What happens when lifelong generational trauma, caregiver burnout, emotional suppression, and grief finally meet nervous system healing?

In this powerful episode of Rooted Conversations, Betsy shares how nervous system healing transformed her life after decades of survival mode. From childhood gaslighting and depression to 15 years of caregiving through Alzheimer’s and loss, this conversation reveals how trauma lives in the body and how nervous system healing can restore emotional resilience and physical health.

If you are struggling with caregiver burnout, chronic stress symptoms, grief that feels stuck, anxiety, suppressed emotions, or stress related illness, this episode will show you why nervous system regulation is the missing link in trauma recovery.

Betsy explains how suppressed emotions affected her breathing and contributed to a chronic cough for nearly a decade. Through nervous system healing, somatic awareness, and emotional regulation, she reduced symptoms and began breaking generational trauma cycles.

Healing & Breaking the Cycle Nervous system healing is not about ignoring pain. It is about creating safety in the body, allowing emotions to move, and stepping out of survival mode for good. If you have ever been told to “be strong,” suppress your emotions, or keep busy instead of grieving, this episode will deeply resonate with you.

This conversation explores:

-Nervous system healing and trauma recovery

-Generational trauma and breaking family conditioning

-Emotional suppression and chronic stress symptoms

-Caregiver burnout and survival mode

-Grief healing and emotional resilience

-How regulating the nervous system reduces physical symptoms

Connect with Betsy:

Podcast: https://passionateworldtalkradio.com/chatting-with-betsy_show/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1RqYAUm3NQ/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@betsysloan4619

Check out Mitch’s interview on Chatting with Betsy: https://passionateworldtalkradio.com/somatic-coaching-for-healing-trauma-changed-his-life/

Discover Your Nervous System State:

Take the quiz to discover your primary nervous system state through simple multiple choice questions. After completing it, you will receive personalized results, a free explanation video, a guided practice, and an invitation to work with Mitch.

Quiz Link: https://mitch-webb.involve.me/nervous-system-state-quiz

Connect With Mitch Webb:

Website: https://mitchwebb.com

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmitchwebb/

This episode explores how chronic stress, trauma, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and a dysregulated nervous system directly impact digestion, motility, bloating, and IBS symptoms. You’ll learn why the gut brain connection is often the missing link when gut protocols fail—and how true healing begins when the nervous system feels safe.

Rebecca shares her personal journey through years of digestive issues, restrictive diets, and endless supplements—and how nervous system work finally helped resolve symptoms that food alone never could. This conversation dives deep into IBS and nervous system regulation, explaining why gut healing without restriction is possible when safety, awareness, and nervous system capacity are restored.

If you’re exhausted from chasing symptoms, stuck in fear around food, or feeling trapped by chronic gut issues, this episode offers a powerful, compassionate reframe. Healing is not about fixing yourself—it’s about supporting your nervous system and gut health together.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

-Why the gut brain connection controls digestion more than food alone

-How nervous system dysregulation causes bloating and IBS

-Why elimination diets often make gut issues worse

-How trauma and chronic stress impact gut motility

-What “gut health without restriction” really looks like

-Why nervous system healing creates long-term gut stability

If this conversation resonates, leave a comment below and share what stood out most. Your body may already be telling you the truth—it just needs safety to heal.

Connect with Rebecca Arsena:

Website: https://www.rebeccaarsena.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaarsena

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rebeccaarsena

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-arsena-a323691a3/

Discover Your Nervous System State (Free Quiz)

Take the quiz to discover your primary nervous system state through simple multiple-choice questions. You’ll receive personalized results plus free resources—including an explanation video, a practice exercise, and an invitation to work with Mitch.

👉 https://mitch-webb.involve.me/nervous-system-state-quiz

Connect With Mitch Webb:

Website: https://mitchwebb.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitch.webb.503/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmitchwebb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmitchwebb/

In this deep and eye-opening conversation, Joe Martino explores what’s really happening beneath the surface of society’s chaos — from media manipulation, corporate incentives, and broken systems to the growing need for sense making, critical thinking, and nervous system regulation in a polarized world.

This episode dives into systemic change and collective awakening, helping you understand why so many people feel overwhelmed, confused, or disconnected — and how embodied sense making can help us navigate fear, propaganda, and division without losing our humanity.

Joe explains how system design, profit-driven incentives, and outdated models of progress have shaped modern society — and why true progress must center human well-being, collective intelligence, and emotional regulation, not just GDP or growth.

You’ll discover how collective awakening begins at the individual level, how sense making in uncertain times requires both clear thinking and a regulated nervous system, and why bringing people together — rather than fighting over ideology — is the real path forward during this era of systemic change.

If you’ve felt like:

You don’t know what to believe anymore

Society feels increasingly polarized and unstable

The systems meant to support us no longer work

You want clarity without falling into fear or extremism

This conversation on systemic change, collective awakening, and sense making will challenge your perspective — and offer grounded hope for navigating what comes next.

About the Guest: Joe Martino

Joe Martino is a thought leader, writer, and filmmaker focused on systemic change, collective awakening, and embodied sense making. He is the founder of Collective Evolution, a global platform exploring consciousness, systems thinking, and societal transformation through modern science and ancient wisdom. With over 17 years of experience studying individual and collective transformation, Joe helps people understand how system design, media narratives, and incentives shape society — and how awareness and embodiment support real change during The Great Shift.

Connect with Joe Martino

Website: www.collective-evolution.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joemartino29/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collective_evolution/

YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCoSbVb7GlChgrkmlGjPCZiw @Collective-evolution

Connect With Mitch Webb:

Website: https://mitchwebb.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitch.webb.503/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmitchwebb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmitchwebb/