133: Susan Gagliardi on Body Wisdom, Pleasure and the Patterns That Shape Our Lives

What if the body has been speaking to us all along?

In this deeply nourishing conversation, I welcome psychosexual somatic practitioner, Spinal Flow practitioner, and author Susan Gagliardi to explore the intelligence held within the body and the unconscious patterns that shape our lives. Susan shares her personal journey through trauma, embodiment, nervous system healing, and the experiences that ultimately led her to create the BodyWise Method and write her book, Unlayered.

Together we explore how early experiences create lifelong patterns, why many women become disconnected from their bodies, and how nervous system protection can later become limitation. Susan offers profound insights into pleasure as a pathway to healing, the role of curiosity in transformation, and the importance of creating safety within ourselves.

The conversation also touches on overfunctioning, inner child work, body memory, sound and the vagus nerve, and the gentle process of coming home to ourselves. Throughout the episode, Susan reminds us that we are not broken, that our bodies are deeply intelligent, and that healing is less about fixing ourselves and more about learning to listen.

This is a beautiful conversation for anyone seeking greater embodiment, self-trust, nervous system regulation, and a deeper relationship with their own inner wisdom.

Timestamps: -

00:00 Introduction to Susan Gagliardi

01:16 Susan's personal journey into embodiment

04:07 Why the body is wise

05:59 Signs you're disconnected from your body

08:47 Noticing reactions and shifting stories

12:05 What are your patterns?