Body-First Healing Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This is a space for real, compassionate conversations about nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and the sometimes messy reality of seeking a more authentic path.

Hosted by Britt Piper—survivor, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, and author of Body-First Healing—this show explores what it means to truly heal through the body. Each week, you’ll hear practical tools, personal stories, and expert insights to help you move beyond survival mode, deepen your capacity, and reconnect with yourself.

Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or looking to go deeper, this is where you’ll find the knowledge, validation, and support to take the next step.

Britt is here to answer all of your nervous system and somatic healing related questions to help you move the needle in your healing journey! With grounded guidance from her personal and professional experience, she compassionately speaks to the moments we feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. You’ll hear her advice on where to start after trauma, how to navigate hormone-related dysregulation, and what it really means to grow your emotional capacity. Britt also shares nervous system-informed insights on persistent anxiety, commitment fears, chronic fatigue and relational patterns that keep us from feeling safe with others. You’ll walk away feeling more equipped and empowered with practical tools and gentle perspective to support your nervous system, your healing, and your relationships.

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

What is somatic healing, really? In this episode, Britt cuts through the noise to bring clarity on what this work is and what it isn’t. From the misconception that somatic healing is about “feeling good” to the myth that discomfort means you’re doing it wrong, she breaks down the truths that often get lost in the mainstream. Through honest stories from her own journey and practical starting points, Britt shows how real healing is less about fixing yourself and more about expanding your capacity to be with all of life, both the light and the heavy. Tune in for tools to get started in your somatic healing journey and signs you’re starting to make progress!

You'll learn:

• How to tell the difference between productive discomfort and retraumatization
• Why “doing the work” might sometimes feel messy or even frustrating
• The role of curiosity and gentleness in sustaining long-term healing
• How to notice subtle signs of progress that aren’t always obvious at first
• Who somatic healing is really for (hint: not just trauma survivors)
• How religion and somatics can coexist

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

So often we confuse chaos for chemistry because your nervous system plays a huge role in who you’re drawn to and how you show up in love. In this first guest episode, Britt sits down with Sabrina Zohar, entrepreneur, dating coach, and host of The Sabrina Zohar Show, to explore why anxious attachment can make chaos feel like home, how childhood patterns resurface in conflict, and what it really takes to build self-trust and healthier bonds through nervous system regulation. Together, they share honesty, clarity, and lived experience to make sense of the messy but deeply human process of creating authentic connection. If you’re ready to show up more authentically in your relationships and start choosing what truly supports your growth and long term happiness, this episode is for you! 

Connect with Sabrina!

• Instagram: @thesabrinazoharshow
• TikTok: @sabrina.zohar
• Podcast: The Sabrina Zohar Show

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

In this tender and honest first episode, Britt Piper shares what inspired her to create the Body-First Healing Podcast, and why she’s choosing to live life more slowly and intentionally these days. She opens up about what it looked like to chase success at the expense of her body, how burnout became a turning point, and the unexpected grief and growth that came with motherhood and releasing her first book, Body-First Healing.

This episode is an invitation to walk alongside Britt in the real, messy, and beautiful parts of healing. It’s a reminder that no one is ever fully healed, and you don’t have to be in order to create a life that feels good and true. If you're craving depth, softness, and a space where your healing gets to be human... you're in the right place.

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

What does it take to become a somatic practitioner? In this solo episode, Britt shares her personal path to this work, and the many avenues for becoming a trauma-informed coach. She dives deep into what led her to become certified in Somatic Experiencing®, how that credential differs from other trauma-informed training and what SEP training actually looks like. Britt offers her honest reflections on what’s most important when stepping into this role and the four foundational practices she believes every somatic practitioner should be engaging with regularly. She gives insight into navigating the business side of working in the healing space and a quick somatic practice for your understanding relationship to money. Whether you’re looking to add certifications to your toolbelt or are curious of how to get started in this space, Britt is your guide to becoming a somatic practitioner!

What you’ll learn:

• What led Britt to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
• How SEP training is structured and what it includes
• What makes somatic work different from other healing modalities
• The most important (and often overlooked) parts of doing this work well
• Four core practices every somatic practitioner should be engaging in
• Britt’s tips for navigating the business side of the healing space with integrity

Resources:

•  The Body Keeps The Score by Dr. Bessel VanDerKolk
• Waking the Tiger by Dr. Peter Levine
•  Somatic Experiencing® International: traumahealing.org
•  The Polyvagal Institute: polyvagalinstitute.org
• The Embody Lab: theembodylab.com

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

Feeling drained, disconnected, or like no amount of rest ever feels enough? In this episode, Britt reframes burnout as more than exhaustion, it’s the body’s way of protecting us and signaling when we’ve pushed past our limits. She explores why women are especially vulnerable, how cultural expectations feed depletion, and the nervous system science behind what’s really happening when you hit that wall. You’ll walk away with somatic tools for listening to your body, permission to slow down without shame, and a fresh perspective on burnout as an invitation to realign with what’s truly sustainable and life-giving.

