Please welcome back, Leighanna Nordstrom! Leighanna is a relationship and sex therapist from Northern Colorado. She embodies all things sex positive and loves to break down and restructure problematic patterns instilled in us by our culture. As a therapist, she is passionate about working with the queer community, individuals with sexual trauma, and couples/relationships struggling with sexual dysfunction.

Outside of therapy, Leighanna is a a super nerd who loves fantasy, video games, and board games!

This episode is timely after last weeks conversation with Stephen Bravemanc about men survivors of sexual abuse. Leighanna talks about co-regulation and how to reclaim bodily autonomy.

In this podcast episode:

01:40 - Who is Leighanna Nordstrom?

05:00 - What is bodily autonomy?

08:00 - Co-regulation and survivors of sexual trauma

10:30 - Ways to reclaim your bodily autonomy and sexuality

13:30 - Externalization and internal family systems

18:00 - What triggers live in different senses

21:00 - The 3 minute game

25:00 - How do you reclaim bodily autonomy without a partner?

27:30 - What do you know about your body?

29:30 - Intervention and Trauma Trees

35:00 - Play as a co-regulation technique

38:30 - Comparative suffering

You can reach Leighanna Nordstrom through: 

https://www.pivotalcounseling.com/leighanna

Or via email at [email protected]

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