The Truth My Body Told

Danielle Bird

Recover From Trauma. This podcast is dedicated to all of our inner worlds - may we remember, recall, and embody the freedom we were born with. Here, somatics meets soul. Trauma loosens its grip, nervous systems find safety, and secure intimacy becomes possible. I’m Danielle Bird, a Licensed Counselling Therapist & Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach. Having recovered from CPTSD and disorganized attachment, I now guide others to feel safe enough to connect again. Disclaimer: This is not therapy or a coaching session, and you take full responsibility for your own actions after listening. For legal purposes, this is for entertainment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Jun 24

    Sacred rage rebuilds your confidence, self-authority and capacity after leaving a narcissist pt.2

    This is part two of my new series on how to recover from narcissistic abuse. Here is phase two. Allowing yourself to recognize, process and express sacred rage and raw anger. Let's jump in ... In this episode of The Truth My Body Told, Danielle Bird (Licensed Trauma Therapist, Somatic Coach & Yoga Teacher in training) shares with you: 🌹 In this episode, we explore: → How anger is helpful and necessary → Anger expressed with judgment vs without → Practical skills for containing anger & so much more 🌹 Learn for my free - my masterclass rewire & regulate trauma from your nervous system : https://www.daniellebird.com/regulate... ✨ Learn with me Nervous System Fundamentals Course ($125) teaches you how to build an intimate relationship with your unique nervous systems needs. Get the course here: https://stan.store/thedaniellebird/p/... ✨ TikTok creator I mention who teaches about Domination & Supremacy : https://www.tiktok.com/@ladylittyboots?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc ✨ TikTok video about to learn about the first component of Anger Containment - my Fiercely Sweet method : https://www.tiktok.com/@thedaniellebird/video/7561207332437282104?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7498821866413983238 -- 💌 Submit a question for “If You Were My Client” Email me at danielle@daniellebird.com or send me a DM / drop a comment on socials: IG / TikTok / YouTube: @thedaniellebird -- 🕊 Work with me 1:1 Book a free 15 minute consult for couples or individual therapy or coaching : 🔗 https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/ra... Learn more about Danielle here: https://www.daniellebird.com/ If this video helped you, it truly supports my work when you: 👍 Like the video 📩 Share it with someone who needs it ⭐ Subscribe and leave a 5 star review on the podcast New episodes of The Truth My Body Told drop bi-weekly ... Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only! This is not coaching or therapy. XO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  2. Jun 4

    Why you must accept victimization to recover from narcissistic abuse

    This is part one of my new series on how to recover from narcissistic abuse. Here is phase one. Accepting that you've been victimized. Strap in for a highly controversial topic ... In this episode of The Truth My Body Told, Danielle Bird (Licensed Trauma Therapist, Somatic Coach & Yoga Teacher in training) shares with you: 🌹 In this episode, we explore: → Why accepting victimization is phase one for recovery → Exploring how this is controversial → Two important skills you need to apply for phase one & so much more 🌹 Learn for my free - my masterclass rewire & regulate trauma from your nervous system : https://www.daniellebird.com/regulate... ✨ Learn with me Nervous System Fundamentals Course ($125) teaches you how to build an intimate relationship with your unique nervous systems needs. Get the course here: https://stan.store/thedaniellebird/p/... -- 💌 Submit a question for “If You Were My Client” Email me at danielle@daniellebird.com or send me a DM / drop a comment on socials: IG / TikTok / YouTube: @thedaniellebird -- 🕊 Work with me 1:1 Book a free 15 minute consult for couples or individual therapy or coaching or astrotherapy: 🔗 https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/ra... Learn more about Danielle here: https://www.daniellebird.com/ If this video helped you, it truly supports my work when you: 👍 Like the video 📩 Share it with someone who needs it ⭐ Subscribe and leave a 5 star review on the podcast New episodes of The Truth My Body Told drop weekly (ish)... Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only! This is not coaching or therapy. XO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  3. May 26

    Ego Integration & Processing Your Feelings (Pt.2)

    This is part 2 of my ego series- follow along for the next episodes!! The ego is often misunderstood, and the root of a lot of suffering. Lets break it down so you can regain agency and live the life your spirit was born to experience. In this episode of The Truth My Body Told, Danielle Bird (Licensed Counselling Therapist, Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach & Astrologer) shares with you the purpose of the Ego, where it comes from, how it can get violent and what to do about it - part 2 : make sure you follow along for the next parts... 🌹 In this episode, we explore: → Emotional regulation techniques → 3 flavours of the mind → Nervous system regulation → Matriarchal wisdom, spiritual bypassing → Regulated state as heaven; dysregulation as hell → Solar system as the nervous system → CPR : emotional processing & more... 🌹 Learn for my free - my masterclass rewire & regulate trauma from your nervous system : https://www.daniellebird.com/regulate... ✨ Learn with me Nervous System Fundamentals Course ($125) teaches you how to build an intimate relationship with your unique nervous systems needs. Get the course here: https://stan.store/thedaniellebird/p/... -- 💌 Submit a question for “If You Were My Client” Email me at danielle@daniellebird.com or send me a DM / drop a comment on socials: IG / TikTok / YouTube: @thedaniellebird -- 🕊 Work with me 1:1 Book a free 15 minute consult for couples or individual therapy or coaching or astrotherapy: 🔗 https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/ra... Learn more about Danielle here: https://www.daniellebird.com/ If this video helped you, it truly supports my work when you: 👍 Like the video 📩 Share it with someone who needs it ⭐ Subscribe and leave a 5 star review on the podcast New episodes of The Truth My Body Told drop weekly (ish)... Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only! This is not coaching or therapy. XO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min
  4. May 6

    How To Respond To Your Ego Battling You

    In this episode of The Truth My Body Told, Danielle Bird (Licensed Counselling Therapist, Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach & Astrologer) shares with you the purpose of the Ego, where it comes from, how it can get violent and what to do about it - part 1 : make sure you follow along for part 2 coming soon!!! 🌹 In this episode, we explore: → What the ego sounds like → Where it came from → How to respond to it for nervous system regulation & more... 🌹 Learn for my free - my masterclass rewire & regulate trauma from your nervous system : https://www.daniellebird.com/regulate-rewire-trauma ✨ Learn with me Nervous System Fundamentals Course ($125) teaches you how to build an intimate relationship with your unique nervous systems needs. Get the course here: https://stan.store/thedaniellebird/p/nervous-system-safety -- 💌 Submit a question for “If You Were My Client” Email me at danielle@daniellebird.com or send me a DM / drop a comment on socials: IG / TikTok / YouTube: @thedaniellebird -- 🕊 Work with me 1:1 Book a free 15 minute consult for couples or individual therapy or coaching or astrotherapy: 🔗 https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/radical-rebirth-application Learn more about Danielle here: https://www.daniellebird.com/ If this video helped you, it truly supports my work when you: 👍 Like the video 📩 Share it with someone who needs it ⭐ Subscribe and leave a 5 star review on the podcast New episodes of The Truth My Body Told drop weekly (ish)... Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only! This is not coaching or therapy. XO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  5. Apr 15

    Regulate your nervous system through fight or flight

    How do you regulate your nervous system through fight or flight, especially when you want to go to sleep? In this episode of The Truth My Body Told, Danielle Bird (Licensed Counselling Therapist, Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach & Astrologer) shares the somatic techniques to create capacity in your nervous system to process anger, rage, anxiety, overthinking, ruminating and protective fight energy through the body. 🌹 In this episode, we explore: → What the fight nervous system looks like → How this shows up relationally → Somatic techniques to regulate fight energy safely 🌹Join us for my free masterclass rewire & regulate trauma from your nervous system : April 27th - sign up here : https://www.meetup.com/body-language-training-vancouver/events/314183942/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2 ✨ Learn with me Nervous System Fundamentals Course ($125) teaches you how to build an intimate relationship with your unique nervous systems needs. Get the course here: https://stan.store/thedaniellebird/p/nervous-system-safety -- ✨The TikTok video I referenced: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedaniellebird/video/7626816293433281813?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7498821866413983238 ✨ The YouTube video "how to feel your feelings": https://youtu.be/xEj7GedR4mA?si=-b58kHjL_gpiuQKZ -- 💌 Submit a question for “If You Were My Client” Email me at danielle@daniellebird.com or send me a DM / drop a comment on socials: IG / TikTok / YouTube: @thedaniellebird -- 🕊 Work with me 1:1 Book a free 15 minute consult for couples or individual therapy or coaching: 🔗 https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/radical-rebirth-application Learn more about Danielle here: https://www.daniellebird.com/ If this video helped you, it truly supports my work when you: 👍 Like the video 📩 Share it with someone who needs it ⭐ Subscribe and leave a 5 star review on the podcast New episodes of The Truth My Body Told drop weekly (ish)... Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only! This is not coaching or therapy. XO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
  6. Apr 1

    Triggering Conversations - 8 Keys for Nervous System Trauma Support

    How do you set yourself up for success to have a triggering conversation? In this episode of The Truth My Body Told, Danielle Bird (Licensed Counselling Therapist, Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach & Astrologer) shares the neuroscience behind how to set yourself up for a win when addressing tough conversations. 🌹 In this episode, we explore: → Understand emotional flashbacks and limiting beliefs → The role of subconscious beliefs in trauma → Navigating power dynamics and identity wounds → Collapsing internal opposition for empowerment & more I share 8 KEYS you can use to support your nervous system in being able to hold your physiological mobilization as you address difficult conversations. *Let me know : which key provided you the ah-ha needed? ✨ Learn with me Nervous System Fundamentals Course ($125) teaches you how to build an intimate relationship with your unique nervous systems needs. Get the course here: https://stan.store/thedaniellebird/p/nervous-system-safety -- 💌 Submit a question for “If You Were My Client” Email me at danielle@daniellebird.com or send me a DM / drop a comment on socials: IG / TikTok / YouTube: @thedaniellebird -- 🕊 Work with me 1:1 Book a free 15 minute consult for couples or individual therapy or coaching: 🔗 https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/ra... Learn more about Danielle here: https://www.daniellebird.com/ If this video helped you, it truly supports my work when you: 👍 Like the video 📩 Share it with someone who needs it ⭐ Subscribe and leave a 5 star review on the podcast New episodes of The Truth My Body Told drop weekly (ish)... Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only! This is not coaching or therapy. XO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  7. Mar 24

    Love or Trauma Bond? Spot it, Detach and Save Yourself in 5 Practical Steps (Ep. 07)

    What if you thought you were in love, but it turned out to be a trauma bond? In this episode of The Truth My Body Told, Danielle Bird (Licensed Counselling Therapist, Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach & Astrologer) shares lived experiences (others + hers) of being trauma bonded, how it feels, and how to get away from the abuse cycle. 🌹 In this episode, we explore: → Real lived experiences of how it feels to be stuck in abuse cycles → How the abuse cycle usually begins → What it feels like while it’s happening → What it takes to leave, limit contact or go no contact I share 5 practical steps you can use today to begin to save yourself from an abuser, and build your sense of self to leave. *Let me know down in the comments : which practical step is the one you’re currently integrating?* ✨ Learn with me Nervous System Fundamentals Course ($125) teaches you how to build an intimate relationship with your unique nervous systems needs. Get the course here: https://stan.store/thedaniellebird/p/... -- 💌 Submit a question for “If You Were My Client” Email me at danielle@daniellebird.com or send me a DM / drop a comment on socials: IG / TikTok / YouTube: @thedaniellebird -- 🕊 Work with me 1:1 Book a free 15 minute consult for therapy or coaching: 🔗 https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/ra... Learn more about Danielle here: https://www.daniellebird.com/ If this video helped you, it truly supports my work when you: 👍 Like the video 📩 Share it with someone who needs it ⭐ Subscribe and leave a 5 star review on the podcast New episodes of The Truth My Body Told drop biweekly (ish)... Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only! This is not coaching or therapy. :) XO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min
  8. 11/20/2025

    When You Can’t Feel Love: Attachment Wounds, Numbness and Intimacy

    In this sixth episode of The Truth My Body Told, Danielle Bird (Licensed Counselling Therapist & Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach) responds to a listener question from TikTok: 💬 “What would you recommend to someone who didn't feel love? Are there ways of developing capacity to experience this?” — Yma Tho With a trauma-informed, attachment-focused lens, Danielle unpacks what it really means to "feel love," why so many survivors confuse pity, loyalty, or codependency with love, and how nervous system repair expands your capacity for genuine intimacy. 🌹 The difference between love, loyalty, compassion, pity, and codependent attachment 🌹 How early models of “love” (enmeshment, fawning, emotional parentification) shape your current capacity to feel 🌹 Why avoidant/anxious or disorganized attachment, shutdown, and functional freeze can make you feel numb or disconnected from love 🌹 How chronic hypervigilance and leaving yourself to manage others’ emotions erodes your sense of self 🌹 The link between intimacy, vulnerability, and nervous system safety 🌹 Why avoidant-leaning folks are often great at big boundaries but struggle with the smaller, moment-to-moment ones 🌹 Bite-sized, practical ways to practice micro boundaries and emotional honesty in real time 🌹 How to use Danielle’s CPR method for emotional processing to de-shame your needs and wounds around love: watch this TikTok to learn how : https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMA3XSDH7/ 🌹 Rewiring imprinted, body-based beliefs like “I am too much,” “others will only take from me,” or “I have to be the strong one” ✨ Danielle’s course Create Safety in Your Nervous System ($87) teaches you how to rewire the subconscious, body-based beliefs that keep your nervous system in survival so you can actually feel and receive love. Get the course now here: stan.store/thedaniellebird Learn more about Danielle here: https://www.daniellebird.com/ 💌 Want to submit a question for the “If You Were My Client” series? Email Danielle at danielle@daniellebird.com or connect on socials @thedaniellebird. 🎥 Watch the visual version of this episode on YouTube: link coming soon 🕊️ Book a free 15-minute consult to work 1:1 with Danielle for coaching or therapy (where applicable): https://calendly.com/birddaniellee/radical-rebirth-application If this episode helped you, subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with someone who needs it. New episodes drop biweekly!!. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min

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Recover From Trauma. This podcast is dedicated to all of our inner worlds - may we remember, recall, and embody the freedom we were born with. Here, somatics meets soul. Trauma loosens its grip, nervous systems find safety, and secure intimacy becomes possible. I’m Danielle Bird, a Licensed Counselling Therapist & Somatic Attachment Trauma Recovery Coach. Having recovered from CPTSD and disorganized attachment, I now guide others to feel safe enough to connect again. Disclaimer: This is not therapy or a coaching session, and you take full responsibility for your own actions after listening. For legal purposes, this is for entertainment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.