Somatic Healing Explained - How to Release Stored Trauma with Liz Tenuto

Somatic Healing Explained - How to Release Stored Trauma with Liz Tenuto

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April 7, 2026 · 38 min · Episode 103

About this episode

Radhi and somatic healing expert Liz Tenuto discuss how trauma is stored in the body and techniques to release it.

What if your anxiety isn’t just in your mind, but in your body? Why do certain pains never fully go away? Can tiny movements actually release stored trauma? What if your body isn’t broken but just protective?   In this episode of A Really Good Cry, Radhi sits down with somatic healing expert Liz Tenuto to explore how emotional stress and trauma live in the body, and how to safely release it.   Liz explains that “soma” means body, and somatic healing focuses on small, intentional micro-movements that help regulate the nervous system. Unlike traditional workouts or even yoga, somatics is about restoring agency, reconnecting the mind and body so you feel safe inside yourself again.   They discuss how unprocessed stress can show up as jaw tension, tight hips, gut issues, panic attacks, and chronic pain. Liz breaks down nervous system responses like fight, flight, freeze, and dissociation, and explains why shaking, or neurogenic tremors, can actually be the body completing a stress cycle.   In this episode, you’ll learn: How trauma gets stored physically in the body. Why jaw, neck, and hips hold stress. What the freeze response…

People in this episode

Host: Radhi

Guest: Liz Tenuto

Topics covered

  • somatic healing
  • trauma release
  • nervous system regulation
  • body awareness
  • emotional stress

Keywords

  • somatic healing
  • trauma
  • nervous system
  • micro-movements
  • emotional stress
  • body-based tools
  • panic attacks
  • chronic pain

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