861 Feel Hot, Healthy, and Unbothered With Liz Tenuto

What if the key to better sleep and less stress wasn't doing more, but moving less?

In this episode, I sit down with Liz Tenuto, aka The Workout Witch, to talk about somatic exercises, nervous system regulation, and why so many of us can't sleep or relax.

Liz teaches tiny, lazy movements that release stored tension from the body, and she demonstrates three of them during our conversation. We also talk about why standard sleep advice fails trauma survivors, and how dissociation shows up in women who take care of everyone but themselves.

If you feel wired but tired and can't remember the last time you felt truly rested, this episode is for you.

00:00 Welcome to The Terri Cole Show
02:29 Liz's Origin Story: Chronic Pain, Bad Sleep & 10 Years of Searching
05:28 Why Somatics Is Not Woo-Woo: The Science & Ancient Roots
08:23 Why Sleep Issues Are So Widespread Right Now
10:08 How to Luxuriate Your Sleep Routine (Especially If You're a Trauma Survivor)
13:39 The Hip-Rocking Exercise That Helps You Fall Asleep
17:14 Fight-Flight vs. Freeze: What Nervous System Dysregulation Actually Looks Like
20:24 What Dissociation Really Means Beyond Just Zoning Out
22:41 Two Somatic Fixes: Ear-Pulling for Dissociation & Forehead-Swiping for Fight-or-Flight
25:15 Inside "When the Body Speaks" & Where to Find Liz

you can get the shownotes at terricole.com/861