Episode 78: The Secret Language of the Body, with Jen Mann

Unresolved feelings of not-enoughness and emotional repression caused my chronic illness. Vagal tone & somatic experiencing helped.

Todays’ guest is Jen Mann, ex-ballet dancer and co-author of the international best-seller, The Secret Language of the Body. In this conversation we discuss how Jen’s early life contributed to the perfectionism, people-pleasing and self-criticism that would ultimately end in chronic illness that traditional medicine was unable to solve. Frustrated and anxious, Jen started connecting the dots between the mind-body cross-over with the clients she was supporting after her ballet career ended. She pieced together insights on how to heal herself by increasing her vagal tone and somatic experiencing, alongside talk therapy and physio. She shares 3 key tips for longer-term healing, as well as 5 practical things you can do right away to decrease your perception of stress during days of back-to-back meetings.


 

Links:
Jen Mann and Karden Rabin’s website (with book and program)

Jen Mann on Instagram

Mandy Lehto on Instagram

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