Who Are You Now?

S3 Ep. 9 Why Sound Healing Reaches the body Before the Mind

Sometimes the body understands safety before the mind can explain it. In this episode of Who Are You Now?, Chrissie sits down with sound healing practitioner Sabrina Rolo for a grounded conversation about resonance, nervous system safety, emotional release, and what happens when the body no longer has to work so hard to protect itself. Rather than focusing on sound healing as a technique, this conversation explores what it feels like when the body finally receives support in a way it can understand. Together, they discuss why sound can reach places words cannot, why some people feel emotional during sessions, and how regulation often begins through experience rather than analysis. This episode is an invitation to soften, listen differently, and consider that healing may not always come through doing more, but through allowing the body to receive. You'll Learn: * Why sound healing affects the nervous system differently than talking * How the body responds when it finally feels safe enough to soften * Why some people become emotional during sound healing sessions * How chronic bracing disconnects us from receiving support * The connection between resonance, regulation, and embodiment * Why the body often understands safety before the mind does Key Takeaways: * Nervous system safety changes what the body can receive * Sound healing works through experience, not force * Emotional release is often the body softening protection patterns * The body communicates through sensation long before language * Healing is not always about doing more – sometimes it's about allowing Timestamps: 00:00 Why the Body Responds to Sound Differently than Words 02:18 Sabrina's Journey from Burnout to Sound Healing 07:54 What Sound Healing Actually Feels Like in the Body 09:52 Nervous System Safety & Emotional Release 16:23 Why Receiving Can Feel Uncomfortable 21:12 Resonance, Regulation & Stored Stress 25:02 The Difference Between Trying to Heal and Allowing the Body To Receive 28:24 Why Slowing Down Feels Unsafe for Some Nervous Systems 33:10 When the Body finally Stops Bracing 35:51 Sound, Presence & Final Reflections Connect with Sabrina Rolo: Instagram: @vigorandsage Website: www.vigorandsage.com [https://www.vigorandsage.com] Subscribe for exclusive reflections and early access: https://whoareyounow.substack.com [https://whoareyounow.substack.com] Instagram: @whoareyounowpodcast Behind the scenes: @chrissiecorner Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast] Podcast Hub: https://whoareyounowpodcast.com [https://whoareyounowpodcast.com] Hosted by Chrissie Morgan – Physical Therapist, Master Life Coach, and creator of the Body Awareness Method, a framework for reconnecting with your four bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

S3 Ep. 8 When Menopause Changes Your Body Again

Stillness isn't the only phase no one warns women about in menopause. Sometimes it's the recalibration. In this deeply personal episode of Who Are You Now?, Chrissie opens up about what happened when her body began changing again – even after years of feeling stable on progesterone and Armour Thyroid support. What started as disrupted sleep slowly became a deeper conversation about hormone shifts, estradiol, nervous system safety, body trust, and what it means to move through a phase where your body suddenly feels unfamiliar again. This episode explores the emotional and physical reality many women experience during menopause and HRT adjustment: the bloating, weight shifts, emotional changes, sleep disruption, frustration, and uncertainty that can happen before the body begins regulating again. Through the lens of the Body Awareness Method, Chrissie reframes menopause not as failure, but as a changing relationship with the body – one that requires awareness, patience, partnership, and learning how to feel safe inside yourself again. You'll Learn: * Why some women feel worse before feeling better on HRT * What recalibration can feel like in the body during menopause * Why estradiol shifts affect sleep, weight, mood, and nervous system regulation * The connection between hormones and nervous system safety * Why "being in range" doesn't always mean feeling well * The importance of awareness, bloodwork, and partnership in care * How to stay connected to your body while it changes "You don't just receive care... you participate in it." Key Takeaways: * Menopause can create a second major shift in the body – even after earlier hormone support worked well * Feeling worse before feeling better on HRT doesn't always mean something is wrong * Hormonal recalibration affects the physical, emotional, mental and nervous systems * Nervous system safety can feel inconsistent during hormonal transition * Healing and regulation are rarely linear * Awareness, bloodwork, and informed partnership in care matter * The deeper work may be learning how to feel safe inside a changing body Timestamps: 00:00 When menopause stops feeling safe in the body 01:06 When hormone support changed everything the first time 03:02 Starting estradiol and the recalibration phase 05:34 "No one tells you about this phase" 08:55 Why women think HRT isn't working 11:18 Nervous system safety during menopause 14:33 Progesterone, sleep, and the medical disconnect 17:21 Awareness, bloodwork, and partnership in care 18:38 Learning how to feel safe in a changing body Subscribe for exclusive reflections and early access: https://whoareyounow.substack.com [https://whoareyounow.substack.com] Instagram: @whoareyounowpodcast Behind the scenes: @chrissiecorner Follow on Youtube: https://www.YouTube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast] Podcast hub: https://whoareyounowpodcast.com [https://whoareyounow.com] Hosted by Chrissie Morgan – Physical Therapist, Master Life Coach, and creator of the Body Awareness Method, a framework for reconnecting with your four bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

