Feeling Safe & Standing Strong
Feeling tense, reactive, overwhelmed, or like you’re carrying more than you need to? Feeling Safe Standing Strong is about the small things that can help us feel safer, steadier and more able to navigate the messy business of being human.
If you’re looking for practical, plain English ways to understand your nervous system, have kinder and clearer conversations with yourself and others, and feel a little more settled in your own skin, you’re in the right place.
Each episode brings together body-based practices, real conversations and simple frameworks you can actually use in the moments that matter. At work. At home. In relationships. When a conversation gets hard. When the day gets heavy. Or in those quiet moments when you simply need to come back to yourself.
No jargon. No pressure. Nothing that requires a psychology degree to understand.
These aren’t tools you have to master. They’re small things to notice, practise and return to. And the more familiar they become, the more likely they are to show up when you need them.
Hosted by Bronwyn Clee, Trauma Responsive Psychosocial Coach and Educator and Co-Founder of The Institute of Hope, in partnership with Protective Behaviours International.
Full transcripts available.
Take what helps. Leave what doesn’t. And come back whenever you need.
Feeling Safe & Standing Strong
Finding Clarity in the Chaos
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When life feels messy, our minds and bodies can get tangled in the noise. In this episode, we explore how to find small moments of clarity even when everything around us feels overwhelming.
We’ll look at how nervous system overload can affect our thinking, and how Universal Protective Behaviours offer us tools to step back and regain perspective.
Somatic Practices in this episode:
- Stoplight Check-In: pausing to notice whether your body feels like it’s in “green” (go), “yellow” (caution), or “red” (stop).
- Tone Matching Practice: gently humming or speaking to match and then soften your inner state.
(You’ll be guided through these in the episode. They can be done quietly in a chair or while moving.)
