In This Body

Ailey Jolie
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In This Body is a podcast that explores the hidden impact of the unconscious on our lives. Through conversations with global experts, we reveal the silent stories shaping our experiences, paving the way for genuine change and deeper authenticity. In This Body asks the important questions: How does connecting to your body change your life? How will connecting to your body allow you to love better and live more authentically? And how does connecting to your body change the trajectory of our shared world?

  1. 5D AGO

    What If Your Body Is Where The Divine Lives with Brandon Nappi

    What if your body isn’t a barrier to spirituality, but the place where the sacred actually meets you. This is the heart of the conversation with spiritual teacher and retreat leader Brandon Nappi, whose work weaves together Christian mysticism, Zen practice, and somatic healing. Together, we explore a spirituality that is grounded, honest, and lived through the body. Brandon shares how his understanding of faith was transformed through contemplative practice and relationship, learning to hold both insight and belovedness at once. We name the ways body and spirit have been divided through history, and we also remember the quieter traditions that insisted on an embodied faith. This episode offers a practical, compassionate invitation to begin where sensation and breath are available, to build capacity through daily practice, and to meet discomfort without bypassing it. For anyone engaged in leadership, healing, or inner work, this conversation is a reminder that the body can be a place of refuge, devotion, and return. In this episode:  0:00 – Welcome And Embodiment Framing3:26 – Body As Home: Defining Embodiment 11:11 –  Meeting Buddhism And Somatics16:43 – Practice Grounding: Zazen And Breath22:24 – How The Body Was Split From Spirit29:27 – Slow Repair: Somatics And Unlearning32:42 – Men’s Work: From Fragility To Feeling39:34 – Why Spirit Still Matters In Somatics46:00 – The Bandage Story: Sitting With PainYou can read the transcript here Learn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Substack Experience: Insight Timer Sign up: InBodyMethod Email: info@aileyjolie.com To follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: Instagram Find: Website Email: info@aileyjolie.com

    49 min

  2. JAN 8

    Why People-Pleasing Isn’t Kindness: Healing The Fawn Response With Dr Ingrid Clayton

    In this episode of How To Be In This Body, we explore the fawn response as an adaptive survival strategy (not a character flaw) and trace a gentle path from self-abandonment back to self-contact. Dr. Ingrid Clayton, clinical psychologist and author, brings together clinical insight, lived experience, and practical tools for building internal safety and reducing shame. Together, Ailey and Ingrid unpack how fawning develops, why danger can feel familiar, and how our bodies learn to prioritize connection over selfhood. This conversation offers compassion, language, and embodied understanding for anyone who has learned to appease in order to survive and who is ready to begin coming home to themselves. In this episode: 0:00 – Embodiment And Show Welcome1:47 – Meet Dr Ingrid Clayton8:16 – Agency, Validation And Reclaiming Story16:28 – The Missing Discourse On Fawning20:26 – Codependency Versus Trauma Response23:27 – How Fawning Feels In The Body28:34 – From Self-Abandonment To Self-Contact34:57 – Fawning In The Therapy Room 41:34 – Trust Your Body’s Unique Path44:27 – Everyday Practices For RegulationYou can read the transcript here Learn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Substack Experience: Insight Timer Sign up: InBodyMethod Email: info@aileyjolie.com To follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: Instagram Find: Website Email: info@aileyjolie.com

    45 min

  3. JAN 1

    Who Am I When I'm Not Needed: Health, Identity, and the End of Performing with Ailey Jolie

    Join Ailey Jolie for a raw and personal solo episode of How To Be In This Body. In this New Year's reflection, Ailey shares what happened when her body stopped letting her perform; a year of health crises, the real story behind her viral posts, and the decision to focus her attention on her upcoming book and course INBODY.  In this episode, she explores what it means to let go of an identity built around being needed, why she's done setting goals from the neck up, and the question she's carrying into this year: how do I actually want to spend my time? This episode is for anyone in their own season of stopping, listening, or questioning what comes next.  In this episode:  0:00 – Welcome and Embodiment Focus 1:16 – New Year Messaging Challenged 3:06 – Illness as Unwanted Teacher 8:15 – Writing from Inside the Body 10:31 – Calm Versus Capacity 22:31 – Stopping the Performance 26:00 – Self-Regulation Needs Co-Regulation 33:20 – Holding Less to Live More 39:20 – Capacity, Fawn Response, and NeedsYou can read the transcript here Learn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Substack Experience: Insight Timer Sign up: InBodyMethod Email: info@aileyjolie.com To follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: Instagram Find: Website Email: info@aileyjolie.com