S3 Ep. 7 It Didn't Start at the Breaking Point

What if your body didn't suddenly break down... but had been trying to get your attention for years? In this episode of Who Are You Now?, Chrissie and Marva unpack what really leads to the moment so many women call a "breaking point" – and why it rarely starts there. Because most of the time, the signs were already there. The tension you ignored. The exhaustion you pushed through. The emotions you didn't have space to feel. This conversation moves beyond symptoms and into something deeper: How nervous system dysregulation builds over time, how emotional and physical pain are connected, and what begins to shift when you finally learn how to feel safe within your own body. Through lived experience, reflection, and grounded insight, you'll begin to see your body differently- not as something that failed you, but as something that has been adapting and holding for you all along. You'll Learn: * Why the breaking point doesn't start where you think it does * What nervous system dysregulation actually feels like in the body * How emotional experiences become physical pain over time * The concept of "strong wrong" and how patterns form in the body * Why safety within yourself changes how you respond to everything * How to recognize what's yours vs. what isn't in relationships * Why healing requires working with both the physical and emotional body Key Takeaways: * The breaking point isn't where it starts – it's where the body can no longer hold what's been building * Your body isn't working against you – it's adapting to what you haven't been able to process * Nervous system dysregulation shows up as tension, urgency, and the inability to fully rest * Emotional and physical pain aren't separate – they move through the same system * Patterns form in the body over time, especially when tension and emotion go unaddressed * Feeling safe within yourself changes how you respond, relate, and make decisions * Not everything you feel is yours – learning to discern creates space and clarity * Real change begins when you stop pushing through and start listening Timestamps: 00:00 The Signs Before the Breaking Point 03:15 What Nervous System Dysregulation Feels Like 04:10 When Pain Isn't Just Physical 11:00 Chrissie's Breaking Point Moment 15:24 Ignoring Yourself (and Why We Do It) 21:07 What Dysregulation Actually Looks Like 25:47 Are You Safe Within Yourself? 29:12 Boundaries, Reactivity, and What's Yours 36:46 How the Body Holds Emotional Patterns 39:08 Tools for Regulation and Coming Back to Self 48:00 Your Body Isn't Working Against You Subscribe for exclusive reflections and early access: https://whoareyounow.substack.com [https://whoareyounow.substack.com] Instagram: @whoareyounowpodcast Behind the scenes: @chrissiecorner Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast] Podcast Hub: https://whoareyounowpodcast.com [https://whoareyounowpodcast.com] Hosted by Chrissie Morgan – Physical Therapist, Master Life Coach, and crator of the Body Awareness Method, a framework for reconnecting with your four bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

S3 Ep. 6 Why Healing Fails | When the Body Doesn't Feel Safe to Heal

What if your body isn't failing to heal... it just doesn't feel safe enough to? In this episode of Who Are You Now?, Chrissie sits down with acupuncturist Matt Greene for a grounded conversation about what healing actually requires - and why more effort isn't always the answer. Because when the body is bracing, holding, or stuck in urgency, it can't receive. This conversation moves beyond acupuncture as a treatment and into something deeper: how safety changes the way your body responds, why regulation matters more than fixing, and what truly shifts when the nervous system is finally allowed to settle. Through real-life examples and lived experience, you'll begin to understand why healing doesn't happen through force - but through support, awareness, and the body's ability to receive. You'll Learn: * Why your body may not be ready to receive healing yet * How acupuncture helps regulate the nervous system * The difference between fixing vs. supporting the body * What actually shifts when the body feels safe * Why slowing down is often the missing piece in healing Key Takeaways: * Healing doesn't happen in urgency - it happens in safety * The nervous system must regulate before change can hold * Support creates capacity; force creates resistance * Awareness outside the treatment is part of the process * Stability can feel unfamiliar - even when it's what you need Subscribe for exclusive reflections and early access: https://whoareyounow.substack.com [https://whoareyounow.substack.com] Instagram: @whoareyounowpodcast Behind the scenes: @chrissiecorner Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast] Podcast hub: https://whoareyounowpodcast.com [https://whoareyounowpodcast.com] Hosted by Chrissie Morgan – Physical Therapist, Master Life Coach, and creator of the Body Awareness Method, a framework for reconnecting with your four bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

S3. Ep.5 Why Change Doesn't Stick... And What Actually Works

What if the problem isn't your discipline... but your capacity? In this season 3 episode of Who Are You Now?, Chrissie explores why change doesn't stick–not because you lack willpower, but because your body isn't yet able to hold what you're asking it to sustain. Because when your body can't hold something, clarity fades. Boundaries collapse. And patterns repeat. This episode shifts the conversation away from mindset and into something deeper: capacity, presence, and the ability to stay with yourself when it actually matters. Through grounded reflection and real-life examples, you'll begin to see how your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies work together to either support change... or unconsciously resist it. And more importantly, how to start building a body that can actually hold the life you're trying to create. You'll Learn: * Why discipline isn't the reason change isn't sticking * What it actually means to "hold" something in your body * How your body–not your thoughts–determines what lasts * The real reason you default back to old patterns * How capacity–not force–is what creates sustainable change Key Takeaways: * Change doesn't last when your body can't hold the discomfort that comes with it * The body is the container for your life–everything filters through it * Capacity is built by staying, not by forcing or overriding * Awareness of your physical state directly impacts your experience * Sustainable change happens through repetition of small, present moments Timestamps: 00:00 Why mindset isn't the problem 00:42 The chocolate example: willpower vs capacity 02:30 What "holding" means 03:42 What it feels like to be held–and giving that to yourself 06:30 When the body doesn't feel safe 09:10 Real-life example: relationships and unmet expectattions 11:00 The body as the container for your life 12:39 How capactiy actually builds 14:35 You're not broken–you're building Connect and Follow: Subscribe for exclusive reflections and early access: https://whoareyounow.substack.com [https://whoareyounow.substack.com] Instagram: @whoareyounowpodcast Behind the scenes: @chrissiecorner Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhoAreYouNowPodcast] Podcast hub: https://whoareyounowpodcast.com [https://whoareyounowpodcast.com] Hosted by Chrissie Morgan – Physical Therapist, Master Life Coach, and creator of the Body Awareness Method, a framework for reconnecting with your four bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.