Episode 8 | Learning to Interpret the Voices of Pain
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Episode Summary
In this episode of the Soma Moon Wellness Podcast, Jeanetta Bodie sits down with Debbie, a former patient of Dr. Andrew Bennett, to explore what healing chronic pain looks like in real life.
This is not a conversation about quick fixes or protocols. It is about agency. Boundaries. Nervous system safety. Inner child and inner adult work. And the courage it takes to move from collecting information to actually living differently.
Debbie shares her journey through chronic persistent pain, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), prescription medication, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and ultimately finding a new relationship with her body through the principles found in Healing Together.
Together, Jeanetta and Debbie unpack what it means to step out of survival mode, reclaim dignity, and begin responding to life instead of constantly reacting to it.
In This Episode, We Explore:
What Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are and how they correlate with chronic pain
Why collecting information about wellness isn’t the same as integration
The difference between mechanical pain and emotionally driven nervous system pain
How psychedelic-assisted therapy (including ketamine treatment) can support nervous system reset (educational discussion only)
What it means to move from hyper-reactivity to response
How boundaries reduce pain and emotional overwhelm
The power of inner child and inner adult integration
Why dignity is a powerful framework for strength training and embodiment
How women often over-function in masculine energy and what it looks like to soften safely
Where to start when you feel overwhelmed: working with the “koshas” or layers of the self
Why This Conversation Matters
Chronic pain is rarely just physical.
Many women carry invisible backpacks filled with grief, trauma, over-responsibility, and emotional hypervigilance. When the nervous system has lived in protection mode for years, pain becomes complex, persistent, and deeply intertwined with identity.
This conversation matters because it reframes healing:
It is not about fixing a broken body.
It is not about finding the one right system.
It is not about accumulating more knowledge.
Healing begins when you develop the capacity to choose differently.
Debbie’s story illustrates what happens when a woman moves from external validation and constant performance into dignity, boundaries, and internal worthiness. When safety shifts, pain shifts. When reactivity softens, capacity expands.
For women navigating chronic pain, over-functioning, or identity transitions, this episode offers both hope and grounded realism: transformation is possible, but integration requires participation.
Learn More & Stay Connected
To explore the companion course to Healing Together Companion Course
Healing Together by Andrew Bennett is available on Amazon and through his website www.absimplicity.com
At Soma Moon Wellness, we offer:
Empower Your Core (pelvic health & pain education)
Healing Together Companion Course
Living Yoga teacher training (coming this fall)
Movement classes and whole-self education for women
If this conversation sparked questions, email us at:
hello@somamoonwellness.com
Take what’s useful. Leave the rest. Care for yourself in a way that honors your whole self.
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Be well. Be loved. Be blessed.
Namaste.
