Healing Trauma, Setting Boundaries, Understanding Your Nervous System & Using ChatGPT as Therapy w/ Simone Saunders

I got to sit down with the incredible Simone Saunders — therapist, educator, and one of my absolute favorite mental health voices online — to talk all things healing, boundaries, and nervous system regulation 💭🫶🏼

We covered so much in this conversation:

🌀 Why trauma doesn't have to be one "big thing" to impact your daily life

💌 How people pleasing, shutdowns, and emotional flooding are actually your body trying to protect you

🌿 The difference between talk therapy and somatic work

💭 What's actually going on when you keep learning but don't feel like you're changing

🔥 Burnout, ADHD, purpose, and why so many of us are just… exhausted lately

👀 We even touch on ChatGPT and whether it has a place in the healing process

Simone is one of the most grounded and compassionate voices in the space, and this episode is such a gentle, validating listen if you're navigating big change or just wanting to reflect on your patterns.

Come take what you need 🤍

Chapters:

01:03 Simone's Journey into Content Creation

05:28 Balancing Therapy, Content, and Evolving Goals

08:02 Understanding Trauma & Core Beliefs

14:08 Somatic Therapy vs Talk Therapy

19:06 Embodiment, Emotional Resilience & Healing

23:54 People Pleasing & Boundaries

28:39 Burnout, Purpose & Modern Pressures

34:04 ADHD & Neurodivergence

38:18 ChatGPT vs Therapy

41:03 Loneliness, Dating & Emotional Intimacy

48:04 Outro & Where to Find Simone Online

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