Resources:

Listen: Zach Bush MD on Forgiveness, Leadership, and The New Humanity - Conscious 500 Podcast

Read: Woman Code by Alisa Vitti

Harvard Study: Silencing the self: Women and depression.

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

One of the biggest catalysts for growth and change happens when you become parents, but there’s so much that isn’t talked about in this transition. In this deeply personal episode, Britt is joined by her husband David for an honest look at how parenthood can stir up old wounds, activate your nervous system, and bring your attachment history to the surface. Together, they reflect on their relationship journey—from meeting while Britt was still in the thick of trauma recovery, to navigating codependency in their early years, to finding their footing as parents. They talk about the overstimulation, grief, and identity shifts that come with raising kids, the most rewarding lessons they’ve learned along the way, and their shared dreams for the future.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• Why they have decided to homeschool their kids and other things they're doing differently as parents
• How attachment wounds and codependency can show up in marriage and parenting
• What David has learned about supporting a partner in a hard season of life
• The biggest challenges and beautiful lessons that have come with becoming parents
• How overstimulation, grief, and identity shifts affect both partners in parenting
• Their vision for creating a family oasis and retreat space in Montana
• The unspoken mental and emotional load men often carry in silence
• How our individual healing paths have influenced our marriage and parenting dynamic
• The honest truth about trying to balance work, motherhood, partnership, and rest

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

In this episode, Britt opens her heart and shares her journey with alcohol, grief, and trauma, not as a story of failure but as a window into how early nervous system imprints shape the ways we self-soothe. She reflects on the moments that drove her to drink—childhood disconnection, the loss of her brother, the assault and its aftermath—and how alcohol became a way to mask unbearable pain. Britt walks us through her rock bottom experiences, from a jail cell to waking up ashamed after her wedding, and the turning points that led her to faith, somatic practices, and nervous system repair. 

She explains the science of addiction, how alcohol impacts the brain and body, and why addiction is not a moral failing but a survival response. She also shares what happened when, after seven years of abstinence, she cautiously reintroduced alcohol. Through it all, Britt shows how real recovery comes not from fighting the substance but from healing the root cause of addiction—our pain—and how compassion, community, and somatic healing open the way back to wholeness.

Trigger Warning: This episode includes conversation around sexual assault, suicidal ideation, and addiction. Please care for yourself as you listen, pause or skip if this feels overwhelming or unsafe for you.

Join the program at $500 off for a limited time! Learn more at bodyfirsthealing.com/program and DM @healwithbritt for your special discount code!

Resources:

• Huberman Lab Podcast: What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health
•  In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

LISTEN, FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBE:

• Apple Podcasts 
• Spotify
• YouTube

Britt is offering grounded, compassionate guidance for those navigating some of the most tender parts of trauma recovery—when healing feels stuck, anniversaries bring up old pain, or safety in relationships and intimacy feels out of reach. She explains why remembering isn’t required for healing, how somatic work supports survivors of domestic violence and parents facing postnatal depletion, and what it means when nervous system practices stir more anxiety before calm. With her signature blend of science and empathy, Britt reminds listeners that healing isn’t about forcing, it’s about slowly reclaiming trust in the body’s innate wisdom to guide us back to connection, capacity, and peace.

Questions answered in this episode:

• How do you approach healing if someone doesn't have clear memories of their trauma?
• How can I tend to myself during painful anniversaries?
• How do you move out of a functional freeze state, especially while in conflict with someone?
• Is it possible to have safe sexual intimacy after childhood wounds around sex with somatic work?
• What does the healing journey look like for someone recovering from domestic violence, and how can somatic work support that process?
• How does Somatic Experiencing support parents who are experiencing postnatal depletion, and what practices can help with self-regulation as a new parent?
• Why do somatic practices sometimes create more feelings of anxiety before safety?
• Is online somatic therapy as beneficial as therapy in person?
• Where can I find free somatic healing support or resources?

Resources Mentioned:

Somatic Healing Misconceptions, Tips to Get Started & Signs You’re Healing

Connect with Britt:

• Instagram: @healwithbritt
• TikTok: @healwithbritt
• YouTube: Brittany Piper

Body-First Healing Resources:

• Join the Program: bodyfirsthealing.com/program
• Read the Book: bodyfirsthealing.com/the-book
• Take the Free Mini Course: myhealinghub.com/minicourseoptin
• Website: bodyfirsthealing.com

LISTEN, FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBE:

• Apple Podcasts 
• Spotify
• YouTube