personality flaw. It helps you keep connection and avoid threat by overriding your needs, smiling th...

The Freeze and Flop Trauma Responses and What's Really Happening in Your Nervous System

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Functional freeze is not laziness. It is a learned survival strategy that lets you function on the outside while feeling numb or shut down on the insi...

High Performers and the Hidden Cost of Emotional Repression

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emotional repression is often invisible to high performers, and it can be one of the biggest barriers to sustainable success. In this episode of Traum...

The Flight Trauma Response, Fear, and Your Nervous System Explained

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ready to break free from burnout and self-sabotage?Join The Capacity Gap Workshop, register FREE at https://rewirecapacity.com  The flight response ...

The Neuroscience of the Fight Trauma Response, Anger, and Boundaries

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ready to break free from burnout and self-sabotage?Join The Capacity Gap Workshop, register FREE at https://rewirecapacity.com The fight response is ...

Working with Neuroplasticity and Neurosomatics to Rewire Emotional Resilience in your Nervous System

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your brain is constantly scanning your body and environment, deciding in split seconds whether you're safe or unsafe, and those decisions shape everyt...

How Trauma Lives in the Body and Why Heal Your Nervous System

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if your constant stress, emotional triggers, and exhaustion aren't a mindset problem, but a sign your nervous system is stuck in survival mode? ...

How the Nervous system translates emotions into symptoms

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if the emotions you were never allowed to feel are the same ones making you sick? In this powerful episode of Trauma Rewired, we explore the life...

Sexual Abuse and Shame: How Trauma Shapes the Body and Boundaries

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shame doesn't live in your head, it lives in your body. In this deeply vulnerable and enlightening episode, somatic practitioner Luis Mojica returns t...

The Female Nervous System: Built For Bonding, Conditioned For Survival

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that women are twice as likely to experience depression, yet less than 40 percent of research includes them? This statistic is staggering...

The Neuroscience Behind Chronic Pain and Trauma

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the Neurosomatic Intelligence Coaching Certification: https://neurosomaticintelligence.com/ Chronic pain isn't just about injury, it's a whol...

Why Perfectionism Feels Like Survival for the Rejection-Sensitive Brain

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the Neurosomatic Intelligence Coaching Certification: https://neurosomaticintelligence.com/ What if perfectionism isn't ambition, but a nervo...

What is Parentification? A nervous system deep dive

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the Neurosomatic Intelligence Coaching Certification: https://neurosomaticintelligence.com/ What if the invisible responsibilities you carrie...

Fear Memory, The Brain, And The Roots of PTSD

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why do some people develop PTSD after trauma while others recover? What if it's not about the trauma itself, but the state of your nervous system when...

Overstimulated, Overwhelmed, Misunderstood; ADHD through the Neurosomatic Lens

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we think of ADHD, we often define it as a list of symptoms: distractibility, impulsivity, hyperactivity. But what if this view is incomplete? Wha...

The Hidden Link Between Trauma and Autoimmune Disease

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we think of autoimmune disease, we often hear the same story: the body is attacking itself. But what if that view is incomplete? What if autoimmu...

The Untold Overlap of Autism, ADHD, and Complex Trauma

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we think of autism, ADHD, or even trauma, we often place them in separate boxes, as distinct diagnoses with different treatment paths. But what i...

Rewiring Shame, Stress & Survival Patterns: Season 4 Closeout

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We often think of trauma healing as a personal journey, a solitary path shaped by diagnosis, insight, and effort. But what if true transformation isn'...

Trauma, Gut Function, and How Emotional Regulation Impacts Healing

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We often think of gut health as a matter of diet. What we eat, how we digest, and how we eliminate. But what if your digestive issues, bloating, or IB...

How Structural Trauma Impacts Your Nervous System: From Birth to Collective Healing

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We often think of trauma as a deeply personal experience, shaped by our childhood, relationships, and emotional wounds. But what if some of our deepes...

What It Takes To Heal: Embodiment, Collective Trauma, and the Power of Presence

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We often think of healing as an individual journey—going inward to process unresolved trauma, grief, and pain from our past. But what about collecti...

Peak Somatic Experiences, Complex Trauma, and the Nervous System

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when your body feels more than your mind can make sense of?In this deeply grounding episode of Trauma Rewired, Elisabeth and Jennifer ope...

