About this episode

Sarah explores how connection and unresolved trauma influence our ability to be fully ourselves in relationships and community.

Why does connection activate our deepest fears, even when we’re in partnership or community with safe people? Living a fully expressed life comes down to a few foundational components, including the freedom to fully be yourself with others. In this episode, Sarah explores how your nervous system, early childhood experiences, and unresolved trauma shape the way you show up in love, community, and with yourself.

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Baldwin

Topics covered

• connection
• nervous system
• childhood experiences
• trauma
• community
• self-expression

Keywords

• connection
• nervous system
• trauma
• self-expression
• community
• partnership

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