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In this episode of Soul Sync, host Pamela J. Thomas speaks with Dr. Barbara Ceptus Schreiber, a somatic healer, about managing stress and transitions during the holiday season. The episode begins with a grounding exercise and explores the importance of recognizing and honoring one’s body cues during high-stress periods.

Dr. Schreiber shares her personal journey of overcoming trauma through somatic healing and emphasizes the significance of connecting to ancestral wisdom. The discussion also covers strategies for maintaining nervous system regulation and finding moments of pause amid holiday pressures.

00:00 Introduction and Grounding Exercise

01:59 Welcoming Dr. Barbara Septus Schreiber

03:18 Navigating Holiday Stress with Somatic Practices

07:53 Dr. Barbara’s Journey into Somatic Healing

15:20 The Importance of Radical Presence

18:36 Ancestral Knowledge and Community Healing

25:07 Energetic Connections and Ancestral Healing

25:48 The Power of Emotional Release

29:55 Reconnecting with Ancestral Wisdom

38:19 Navigating the Holiday Season

42:12 Embracing the Pause and Transition

45:30 Resources for Healing and Community

For more information about Barbara:

Visit: https://radicalpresencecoaching.com

About Pamela

Pamela J. Thomas facilitates depth work around identity, leadership, and lineage for women navigating threshold moments. She's walked her own sacred pause—stepping back from decades in leadership and financial education to listen for what wanted to emerge.

She is the author of Women Don't Retire, and she tends several containers where women gather to tend their own returns: The Roundtable, The Well, and Soul Sync Sessions.

What she knows is this: the threshold is not a problem to solve. It's an invitation to remember who you are beneath the roles you've held.

Resources Mentioned
Women Don't Retire by Pamela J. Thomas
Available now on Kindle and Amazon, a call to reimagine your next chapter with coherence, power, and joy.

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🌐 Website: pamelajthomas.com
📱 Instagram: @pamelajthomas

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