Integration, Neuroplasticity, and the Art of Rewiring

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Integration" is a word that gets thrown around in the healing world, but what does it really mean? In this powerful episode of Trauma Rewired, Elisab...

Addiction Is An Adaptation: The Neurobiology of Survival and Shame

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Society has long framed addiction as a character flaw—but at Trauma Rewired, we know that couldn't be further from the truth. Addiction isn't about ...

Depersonalization-Derealization Explained; Understanding This Hidden Trauma Response

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our brain and nervous systems are incredibly protective—they can shield us from overwhelming stimuli by shutting out sensations. This mechanism play...

Borderline, Unresolved Trauma, And The Nervous System; Rewiring Stigma and Rewriting The Story

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) wasn't "discovered" but actually created? A group of male psychiatrists voted to define it as ...

Unraveling OCD: the Neurosomatic Roots of Obsession, Compulsion, and Trauma

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OCD is often reduced to intrusive thoughts and ritualistic behaviors, but let's be real—it's so much more than that. These are just the surface-leve...

The Truth About Rest, Trauma, And Success

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a special re-release of a profound conversation with Kate Northrup, renowned author of "Do Less," an expert in creating easeful financial ...

How Your Nervous System Shapes Your Money Story

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, we're bringing you something truly transformative. Our host, Elisabeth Kristoff, recently joined Kate Northrup on her podcast, Ple...

What is Financial Trauma? The Nervous System & Your Money Patterns

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why is it that financial abundance comes easier for some, while others struggle? What if we told you it's not about how hard you work for money, but a...

Navigating Shame and Boundaries After Trauma

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The statistics on early childhood sexual abuse are heartbreaking. One in four girls and one in thirteen boys have experienced some form of childhood s...

Cancer Risk and Childhood Trauma:A Neurosomatic Perspective

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When unresolved trauma lingers in our bodies, it often manifests as chronic health issues or diseases, such as cancer. The medical community is just b...

The Female Nervous System

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that women are twice as likely to experience depression, yet less than 40 percent of research includes them? This statistic is staggering...

Diagnosis and Shame

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Receiving a diagnosis can be a life-altering experience, especially when it triggers feelings of shame. Shame can create a whirlwind of emotions—unw...

Metabolic Health and the Connection to Nervous System Health

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Trauma Rewired, hosts Elisabeth Kristof and Jennifer Wallace, along with guest Matt Bush, delve into the complex relationship betwe...

Traumatic Brain Injury and Complex Trauma

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that nearly half of all Americans will experience at least one traumatic brain injury (TBI) in their lifetime? Shockingly, many of these ...

PTSD, Fear, and Memory

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered why some individuals bounce back from trauma while others develop PTSD? The answer might be tied to how our brains encode and p...

Bridging Individual and Collective Healing Through Embodiment

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We often think of healing as an individual journey—going inward to process unresolved trauma, grief, and pain from our past. But what about collecti...

Parentification

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When a child is forced to carry the emotional or practical burdens of their caregivers, it can result in lasting trauma that often manifests in adulth...

Perfectionism and Rejection Sensitivity

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a world obsessed with being competent and perfect, it's no wonder so many of us slip into the role of a perfectionist. Some of us even wear it like...

Chronic Pain and Complex Trauma; The Neurosomatic Connection

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A significant portion of the population lives with chronic pain, yet its origins and effective treatments remain some of the least understood aspects ...

The Neurosomatics Of Habit Change

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time of year again when society collectively decides it's time to level up and make meaningful changes in our lives. Whether the goal is to ...

Sexual Fawn and Fawn

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The four trauma responses are the brain's way of protecting us from threat, real or perceived. They are noncognitive, reflexive outputs that are deepl...

Burnout, Functional Freeze, and Depression

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Depression is one of the most researched mood disorders, but if we look a bit deeper into how depression is able to develop, it is more nuanced than w...

Complexities of The Holidays And Trauma

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The holidays can be a magical time full of celebrations and connection, but they can also evoke feelings of loneliness and overwhelm — especially fo...

What is A Memory and How Does It Get Stored In The Body?

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of "Trauma Rewired," hosts Elisabeth Kristof and Jennifer Wallace delve into the intricate relationship between memory, trauma, and th...

Empathy and Narcissism

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Believe it or not, empaths and narcissists have foundational similarities. Not only does the brain chemistry look the same, but empaths and narcissist...

