This season of In With Cassie is The Evolution of You, and this episode is part two of Cassie's conversation with Mel from the Body Intuition Collective. If you have not listened to part one yet, go back and start there, because the two build on each other.

In this conversation you will learn how interoception can look different in neurodivergent people, and why a child who cannot sit still may actually be more tuned in to their body than the adults around them. Mel explains how proprioception and vestibular processing work alongside interoception, and why context is everything when you are trying to interpret what your body is telling you.

There is a rapid fire round at the end that you do not want to miss.

What You Will Learn in This Episode

How interoception presents differently in people with ADHD and autism, and why society often teaches children to override their body signals

The difference between interoception, proprioception and vestibular processing, and how all three work together

Why you might struggle to name an emotion when you cannot interpret the physical sensation underneath it

Mel's four step framework: notice, interpret, regulate, align

Why context is the cause, not the desk you are sitting at

How to build emotional vocabulary in yourself and your children beyond happy, sad and angry

What it means when a child seeks crashing, spinning, heavy lifting or weighted blankets, and how to respond

The three questions to ask yourself when you have no idea what your body is telling you

Breathwork options including box breathing, the physiological sigh and humming for vagal tone

Why movement, even shoulder rolls between meetings, tells your body it is safe

The biggest misconception about interoception, and why it is trainable at any age or life stage

Why your body will eventually choose rest for you if you do not choose it yourself

About Mel and the Body Intuition Collective

Mel is a physiotherapist and the founder of the Body Intuition Collective. Her foundational interoception and recalibration programs are built on a simple but powerful belief, that our bodies are not working against us, they are constantly communicating with us. The more we learn to listen, the better equipped we are to navigate stress, hormonal changes and life transitions with greater clarity, confidence and self compassion.

Connect with Melissa here on Instagram
Website: bodyintuitioncollective.com.au

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Cassie Davenport is an experienced and degree qualified naturopath and nutritionist. Cassie is passionate about co-creating achievable and sustainable solutions with her clients. Her approach involves combining the latest evidence based research with traditional herbal medicine methods and believes small changes can create a big impact.

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