Survival Mode Disrupted with Leticia R Francis7 Sep 2025

Somatic Healing, Self-Betrayal & Starting Over

Brie’s story is one of emotional honesty, layered trauma, and radical relocation—from domestic violence in New York to healing in Spain. As a somatic therapist, she now helps other women reconnect with their bodies and regulate their nervous systems to truly exit survival mode.

This episode peels back the reality of survival mode, how trauma trains us to settle for pain, and why learning to listen to our bodies is the ultimate homecoming.

What you’ll hear:
✨ What somatic therapy really is—and how it saved her
💥 Why journaling exposed the truth she was hiding from herself
🧠 How trauma wires us for disconnection (and how to rewrite it)
📍 What survival mode feels like in the body
🚫 Why comparison is another trauma response
🔑 The moment she knew “love” had become self-betrayal

🎙️ What We Talk About:

First-generation trauma, abandonment wounds, and survival relationships
The emotional chaos of narcissistic love and dissociation
Why peace often feels “wrong” when you’ve normalized chaos
The power of journaling and embodiment for trauma recovery
How to identify emotional red flags in the body before they escalate
The beauty of starting over—physically, emotionally, and spiritually
Parts work, nervous system awareness, and self-trust practices

🔑 Key Takeaways:“We’re not taught what urgency or desperation feels like in the body.”“The trauma didn’t end when the relationship ended—my body carried the rest.”“You don’t have to hate your past self to become your healed self.”“Even a peaceful life can feel unfamiliar when survival was your norm.”
🙌 Why This Episode Matters:

We talk about trauma like it’s in the past. But for most of us, it’s in our nervous system. In this deeply relatable and educational episode, Brie shows us how to gently come back to the body, build self-trust, and understand the survival-based patterns that kept us stuck in pain. Her story is a call to remember that healing doesn’t start when you leave—it starts when you finally listen.

💬 Connect with Brie:

📲 Instagram: @throughvidamindbody

🔗 Resources & Links:

💣 Download the Survival Mode Exit Blueprint
👉🏾 Join the Survival Mode Exodus Membership
🎧 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Podcast on YouTube
✍🏾 Subscribe to Survival Mode Disrupted: The Newsletter on LinkedIn
💬 Book a 1:1 Session with Leticia
📖 Order Survival Mode Exit Plan Book

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