{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68a638c773bf5b62982c877a/68b22854993d10acb9d8a16a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trauma & Chronic Freeze: Why Anxiety Means You’re Healing","description":"<p>In this first episode of <em>The Truth My Body Told</em>, Danielle Bird (Licensed Counselling Therapist &amp; Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach) breaks down why you can’t just “snap out of” chronic freeze, and why feeling anxiety when you try to move is actually a positive sign of healing.</p><p><br></p><p>Drawing on <strong>Polyvagal Theory</strong> and nearly seven years of client work, Danielle explains:</p><ul><li>What the <strong>Polyvagal Ladder</strong> is and how it relates to chronic freeze</li><li>Why anxiety is a normal part of climbing out of dorsal vagal shutdown</li><li>Practical steps to move with your body, discharge energy, and create safety</li><li>How to talk directly to the parts of yourself that hold trauma patterns</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💌 Want to submit a question for the <em>“If You Were My Client”</em> series? Email Danielle at danielle@daniellebird.com or connect on socials @thedaniellebird.</p><p>✨ Danielle’s upcoming course <em>Create Safety in Your Nervous System</em> ($87) teaches you how to do this step by step. Join the waitlist via this link: https://www.daniellebird.com/</p><p>✨ Book a 15 min free consult to work together here: https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/radical-rebirth-application?month=2025-09</p><p>🌹 The TikTok video referenced: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMAj8tP3f/</p><p><br></p><p>Covers the following question: \"“This is exactly me. But if I even try to move, literally or figuratively [out of chronic freeze], I get a huge anxiety response. It’s truly exhausting.”</p><p><br></p><p>If this episode resonates, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with someone who needs it. New episodes drop every Friday.</p>","author_name":"Danielle Bird"}