Podcast Interviews

Insights from me

Alexandra McCalla Alexandra McCalla

When Your Body Speaks

I used to think the goal was to make uncomfortable symptoms disappear. What shifted everything was learning that my first response to them often held the real story my body was trying to tell.

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Alexandra McCalla Alexandra McCalla

Safety or Avoidance?

For a long time, I mistook discomfort for a sign to stop. This piece explores the difference between true protection and the nervous system defending against what it doesn’t yet have capacity to feel.

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Alexandra McCalla Alexandra McCalla

What Your Body Holds

I thought I had already processed the pain—but my body had saved part of the story for later. In a recent session, I felt what happens when something unfinished finally asks to be felt.

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Alexandra McCalla Alexandra McCalla

When Life Throws You on Crutches

A sudden accident threw all my new year plans out the window — but it also revealed, in real time, the somatic intelligence I’ve built over years. What does it mean to have a body that can meet shock, change and discomfort?

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Alexandra McCalla Alexandra McCalla

Leaning Into Trust

Embrace Your Authentic Self. How trust in nature teaches us to overcome fear and reconnect with our emotions.

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Alexandra McCalla Alexandra McCalla

Why We Need Each Other

Healing Through Connection. How co-regulation and relationships help us overcome trauma and shame.

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