    41 min

  4. 08/14/2025

    The Body Knows: Healing, Hypervigilance, and the Pace of Trust with Ailey Jolie

    Join Ailey Jolie for a tender and personal solo episode of In This Body, where she weaves a health update, insights from a sacred MRI, and listener questions into a nuanced meditation on embodiment. Ailey explores the delicate terrain between anxiety and intuition, the truth about hypervigilance and self-trust, and how regulation can sometimes be disguised compliance. She reflects on the role of anger as sacred information, the necessity of honoring the body’s pace, and the deep practice of meeting life without forcing it. Through her own story, she invites you to listen more deeply; to yourself, to your body, and to the spaces in between. We hope you enjoy the episode. In this episode: 01:00 – Personal Journey through medical Challenges 03:18 – The Importance of listening to the Body 07:53 – Navigating Intuition vs. Anxiety 10:32 – Understanding Hypervigilance and Nervous System Regulation 28:29 – Navigating Disconnection and Cultural Norms 32:25 – Understanding the Threat of Embodiment Work 37:16 – Distinguishing authentic Needs from Conditioning 41:08 – The Challenge of receiving Love 45:06 – Authentic Regulation vs. Comliance 49:15 – Reclaiming Anger without bypassing You can read the transcript here Learn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: WebsiteFollow: InstagramExplore: SubstackExperience: Insight TimerSign up: InBodyMethodEmail: info@aileyjolie.comTo follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: InstagramFind: WebsiteEmail: inthisbody@aileyjolie.comLearn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Substack Experience: Insight Timer Sign up: InBodyMethod Email: info@aileyjolie.com To follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: Instagram Find: Website Email: info@aileyjolie.com

    53 min

  5. 07/31/2025

    The Art of Listening Within: Internal Family Systems & Inner Peacekeeping with Mariel Pastor

    Join Ailey Jolie and Mariel Pastor, therapist, trainer, and creator of Character Mapping, on this episode of In This Body. The conversation moves through the heart of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy; exploring how self-energy, parts work, and somatic presence can bring us into deeper peace with ourselves and with one another. Mariel shares reflections on spiritual embodiment, cultural conditioning, and the healing power of love in therapeutic spaces. Together they speak to the nuanced relationship between trauma and creativity, the sacredness of the client-clinician connection, and how healing opens us to both tenderness and aliveness. We hope you enjoy the episode. In this episode:  02:04 Understanding Internal Family Systems (IFS) 08:11 The Systemic Nature of Mind, Body, Spirit, and Culture 12:09 Navigating the Challenges of IFS 18:02 The role of Somatics in IFS Practice 26:03 The importance of Connection in Therapy 34:14 The Role of Nature in Healing 37:21 Creativity and Healing: a deep Connection 39:34 The importance of doing our own Work 443:53 Artists and the wounds of Creativity 52:09 The Nuances of Performance in TherapyYou can read the show transcript here To find out more about Mariel: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Learn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: WebsiteFollow: InstagramExplore: SubstackExperience: Insight TimerEmail: info@aileyjolie.comTo follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: InstagramFind: WebsiteEmail: inthisbody@aileyjolie.comLearn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Substack Experience: Insight Timer Sign up: InBodyMethod Email: info@aileyjolie.com To follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: Instagram Find: Website Email: info@aileyjolie.com

    56 min

  6. 07/16/2025

    Trauma, Tradition, and our Body’s Wisdom with Jambo Truong

    Join Ailey Jolie and Jambo Truong, bodyworker, yogi, clinician, and mystic, on this episode of In This Body. The conversation journeys into the rich intersection of yoga, trauma recovery, and spiritual ritual—exploring how forest yoga can become both a refuge and a catalyst for transforming self-loathing into embodied presence. Jambo shares his story of growing up between East and West, the healing potential of holding poses long enough to meet what’s hidden, and how mantra, tantric practice, and somatic awareness can root us more fully in our bodies. Together, they reflect on spiritual sovereignty, compassion as an embodied frequency, and how to meet discomfort with curiosity rather than escape. We hope you enjoy the episode. In this episode: 02:48 – What It Means to Be Present and Embodied 03:45 – Bridging Buddhist Ritual and Western Healthcare 06:30 – Early Meditation Practice and Learning to Feel the Body 08:53 – What Is Forest Yoga and Why It’s Unique 13:03 – Eating Disorders, Self-Loathing, and Finding Joy in the Body 18:52 – Trauma, Karma, and the Gifts Hidden in Discomfort 24:28 – Adapting Ancient Practices in Modern Culture 30:08 – Mantra and Tantra as Somatic Tools for Embodiment 36:34 – How Tantra Can Ground or Dissociate Us 41:59 – Final Reflections on Choosing Practices That Cultivate Presence You can read the show transcript here Find out more about Jambo: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: YouTubeLearn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: WebsiteFollow: InstagramExplore: SubstackExperience: Insight TimerEmail: info@aileyjolie.comTo follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: InstagramFind: WebsiteEmail: inthisbody@aileyjolie.comLearn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Substack Experience: Insight Timer Sign up: InBodyMethod Email: info@aileyjolie.com To follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: Instagram Find: Website Email: info@aileyjolie.com

