Episode 36

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22nd Jun 2026

From Survival Mode to Safety: Healing the Female Nervous System with Kristy Teal

Many women are doing all the "right" things for their health—eating well, exercising, listening to podcasts, reading the books—and yet still feel overwhelmed, exhausted, anxious, or disconnected from themselves.

If you've ever felt that way, this conversation is for you.

This week, I'm joined by Kristy Teal, a somatic trauma resolution practitioner who specializes in the female nervous system. Together, we explore what it means to move beyond survival mode and into greater presence, safety, and aliveness.

Kristy shares how somatic experiencing and nervous system awareness have shaped both her personal and professional journey, and why so many women feel stuck despite their best efforts. We talk about motherhood, grief, healing, nervous system regulation, and how small moments of awareness can create meaningful change over time.

One of my favorite takeaways from this conversation is the idea that we don't need to become perfectly calm or perfectly healed. Sometimes the goal is simply to become 5% more present.

In this episode, we discuss:

✨ What somatic experiencing is and how it differs from traditional approaches to healing

✨ How hormones, life stages, and motherhood impact the female nervous system

✨ Common survival patterns that keep us feeling stuck or overwhelmed

✨ The difference between suppressing emotions and learning to work with them

✨ Why repair matters more than perfection

✨ Practical tools for supporting your nervous system through touch, movement, music, awareness, and everyday moments of connection

This conversation is full of compassion, wisdom, and gentle reminders that healing doesn't have to come through pushing harder. Often, it begins by slowing down, listening to our bodies, and creating a little more safety within ourselves.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. ☺️

🪷 Connect with Kristy Teal

📸 Instagram: @kristy.teal

✨ Free 60-Minute Connection Call:

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Kristy offers complimentary connection calls where women can explore what's happening in their lives, better understand their nervous system, and discover supportive next steps for moving forward.

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About the Podcast

Wildly Well Mamas
Authentic Conversations & Soulful Support
This is a space for mindful mamas committed to living their best lives while raising kids to thrive. The ones setting boundaries, breaking generational patterns, making learning a lifestyle, and raising their kids with intention—even when it feels messy or misunderstood.


I’m Jamie—a mama, wellness coach, and cancer survivor—here to share what I’m learning and have the conversations I wish more moms were having. In each episode, you’ll hear either a journal-style solo from me or a raw, inspiring interview with another mom on the wellness train.


We’ll talk about supporting our bodies through movement, nourishment, rest, and rhythm; regulating our nervous systems, ditching diet culture, living cyclically, raising conscious kids, and coming home to ourselves—over and over again.
No shame. No shoulds. Just stories, insights, and reminders that you’re not doing this alone.


Because when moms feel grounded, inspired, and wildly well—everybody benefits. 🫶

About your host

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Jamie Hardy Cooper

Jamie Hardy Cooper is a health coach, holistic mama, and host of the Wildly Well Mamas podcast and community. She’s passionate about helping women reconnect with their bodies, their cycles, and their power. With curiosity, humility, and heart, Jamie shares simple rituals, soulful conversations, and a whole lot of real-life mom honesty to help women care for themselves in ways that feel balanced, nourishing, and deeply aligned. ✨