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.
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GenreHealth and Wellness, Self-Help
Length2 hrs 35 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 24, 2025
LanguageEnglish
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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
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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
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