What if healing doesn’t require endlessly reliving your trauma?
In this powerful and deeply thought-provoking episode, I sit down with Kristin Windsor to talk about trauma, nervous system healing, chronic illness, memory loss, and the connection between the mind and body.
After experiencing severe childhood trauma, abusive relationships, traumatic brain injuries, and more than 100 debilitating health conditions, Kristin was told by doctors there was nothing more they could do. She had spent years searching for answers through traditional medicine, therapy, medications, and countless specialists, but nothing truly helped.
Then everything changed when she began studying neuroscience, nervous system regulation, trauma responses, and what she calls “parts work” and embodied healing.
Kristin shares how she taught herself to heal years of complex trauma, chronic illness, and even seven years of amnesia by learning how to reconnect with herself in a completely different way… without repeatedly revisiting painful memories.
We talk about:
· How Trauma affects the nervous system and body
· Why emotional wounds can show up physically
· The role of self-love and self-attunement in healing
· Affirmations and why they sometimes don’t “work”
· Nervous system dysregulation and chronic symptoms
· The power of presence, breathwork, and mirror practices
· And why healing may be less about “fixing yourself” and more about reconnecting with yourself
This conversation is emotional, fascinating, and filled with a completely different perspective on healing and transformation.
00:02:45 – Introduction to Kristin’s story
00:04:15 – Childhood trauma and over 100 diagnoses
00:06:30 – Hitting rock bottom and searching for answers
00:07:45 – Discovering neuroscience and trauma healing
00:09:45 – Healing without external guidance
00:11:15 – Tracking progress through memory loss and amnesia
00:13:15 – Why healing takes time and consistency
00:14:45 – Living without autobiographical memory
00:17:45 – Emotional healing as the foundation
00:19:45 – Why revisiting trauma can sometimes retraumatize
00:22:45 – Trauma stored in the body vs. the mind
00:24:15 – Breathwork, mindfulness, and vocal healing
00:25:45 – Mirror practices and reconnecting with yourself
00:28:45 – Why looking in the mirror feels uncomfortable
00:32:45 – Affirmations and the “inner critic”
00:36:45 – Healing unmet emotional needs
00:42:15 – Understanding “parts” of yourself
00:44:45 – The body’s wisdom and nervous system regulation
00:47:45 – First steps for someone beginning their healing journey
00:48:45 – Kristin’s mentorship and healing approach
00:50:45 – Where to connect with Kristin
✨Connect with Kristin Windsor:
- Free Guided Mirror Practice: https://kristinkarina.wixsite.com/consciousness
- 1:1 Mentorship & Offerings: https://kristinkarina.wixsite.com/healyourself
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinsquantumcatalyzers
✨ Connect with Michele Simms:
- Website: thebeautyinthemess.com
- Instagram: @the.beauty.in.the.mess
- LinkedIn: Michele Simms
- Facebook Group: The Beauty in the Mess Podcast
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