Katie Connolly, a Somatic Parenting Coach, teaches me a whole lot about our nervous system and somatic tools when she drops by this week.    Katie explains how our nervous system and birthing experiences tie-in to our personal growth, who highly-sensitive people are & indicators, and why we’re able to better navigate experiences and stay connected in our bodies when we nourish our nervous system. We hit on so much this week: breathing exercises, meditation, scheduling-in time for ourselves, overstimulation, trauma, adoption, boundaries, co-regulation, and more. Katie ends by sharing specific tools and breathing patterns to try out at home.   Takeaways from the show Understanding & supporting our nervous system and how that fits in with self-growth  Traumatic birthing experiences  Sympathetic nervous system versus parasympathetic nervous system Each parent-child relationship is completely unique  Highly-sensitive people & indicators  Everyone has trauma in their lineage  Different breathing exercises & patterns  Short meditations  Nourishing & making time for yourself realistically  Co-regulation & the family nervous system For more show notes, including transcripts, visit our website here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices