“Who were you before the world told you who you should be?”
In this milestone 100th episode of The Lori Clarke Show, we conclude the 6-part Shame Out Loud series. This finale explores the “Child and Woman” split and the long, slow walk back to ourselves after a lifetime of silence.
Host Lori Clarke is joined by a specialized panel to discuss why “talk Therapy” isn’t always enough to move a nervous system out of a functional freeze, and what happens when the body finally decides it is time to be heard.
Our Expert Panel Includes:
Lori Clarke: Writer and digital creator sharing the “Jailbreak” moment of reclaiming identity after childhood sexual assault and Family gaslighting.
Tammy Valicenti: Psychotherapist and EMDR specialist (founder of transformsolution.com) providing a clinical lens on parts work, attunement, and co-regulation.
Petra Brunnbauer: Mind-body coach and chronic Stress expert (creator of The Jōrni Podcast) discussing the vagus nerve and the “shock” of recognizing dissociation in the mirror.
Annie Trainor: Sharing her personal reflections on the physical release of movement and the journey from performative living to authentic presence.
In this episode, we explore:
The Somatic Turning Point: Why Lori’s body “cracked open” after a decade of silence, leading to physical illness and eventually, a jailbreak into her own truth.
The Cardboard Sword Metaphor: A deep dive into the moment we stop fighting the world and start “scooping in” the younger parts of ourselves we once had to reject.
Intergenerational Shame: How to discern between your own feelings and the “introjects” the voices of harm we inherit to realize what shame is “not yours.”
Functional Freeze & The Vagus Nerve: Petra shares the “micro-moments” of healing that allowed her to breathe deeply for the first time in years.
The Challenge of Receiving: Why survivors often find it harder to receive Love than to give it, and how to stay “afloat” when vulnerability feels like danger.