    45 min

  7. 07/03/2025

    Somatic Intelligence and Trauma Recovery in Modern Times with Dr. Christy Gibson

    Join Ailey Jolie and Dr. Christy Gibson, physician, trauma educator, and author of Modern Trauma, on this rich and timely episode of In This Body. Together they explore how trauma lives not just in our minds but in our bodies, and how the pressures of modern life—from the climate crisis to constant digital exposure—shape our nervous systems in ways both visible and hidden. Dr. Gibson shares her vision of trauma as an adaptive response rather than a pathology, highlighting the importance of creativity, interoception, and somatic awareness as tools for personal and collective healing. The conversation weaves through the power of language, the necessity of flexible approaches to care, and the hope that arises when we reclaim agency in our healing journeys. We hope you enjoy the episode. In this episode: 01:48 – Redefining Trauma as an Internal Process 03:29 – What is Modern Trauma? Collective Exposure and Overuse of the Term 07:16 – The Body’s Memory: Amygdala, Triggers, and Stuck Responses 09:34 – How Trauma Shapes Core Beliefs About Safety and Worth 13:28 – Finding Safety Inside When the World is Unsafe 17:40 – Creating an Island of Sanity: Somatic Practices and Grounding 19:23 – Personalizing Your Pathway to Post-Traumatic Growth 23:40 – Challenging Dogma: Flexibility Over Prescriptive Trauma Modalities 27:45 – Creativity, Community, and Ancient Ways of Healing 41:17 – Collective Trauma, Hope, and Changing Systems You can read the show transcript here. To find out more about Christy: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Toolkit Explore: Safer Space Training Follow: TikTok Learn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: WebsiteFollow: InstagramExplore: SubstackExperience: Insight TimerEmail: info@aileyjolie.comTo follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: InstagramFind: WebsiteEmail: inthisbody@aileyjolie.comLearn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Substack Experience: Insight Timer Sign up: InBodyMethod Email: info@aileyjolie.com To follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: Instagram Find: Website Email: info@aileyjolie.com

    47 min

  8. 06/19/2025

    Pain, Pleasure, and Pelvic Power with Dr. Christine Pieton

    Join Ailey Jolie and Dr. Christine Pieton, physical therapist, Pilates instructor, and founder of Pieton Physical Therapy, on this illuminating episode of In This Body. Together they explore the often overlooked world of pelvic health—how our relationship to this part of the body shapes everything from intimacy and emotional wellbeing to physical freedom and self-trust. Christine shares her unexpected path into pelvic floor therapy, weaving in insights about shame, trauma, nervous system regulation, and the importance of consent in healing spaces. The conversation touches on cultural silence, medical trauma, and how honouring the intelligence of the pelvic floor can open up new dimensions of embodiment. We hope you enjoy the episode. In this episode: 01:56 – The Journey into Movement and Healing04:24 – Foundations of Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy09:15 – Understanding Body-Mind Centering and Authentic Movement11:32 – The Power of Witnessing in Movement Therapy13:52 – The Rise of Somatic Practices Post-COVID16:43 – Introducing Embodied Spirit and Conscious Earth24:04 – Embodiment of Spirit and Consciousness25:13 – Trauma and Transpersonal Experience27:36 – Honoring the Earth Body in Healing34:43 – Grief and Gratitude in HealingYou can read the show transcript here. To find out more about Christine: Find: WebsiteExplore: Youtube Channel  Explore: Resources Follow on Instagram: pietonptLearn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: WebsiteFollow: InstagramExplore: SubstackExperience: Insight TimerEmail: info@aileyjolie.comTo follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: InstagramFind: WebsiteEmail: inthisbody@aileyjolie.comLearn more about Ailey Jolie: Find: Website Follow: Instagram Explore: Substack Experience: Insight Timer Sign up: InBodyMethod Email: info@aileyjolie.com To follow along with the In This Body podcast: Follow: Instagram Find: Website Email: info@aileyjolie.com

    47 min
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In This Body is a podcast that explores the hidden impact of the unconscious on our lives. Through conversations with global experts, we reveal the silent stories shaping our experiences, paving the way for genuine change and deeper authenticity. In This Body asks the important questions: How does connecting to your body change your life? How will connecting to your body allow you to love better and live more authentically? And how does connecting to your body change the trajectory of our shared world?

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  • Creator
    Ailey Jolie
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 In This Body
  • Show Website
    In This Body

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