Attachment, Relational Stress, and Rewiring Complex Trauma

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens in the brain when a stress response is activated ? How does developmental trauma shapes our nervous system and subconscious reactions a...

Neurodivergence, Early Childhood Trauma, and Brain Development

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Trauma Rewired, hosts Elisabeth Kristof, Jennifer Wallace, and Matt Bush delve into the intricate relations between complex trauma,...

Trauma, Nervous System Health, and Attachment Shape Wellness

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trauma isn't just a single event—it's the ongoing experience that unfolds afterward. Our access to resources, support, tools, and coping mechanisms ...

Emotional Repression, Processing, and Healing

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we unpack the impact of childhood neglect and discuss the ways emotional dysregulation can stem from early experiences, this episode sheds light on...

Sleep and Insomnia are Evidence of How Trauma and Attachment Impact the Nervous System

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we delve into the profound connection between trauma, attachment wounds, and insomnia. We begin by discussing how secure attachments,...

Healing the Relationship To Our Body

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Disordered Eating, Complex Trauma, and Mental Health

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Autoimmune and Complex Trauma

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Autoimmune diseases are often labeled as "illnesses of the unknown." The medical field has yet to identify the root cause of these conditions, which a...

Shame, Stress, and Survival: Developmental Trauma Impacts Health

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The amount of time and patience it takes to heal the body cannot be understated. Pushing our own personal boundaries to create a larger capacity to be...

ACE Scores, Mental Health, and Physical Health

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our emotional and nervous systems are intricately connected. Our emotional states provide clues about the state of our nervous system, and vice versa....

The Highly Sensitive Person and Sensory Processing Dis-Order

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For highly sensitive people (HSPs), the intensity of the world often feels magnified. Their heightened sensitivity makes them highly empathetic and de...

ADHD, Burnout, and Development

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We live in an extremely overstimulating society, where information is coming at us from all angles, and the brain is constantly working to make sense ...

Complex Trauma Is A Neurodivergence

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is a neurotypical world? Here at Trauma Rewired, we don't believe it exists. As humans, we are biodynamic, unique, individuals that process the w...

Autism & NeuroSomatic Intelligence

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a staggering number of adults with ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence, who have yet to be diagnosed. Even in the age of information, many adul...

Neurodivergence and NeuroSomatic Intelligence

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a society where we are encouraged, and sometimes forced to conform, life can become quite dysregulating for neurodivergent people. Feeling misunder...

Beliefs, Identity, and Diagnosis

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our beliefs about ourselves and the world are so deeply ingrained in our being that every sensory input is filtered through the lens of these beliefs....

Rest and Recovery

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a society that often equates our worth with productivity, focusing on rest and recovery can feel unsafe, potentially leading to increased stress in...

Chronic Fatigue, Functional Freeze, and Depression

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Depression is one of the most researched mood disorders, but if we look a bit deeper into how depression is able to develop, it is more nuanced than w...

Burnout

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

magine a flame that isn't receiving adequate fuel, slowly dying down. This is a great visualization of what happens in the body when we are experienci...

Somatic Memory

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As humans we rely on visual memory the most, but what if we told you that memories, especially memories that were formed before we had language, live ...

Memory

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the intricate world of memory and trauma and delve into how generational trauma impacts our nervous system, behavior, and even our genes. Disc...

Anxiety

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Trauma Rewired, hosts Jennifer Wallace and Elisabeth Kristof are joined by Matt Bush as they unpack anxiety. The conversation start...

Redefining Mental Health From An NSI Perspective

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The mental health system's adherence to the medical model not only neglects the complex interplay of genetic, developmental and environmental factors...

Stress Response In Relationship

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Trauma Rewired, hosts Jennifer and Elisabeth welcome back Matt Bush of Next Level Neuro to explore the physiology of stress and the trans...

Emotional Neglect

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When we think about adverse childhood experiences, emotional neglect is often seen as less significant compared to other forms of trauma. Its subtleti...

What is Neuro-Somatic Intelligence? FAQ: Your Questions Answered

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest episode dives deep into the transformative power of Neurosomatic Intelligence (NSI) and its potential to ripple positive change across comm...

The Neurology of Empathy

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Believe it or not, empaths and narcissists have foundational similarities. Not only does the brain chemistry look the same, but empaths and narcissist...