Episode 72: How to Connect When It Feels Unsafe: Nervous System Support for Real Healing
Fri Dec 19 2025
Connection is the key to optimal health and healing. It's the foundation of Higher Health—but what happens when connection feels unsafe or inaccessible?
In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers explores how nervous system dysregulation impacts your ability to feel connected, calm, and healthy. Drawing from personal experience, clinical insight, and nervous system training and education, she shares compassionate guidance for reconnecting with yourself—even during burnout, anxiety, trauma, or overwhelm.
You'll learn why safety is a prerequisite for connection, how your nervous system is always working for you, and how simple practices can help you shift out of survival mode and back into presence.
This episode includes guided anchoring and breathing practices, so you may want to listen somewhere quiet—or return to it whenever you need support.
In this episode, we explore:
Why connection can feel unsafe when your nervous system is dysregulated How trauma, stress, and burnout impact health and healing The role of the nervous system in chronic symptoms and disconnection What it means to be "safe enough" to connect, and how to get there A guided practice to create safety, calm, and connection Two nervous-system-supportive conscious breathing practices Why the pauses and spaces in between are just as important as the practices themselves
Free Gift:
🎁 Download the Higher Health Healing Broth Ritual—a nourishing ritual to support calm, safety, and reconnection (it's a recipe, but better!).
Reminder:
These practices are always here for you. Download and save this episode. Return to the practices anytime you need grounding, safety, balance, calm, or connection.
Sign up now to receive your copy: https://drelizabethrodgers.kit.com/bb742e896e
Dr. Rodgers' Links and Resources:
🔗 Dr. Rodgers' Website: https://drelizabethrodgers.com
🔗 Dr. Rodgers' Substack: https://substack.com/@drelizabethrodgers
🔗 Participate in the Health Experiences Study: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/GTDgjK
🔗 10 Questions to Ask Your Next Health Practitioner EBook: https://buy.stripe.com/4gwaIecvBfJo7Oo5kk
🔗 Higher Health Deals (Dr. Rodgers' trusted recommendations for your optimal health and well-being): https://heyzine.com/flip-book/c97361236a.html
Email us for any professional inquiries or opportunities: support@drelizabethrodgers.com
If you loved this episode, please leave a positive review!
Here's how to do it on Apple Podcasts:
Go to Higher Health with Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers podcast page:👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/higher-health-with-dr-elizabeth-rodgers/id1659513101 Scroll down to the "Ratings & Reviews" section. Tap "Write a Review" (you might be asked to log in with your Apple ID)
Thank you so much — your review helps us reach more souls ready for truth, healing, and Higher Health. And just like that, you're creating expansion. 🙏✨
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Connection is the key to optimal health and healing. It's the foundation of Higher Health—but what happens when connection feels unsafe or inaccessible? In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers explores how nervous system dysregulation impacts your ability to feel connected, calm, and healthy. Drawing from personal experience, clinical insight, and nervous system training and education, she shares compassionate guidance for reconnecting with yourself—even during burnout, anxiety, trauma, or overwhelm. You'll learn why safety is a prerequisite for connection, how your nervous system is always working for you, and how simple practices can help you shift out of survival mode and back into presence. This episode includes guided anchoring and breathing practices, so you may want to listen somewhere quiet—or return to it whenever you need support. In this episode, we explore: Why connection can feel unsafe when your nervous system is dysregulated How trauma, stress, and burnout impact health and healing The role of the nervous system in chronic symptoms and disconnection What it means to be "safe enough" to connect, and how to get there A guided practice to create safety, calm, and connection Two nervous-system-supportive conscious breathing practices Why the pauses and spaces in between are just as important as the practices themselves Free Gift: 🎁 Download the Higher Health Healing Broth Ritual—a nourishing ritual to support calm, safety, and reconnection (it's a recipe, but better!). Reminder: These practices are always here for you. Download and save this episode. Return to the practices anytime you need grounding, safety, balance, calm, or connection. Sign up now to receive your copy: https://drelizabethrodgers.kit.com/bb742e896e Dr. Rodgers' Links and Resources: 🔗 Dr. Rodgers' Website: https://drelizabethrodgers.com 🔗 Dr. Rodgers' Substack: https://substack.com/@drelizabethrodgers 🔗 Participate in the Health Experiences Study: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/GTDgjK 🔗 10 Questions to Ask Your Next Health Practitioner EBook: https://buy.stripe.com/4gwaIecvBfJo7Oo5kk 🔗 Higher Health Deals (Dr. Rodgers' trusted recommendations for your optimal health and well-being): https://heyzine.com/flip-book/c97361236a.html Email us for any professional inquiries or opportunities: support@drelizabethrodgers.com If you loved this episode, please leave a positive review! Here's how to do it on Apple Podcasts: Go to Higher Health with Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers podcast page:👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/higher-health-with-dr-elizabeth-rodgers/id1659513101 Scroll down to the "Ratings & Reviews" section. Tap "Write a Review" (you might be asked to log in with your Apple ID) Thank you so much — your review helps us reach more souls ready for truth, healing, and Higher Health. And just like that, you're creating expansion. 🙏✨