You Make Sense

For many of us, navigating friendship in adulthood can feel surprisingly complicated, especially when healing starts to change how we connect with people. Sarah unpacks how our nervous system shapes the way we relate to others, why we might experience loneliness during periods of growth, and what it takes to build the kind of community that helps us feel supported and deeply connected. This episod...

So many of us get trapped in these unhealthy cycles because we learned at a young age that achieving was how we earned and received love.  But it’s absolutely possible to shift this. By falling in love with all parts of you, especially those that only feel significant when striving, you will be able to find fulfillment and heal your attachment to ambition. Sarah offers a compassionate guide to let...

Drawing on somatic healing and parts work, Sarah shares how early experiences and family dynamics become our blueprint for connection and why lasting change requires more than simply trying to choose differently. She explains how reparenting younger parts can shift our baseline for love, helping us build healthier relationships from the inside out, and why healthy partnership is not about being re...

Sarah explores how symptoms like weight retention, insomnia, chronic illness, chronic pain, and infertility are often a result of traumatic energy from the past still living in your body. You’ll learn what it takes to heal unresolved trauma and work with your nervous system and parts to create internal safety. Listen in for a practical guide to befriending your body and finding relief from your ph...

You’ll learn what is really needed to reparent these young parts and why anchoring into your adult self is key to stepping into the full, authentic life you’re desiring. This episode acts as a roadmap to help you make sense of the human experience and, ultimately, reclaim your sense of self, so be sure to tune in now!  Episode Highlights :  • [00:00] Introduction • [02:11] You’re not alone in your...

Endings are inevitable, and during this conversation, Sarah talks about the extraordinary dimension of life we can unlock when we do the work of shifting our orientation towards change and finding the opportunity within every transition. We explore processing grief, building internal trust, and unpacking what it means to recognize new beginnings, stay connected, and embrace the changing nature of...

Sarah breaks down how these fantasizing parts inform our actions and why life is not only meant to be easy and happy. You’ll hear all about how these protective parts can keep you from experiencing the good things in your life and why the world we live in fuels our obsession with fantasy. This episode is filled with tangible tools to help you process what was and anchor into the abundance already...

Sarah offers insight into both the short-term benefits and long-term consequences of fawning. You’ll learn how this behavior relates to the nervous system and the importance of anchoring into regulation and your adult self. She also discusses how social pressures can influence our tendency to fawn in romantic relationships, friendships, and beyond. Listen in for a compassionate guide for how to co...

Sarah highlights how our relationship to money is shaped by past experiences that have linked wealth with danger, shame, or pressure. These patterns can quietly limit our ability to receive and sustain financial well-being, which is why it’s essential to build our capacity to receive pleasure. Through tangible practices like reparenting and nervous system regulation, Sarah offers a compassionate p...

Sarah breaks down what happens when the nervous system mistakes present-day conflict for past pain, and why we may protect ourselves by shutting down or getting defensive. She also shares how curiosity can help us pause, look inward, and understand why we’re getting triggered. Instead of seeing conflict as a sign that something is wrong, Sarah shows how it can become a place for healing, honesty,...

Sarah highlights simple, effective steps to help you connect with your protective parts by anchoring into your adult self and getting to know that version of you. From seeing your younger parts as separate to letting go of any agenda toward them, this episode offers guidance you can apply on your healing journey. Tune in for an eye-opening and thought-provoking conversation about learning to fall...

Sarah offers a grounded, science-backed perspective on how to engage with technology in a way that supports your well-being. From understanding secondary trauma to recognizing how dopamine-driven platforms impact your daily life, she shares practical ways to protect your energy, tend to your inner parts, and stay anchored in regulation. Listen in for a clear, compassionate guide to navigating the...

In this episode, Sarah unpacks the formula for growth and why tolerating discomfort is a key component of stepping into your purpose. You’ll get a somatic roadmap for how to work with your nervous system, tend to your younger parts, and unpack jealousy for deeper clarity on your desires. One gentle step at a time, it’s possible to expand into the bigger life meant for you.   Episode Highlights: [0...

In this episode, Sarah breaks down the origins of idealization and infatuation, showing how these patterns are rooted in unresolved experiences and protective strategies. She explains why infatuation is not love, but a survival response that pulls you out of your adult self and into fantasy. Sarah shares what it takes to shift these dynamics through reparenting and parts work, so you can move from...

Perceiving danger when we’re actually safe is one of the most prominent drivers of human suffering and the reason many of us are chronically dysregulated. Sarah will walk you through how to create internal safety by harnessing the power of your nervous system and discharging stored trauma, so the past can finally be resolved. Listen in to discover how to work with your nervous system to begin buil...

Sarah walks through the foundations of somatic parts work, including the importance of nervous system regulation, differentiating from our parts, and anchoring into adult self. When we’re able to meet these young parts with empathy, safety, and genuine love, the protective roles you’ve likely carried for years can finally begin to soften. Listen in to discover why falling in love with your parts i...

In this episode, Sarah explains why we choose partners who poke at what still needs to be resolved. She breaks down how we unknowingly hold each other accountable for pain from the past, why conflict intensifies as love grows, and how to shift from opposing sides to the same team. When you understand what is actually happening in your nervous system, relationship struggles become an invitation to...

This conversation unpacks why relationships feel so exposing, why discomfort isn’t a sign that something is wrong, and how true healing happens first within you. You’ll learn why feeling ‘unknown’ is often a protective strategy, how parts of you get siloed to survive connection, and how the gentle integration of your protective parts creates secure, intimate relationships. Sarah touches on powerfu...

Through a grounded, somatic lens, Sarah explores how regulation expands our capacity, why safety must be communicated in a language your nervous system understands, and how slow, tolerable steps retrain your system to tangibly move toward your desires. If you’re ready to stop forcing change and start living the life meant for you, this conversation offers a practical path forward that is backed by...

In this episode, Sarah explains how unhealthy shame forms, why unresolved anger resurfaces in safe relationships, and how we unknowingly build our lives around avoiding what once felt intolerable. She breaks down what it truly means to complete the stress response by building regulation, reconnecting with younger parts, and allowing the body to express the appropriate response it once inhibited. W...

She explains how childhood roles such as becoming invisible, emotionally self-reliant, or overly responsible don’t just affect behavior; they shape attraction itself, quietly guiding who we choose and the dynamics we recreate. When these internal blueprints remain unchanged, relationships tend to repeat familiar dynamics rather than support true closeness. This conversation offers a grounded look...

She introduces the concept of disconfirming experiences: small, embodied moments that gently teach the nervous system that the past is over and we’re free to embody a more full, expansive life. Through key nervous system tools and somatic principles, Sarah explores how safety is rebuilt and how freedom becomes possible as the body is shown, again and again, that it no longer has to protect in the...

She goes on to explain the differences between codependency, enmeshment, attunement, and interdependence. Sarah also discusses how fear of conflict can lead to self-abandonment, what it takes to feel safe during moments of disconnection or disagreement, and how to support children through distress in ways that build resilience. Tune in to better understand your relational patterns and learn how re...

Limiting beliefs are often not representative of who you are today but are self-protective mechanisms that formed as a result of past traumas or experiences. The good news is that it’s absolutely possible to shift this! Sarah will guide you through how to anchor into regulation and your adult self so that you can find more ease, peace, and confidence. Tune in for a somatic approach on how to chang...

Learning how to heal through your living can feel challenging or unfamiliar, especially if we’ve primarily found safety inside therapeutic containers, but it is also a necessary part of fully embodying the life you are here to live. You’ll get tangible tools to step toward your desires, receive abundance without suffering, and find support as you continue to grow. Wherever you are on your healing...