Woven: Soft Edges, Deep Roots

Welcome to Woven: Soft Edges. Deep Roots. A podcast exploring the interconnection of bodies, culture, and transformation.Here, we honor the wisdom held in the body, the stories etched into our tissues, and the ways we are shaped—and shape—culture through care, connection, and courageous softness.Together, we’ll lean into the edges of healing, justice, and possibility.Because transformation doesn’t start in te mind—it starts in the body, and it ripples outward.This is a space to remember what’s already within you. Let’s see what we can weave together. .

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Woven: Episode 3: Rachel Wolff

October 30, 2025 • SolefulSara • Season 1 • Episode 3

🎙️ EP 3: Communication — Navigating Boundaries, Power & Authenticitywith Rachel & Sara | ABC Series: Authenticity, Boundaries, CommunicationIn this powerful episode, Sara Newberry, LMT and Rachel Wolff, LMT dive into communication as a somatic and cultural practice, exploring how it intersects with boundaries, authenticity, trauma, and power dynamics — especially in caregiving and professional settings.You’ll hear a grounded conversation on:💬 Internal vs. external communication styles🧠 The TIMES model (Thoughts, Images, Movement, Emotion, Sensation)🌍 Cultural competency & navigating difference with care🧩 How to adapt to different learning styles and platforms🔥 Why assertiveness isn’t aggression — and how to approach conflict🛑 The link between trauma responses and boundary challenges🌀 Power sharing in therapeutic and coaching relationships🎧 Tools for better listening, mirroring, and attuned client careWhether you’re a massage therapist, coach, somatic practitioner, or someone navigating complex relationships, this episode offers real-life tools for transforming communication into a practice of healing and liberation.🔗 Resources MentionedThe ABC Framework (Authenticity, Boundaries, Communication)TIMES model of perception (Somatic tools for practitioners)📣 Support our work:→ Join us on Patreon to sustain this community-supported healing space→ Follow Sara Newberry, LMT on IG: @soleful_cirlces.stl & Rachel Wolff, LMT @themamabearmassage → Learn more: somaticsole.com#SomaticCommunication #MassageTherapistLife #TraumaInformedCare #SomaticPractitioner #ProfessionalBoundaries #AuthenticityInBusiness #PowerDynamics #ConflictResolutionTools #BodyCenteredCoaching #HealingThroughCommunication

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