Have you ever been in a relationship that didn’t look that bad on the outside — but felt exhausting, confusing, or heavy on the inside?

In this episode of Loving Your Life Again, Christina explores a gentler, more embodied question than “Is this relationship toxic?” or “Should I leave?”

Do I feel safe being myself here?

This conversation is for women who feel stuck in self-doubt, people-pleasing, or emotional exhaustion — especially those who learned to override their bodies to keep the peace.

Rather than jumping to labels or decisions, this episode invites you to slow down, listen to your body, and begin rebuilding self-trust through awareness and nervous system safety.

You’ll learn:

• Why many women don’t recognize unhealthy dynamics while they’re inside them
• How your nervous system prioritizes familiarity over wellbeing
• What “safety in the body” actually means (without forcing calm or bypassing emotions)
• Gentle reflection questions to help you notice patterns without pressure
• How awareness creates choice — and choice restores power

This episode also introduces the January theme inside the Breath of Renewal Circle: Safety First, where we explore healing through the body, mind, and spirit — slowly, safely, and together.

Key Topics Covered

• Emotional safety vs. logical justification in relationships
• People-pleasing, self-abandonment, and bracing
• Nervous system responses to chronic stress
• Why awareness comes before clarity
• How to begin listening to your body again

Resources & Support

Breath of Renewal Circle (Monthly Membership)
A somatic breathwork and community space focused on nervous system safety and healing.
Find the Details Here

1:1 Somatic Coaching Or What is the Next Best Step
Personalized support for women navigating relationship dynamics, boundaries, and self-trust.
Book Your Call Here

Reflection Question

After spending time with someone important, ask yourself:

• Do I feel more expanded or contracted?
• Energized or depleted?
• Relieved or connected?

You’re not collecting evidence — you’re collecting information.

Support the show

If you’re craving deep nervous system healing, my breathwork sessions are designed to help you release stress, regulate your emotions, and find true inner peace.

You don’t have to navigate this journey alone—I’m here to support you. Check out the links in the show notes to learn more, book a session, or connect with me.

https://calendly.com/breathofrenewal/discovery-call-coaching-or-breathwork

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There’s a lot of “new year, new you” messaging this time of year — and if that’s ever made you feel like you’re broken or behind, this episode is for you.

In today’s episode of Loving Your Life Again, we’re starting the year with one simple but powerful focus: safety first.

You don’t need to become someone new.
You didn’t fail at healing.
You adapted to what felt safest at the time.

Your nervous system’s job is to keep you safe — and it does that by sticking with what it already knows, even when those patterns no longer serve you.

In this episode, I explain (in very simple language):

• what “safety in the body” actually means
• why healing doesn’t start with mindset alone
• how survival patterns form — and how we gently come out of them
• why body, mind, and spirit all matter in healing
• what we’ll be exploring together this month inside the Breath of Renewal Circle

This is a grounding, gentle conversation for anyone who feels tired of surviving and ready to begin coming home to themselves — at a pace that actually feels safe.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why you don’t need a “new you” — just reconnection to who you already are
• How your nervous system decides what feels safe
• Why familiar patterns can feel safer than healthy ones
• What “finding safety in your body” really means
• How healing involves body, mind, and spirit (not just positive thinking)
• Why awareness + tools help you return to safety when life feels overwhelming

This Episode Is For You If…

• You feel stuck in survival mode
• You’ve done mindset work but still feel dysregulated
• You’re healing from toxic or emotionally abusive relationships
• You feel disconnected from your body or emotions
• You want healing explained in a simple, compassionate way

Starting the Year with Safety First

Inside the Breath of Renewal Circle, January’s theme is Finding Safety in the Body.

Together we’ll explore:

• what safety feels like physically
• how safety shows up emotionally
• how to feel grounded spiritually
• and how to return to safety when old patterns get activated

If this episode resonated, this is the work we’re doing together.

👉 Learn more about the Breath of Renewal Circle:
https://www.breathofrenewal.com/breathwork-circle

Support the show

If you’re craving deep nervous system healing, my breathwork sessions are designed to help you release stress, regulate your emotions, and find true inner peace.

You don’t have to navigate this journey alone—I’m here to support you. Check out the links in the show notes to learn more, book a session, or connect with me.

https://calendly.com/breathofrenewal/discovery-call-coaching-or-breathwork

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Have you ever said yes to something that made sense logically — only to feel resentment, exhaustion, or frustration hit later?

In this episode, Christina explores the hidden cost of saying yes when your body is asking for no, and how learning to listen to your nervous system restores choice, self-trust, and personal power.

Through two real-life stories — one rooted in overgiving at work and another in staying present through emotional activation in relationship — Christina shares how awareness, breath, and embodiment create space for different choices, even when old patterns resurface.

This conversation is for the woman who:

• has done a lot of inner work but still overgives sometimes
• struggles to rest without guilt
• feels activated when trying to say no
• wants to trust her body instead of overriding it
• is healing people-pleasing and survival patterns

Rather than pushing for perfection, this episode offers a compassionate reminder:
healing doesn’t mean you never overgive again — it means you notice sooner.

In this episode, you’ll explore:

• why overgiving is often a nervous system response, not a mindset issue
• how self-trust is rebuilt through awareness and breath
• the difference between suppression and regulation
• why feelings aren’t the problem — avoiding them is
• how choice, voice, and embodiment restore safety
• what it looks like to stay present during emotional activation

🌿 About the Breath of Renewal Circle

This episode reflects the heart of the work Christina holds inside the Breath of Renewal Circle — a monthly breathwork and nervous-system-focused community designed to help women move out of survival mode and reconnect with their bodies, intuition, and inner safety.

Inside the Breath of Renewal Circle, you’ll experience:

• live, guided breathwork sessions
• nervous system regulation tools you can use in real life
• a grounded, compassionate space to release stored stress
• support in rebuilding self-trust and emotional safety
• monthly themes centered on embodiment, boundaries, and self-connection

This is not about forcing change or pushing through discomfort — it’s about creating safety first, so clarity, joy, and aligned action can follow.

Learn more and join the Breath of Renewal Circle here:
https://www.breathofrenewal.com/breathwork-circle

Support the show

If you’re craving deep nervous system healing, my breathwork sessions are designed to help you release stress, regulate your emotions, and find true inner peace.

You don’t have to navigate this journey alone—I’m here to support you. Check out the links in the show notes to learn more, book a session, or connect with me.

https://calendly.com/breathofrenewal/discovery-call-coaching-or-breathwork

Enjoying the show, be sure you follow the show, so you never miss when a new episode drops.
Leave a 5-star review, so others can also find me.
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You can support this podcast:
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Christina can be found on:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/breath_of_renewal/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/christina.sommers.96

E-mail Christina:
hello@breathofrenewal.com

Check out Christina's website at www.breathofrenewal.com