If you’re listening and this episode hits home, it would mean so much if you could follow Talk With Tara on your favorite podcast app, leave a quick rating and review, and share this episode with a friend who needs it. I’d also love to hear from you, email me at talkwithtarapodcast@gmail.comand come say hi or tag me on Instagram at @talkwithtarapodcast In this episode, I’m sitting down with integrative health and mind–body practitioner Alisha Slaughter to talk about something so many of us quietly carry: trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and the way it all shows up in our bodies—especially in midlife. I share why I’m seeing words like trauma, somatics, and nervous system healing come up over and over again with my own listeners and friends, and Alisha helps us unpack what those terms actually mean in real life. We talk about how trauma doesn’t just live in our memories, it lives in our bodies—and why so much of what we haven’t processed can rise to the surface when our hormones, identities, and lives are all shifting at once. Alisha explains the difference between PTSD and complex trauma (CPTSD), how early childhood experiences and lack of attunement can wire our nervous systems for constant scanning and people pleasing, and why no one’s trauma can really be “compared” to someone else’s. We also get into attachment styles, corporate trauma, grief, and those subtle but powerful ways our bodies say, “I don’t feel safe.” From there, we move into somatic healing, what it is, how it works, and simple ways to start.  Alisha share how to notice where activation lives in your body (like my stomach clenching when a certain email hits my inbox). She also shares why gut health is foundational for hormones, mood, and inflammation. If you’re feeling exhausted, frayed, or like everything is hitting you at once in this season of life, this episode will help you put language to what you’re feeling and offer gentle, doable steps to start creating more safety, self-compassion, and support in your own body. Connect with Alisha, she offers a free 30-Minute Wellness Strategy Call: Book via her website to explore what’s going on in your body and walk away with three personalized wellness actions. Website: myalchemy.life Instagram: @wellnesswithalicia Email: myalchemylife@gmail.com