Length2h 35m
About this audiobook
So many of us live with anxious minds, tired bodies, and overloaded systems—and we don't even know why. In Safe to Feel, craniosacral and massage therapist Amanda Fincham offers a compassionate guide to understanding how your nervous system shapes your health, your emotions, and your sense of safety. Drawing from her hands-on experience and inspired by the struggles of her own loved ones, Amanda reveals how stress, trauma, and disconnection can dysregulate the body—and how small, practical steps can restore balance. This book gently explains the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems, explores how to recognise signs of imbalance, and gives you tools to return to calm. Through breath, movement, stillness, and reconnection, you'll learn how to build a nervous system that's not just regulated, but resilient. If you've been coping for too long, Safe to Feel will remind you that healing begins when you come home to your body—and reminds you what an agile nervous system feels like.
Audiobook details
GenreHealth and Wellness, Self-Help
Length2 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 24, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for brief quotations used in reviews or scholarly works.
2This book is intended to provide general information for educational and personal growth purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified health provider with any questions or concerns regarding your health and well-being.
3Printed in Australia
4First Edition
5ISBN: 9798291141304
Show all chaptersShow less
6Dedication
7Why This Book? Why Now?
8The Sympathetic: Your Inner Warrior
9The Parasympathetic: Your Inner Healer
10The Nervous System is Your Compass
11Chapter 2: A Brief History of Stress and Survival
12The Ancient Alarm System
13Modern Stress, Ancient Biology
14What is Stress, really?
15The Stress Cycle: Incomplete and Interrupted
16Nervous System Literacy
17The Invitation of Regulation
18Chapter 3: Mapping the Mind–Body Connection
19The Body Is Not Separate from the Mind
20Emotions Live in the Body
21The Nervous System as an Emotional Conductor
22Trauma Changes the Map
23Somatic Awareness: Returning to the Body
24You Are Not Just in Your Head
25Chapter 4: Decoding the Body’s Signals
26Your Body Speaks First
27Nervous System Signals:
28What They May Be Telling You
29Listening With Compassion
30You Don't Have to Understand It All
31A Note on Healing
32Chapter 5: Chronic Dysregulation
33& Its Consequences
34When the Nervous System Gets Stuck
35The Long-Term Impact of Dysregulation
36Why “Just Relax” Doesn’t Work
37A Nervous System Calling for Care
38From Dysregulation to Resilience
39Chapter 6: Safety First,
40The Role of Felt Safety
41“True healing starts when we begin to feel safe in our own body—not just intellectually, but physically”
42Dr Anthea Todd – Woman’s Health Change Maker
43What is “Felt Safety”?
44Polyvagal Theory:
45A New Map of the Nervous System
46What Creates Felt Safety?
47Safety Before Strategy
48You Can Create Safety Within
49Chapter 7: The Healing Power of the
50Parasympathetic State
How to Make Disease DisappearRangan Chatterjee5h 26m4.5 (3.5K)$24 · $0.00
The Complete Herbal (Annotated)Nicholas Culpeper29h 8m4.5 (1.4K)$2 · $0.00
A Plague Upon Our HouseScott W. Atlas MD10h 37m4.5 (3.4K)$20 · $0.00
The Cancer CodeDr. Jason Fung10h 48m4.5 (5.3K)$29 · $0.00
The Gift of TherapyIrvin Yalom7h 39m4.5 (38.8K)$26 · $0.00
EarlySarah DiGregorio9h 47m4.5 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
Bottle of LiesKatherine Eban14h 25m4.4 (12K)$33 · $0.00
The 36-Hour DayNancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins17h 13m4.4 (9.2K)$28 · $0.00
FlooredSara Reardon10h 36m4.5 (1K)$29 · $0.00
Radical RemissionKelly A. Turner9h 26m4.4 (8.1K)$29 · $0.00
The Sinatra SolutionStephen T. Sinatra MD9h4.5 (899)$20 · $0.00
The Songaminute ManSimon McDermott6h 12m4.5 (280)$24 · $0.00
Sometimes BrilliantLarry Brilliant12h 27m4.5 (954)$29 · $0.00
Live Your LifeAmanda Kloots, Anna Kloots10h 54m4.4 (13.7K)$29 · $0.00
All in Her HeadElizabeth Comen13h 25m4.4 (18.2K)$33 · $0.00
The Wisdom of Your BodyHillary McBride9h 14m4.4 (6.7K)$29 · $0.00
The Alzheimer's SolutionDean Sherzai, Ayesha Sherzai9h 47m4.4 (1.9K)$29 · $0.00
Rewire Your MindsetBrian Keane6h 49m4.5 (896)$23 · $0.00
Tuning The Human Biofield: Healing With Vibrational MedicineCENTER FOR SOUND THERAPY13h 28m4.4 (2.5K)$35 · $0.00
VaccinatedPaul A. Offit8h 30m4.4 (3.7K)$26 · $0.00
Learning to PrayJames Martin13h 24m4.5 (3.4K)$33 · $0.00
The Dangerous Truth about Today’s MarijuanaLaura Stack CSP, MBA9h 57m4.7 (384)$20 · $0.00
Birdie & HarlowTaylor Wolfe7h 50m4.6 (6.5K)$26 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m4.6 (4.9K)$26 · $0.00
Life on the BridgeKaelynn Partlow5h 40m4.6 (1.1K)$24 · $0.00
Keep Your Love OnDanny Silk9h 4m4.6 (8.1K)$10 · $0.00
The Tao of Joy Every DayDerek Lin10h 24m4.6 (762)$20 · $0.00
UndividedVicky Beeching9h 2m4.6 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
Level UpRob Dial7h 42m4.6 (3.3K)$26 · $0.00
Burn the HaystackJennie Young, PhD9h 30m4.6 (543)$29 · $0.00
ACRES OF DIAMONDS: Our Every-day Opportunities (Wisdom & Empowerment Series) (Annotated)Russell Conwell2h 26m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
Good InsideBecky Kennedy9h 55m4.5 (59.3K)$29 · $0.00
The Lost VoiceGreta Morgan8h 30m4.7 (285)$26 · $0.00
Stripped DownBunnie Xo8h 25m4.5 (32.9K)$26 · $0.00
UnthinkableJamie Raskin15h 8m4.5 (9.3K)$8 · $0.00
Wallace D. Wattles Ultimate Collection Wallace D. Wattles16h 53m4.6 (1.3K)$1 · $0.00
Inquire WithinIn-Q2h 18m4.6 (993)$16 · $0.00
Under His WingsEmily Compagno7h 16m4.6 (848)$22 · $0.00
Eat It!Jordan Syatt, Michael Vacanti4h 40m4.6 (1.5K)$20 · $0.00
Not Everything Counts but Everything Matters: The powerful and inspirational new book about leadership and achieving success from the visionary multi-premiership winning Panthers coachIvan Cleary6h 1m4.6 (680)$24 · $0.00
You may also like
Deliberate CalmJacqueline Brassey, Aaron De Smet, Michiel Kruyt9h 10m4.1 (360)$29 · $0.00
The Adrenal Thyroid RevolutionAviva Romm8h 40m4.1 (2.6K)$26 · $0.00
Getting to NeutralTrevor Moawad, Andy Staples6h 19m4.2 (1.6K)$24 · $0.00
Lessons on LivingNigel Latta7h 25m4.5 (506)$24 · $0.00
Getting to CenterCody Cook-Parrott7h 16m4.1 (649)$24 · $0.00
The 5 ResetsAditi Nerurkar8h 19m3.9 (2.6K)$26 · $0.00
Love That StoryJonathan Van Ness5h 44m4.2 (10.4K)$24 · $0.00
Unf*ck Your BrainFaith G. Harper PhD3h 39m3.8 (30.4K)$15
The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-CareAnna Borges4h 23m4.0 (1.6K)$20 · $0.00
Losing MusicJohn Cotter7h 5m4.1 (395)$17 · $0.00
Tell Me Everything You Don't RememberChristine Hyung-Oak Lee7h 26m3.7 (1.6K)$24 · $0.00
Wise as Fu*kGary John Bishop4h 5m3.9 (3.2K)$7 · $0.00
Coping SkillsFaith G. Harper PhD1h 56m4.1 (1.2K)$10
Train Inner Strength & Willpower: How to Find a Self-Determined and Happy Life Without Inner Blockages With Effective Mental Training - Incl. The Best Tips & ExercisesCornelius Berger1h 2m$10 · $0.00
The First 30 DaysAriane de Bonvoisin5h 49m3.9 (279)$24 · $0.00
The Anxiety BookJonathan Davidson MD, Henry Dreher10h 14m3.9 (96)$20 · $0.00
Curveballs: How to Keep It Together when Life Tries to Tear You a New OneEmma Markezic8h 2m4.2 (91)$26 · $0.00
Cruising Through CalamityBev Aisbett3h 3m3.8 (73)$18 · $0.00
Stop Fear from Stopping YouDr. Helen Odessky2h 8m3.8 (132)$15 · $0.00
Positive HabitsMade for Success3h 12m2.9 (24)$14