In this episode of Mind-Body Conversations with Lisa and Elizabeth, we explore how EMDR and Brainspotting can help us get beneath the surface of trauma, stress, anxiety, panic attacks and other nervous system responses.

Elizabeth breaks down how EMDR and Brainspotting work and why these approaches can be so powerful for processing experiences that may still be affecting the brain and body—even when we don’t consciously realize it.

We also share practical tools you can use when you’re feeling overwhelmed or activated, including butterfly tapping, a simple bilateral stimulation technique that can help support nervous system regulation and bring the body back toward a sense of safety and calm.

Lisa brings in the physical side of the mind-body connection as we explore the gut-brain connection and why mental and emotional symptoms don’t always have just one cause. Sometimes the roots may be emotional or trauma-related. Other times there may be physical or biological factors contributing—and often, it’s important to look at the whole person.

In this conversation, we explore:

• What EMDR is and how it works
• How Brainspotting can help access deeper emotional material
• Trauma, stress, anxiety and panic attacks
• The connection between the brain, body and nervous system
• Butterfly tapping and bilateral stimulation for regulation
• Tools for calming the nervous system during moments of distress
• The gut-brain connection and its impact on mental health
• Why getting to the root cause matters
• The importance of looking at both physical and emotional contributors to symptoms

Healing isn’t always about managing what’s happening on the surface. Sometimes it’s about getting curious about why the nervous system is responding the way it is and addressing what may be underneath.

🎧 Mind-Body Conversations with Lisa and Elizabeth — conversations about mental health, physical health, trauma, nervous system regulation and the powerful connection between mind and body.

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Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Whether it’s an unexpected diagnosis, relationship struggles, financial stress, parenting challenges or simply one of those days when everything seems to go wrong, we all face moments that test us.

In this episode of Mind-Body Conversations, Lisa Bailer and Elizabeth Cappelletti share personal stories about times life didn’t unfold the way they hoped—and the powerful lessons they learned along the way. Together, they explore why chronic stress affects both the mind and body, how living in survival mode can contribute to physical and emotional dis-ease and what it actually looks like to regulate your nervous system in the middle of real life.

You’ll learn practical tools to help you stay grounded when everything around you feels uncertain, including:

* How to respond instead of react during stressful moments

* Why your nervous system matters more than willpower

* Daily habits that build resilience over time

* The healing power of perspective, flexibility, and self-compassion

* Why laughter, connection, and learning to “go with the flow” can be surprisingly powerful medicine

* How difficult seasons can become opportunities for growth and transformation

Life may not always unfold the way we hoped, but that doesn’t mean it can’t lead us somewhere beautiful.

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, overwhelm, or simply feeling stretched thin, this conversation will leave you with practical tools and renewed hope.

If this episode encouraged you, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use a reminder that they don’t have to face life’s storms alone.

If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use a little hope today.

Connect with us:

🌿 Lisa Bailer, PA Inner Balance Psychiatry www.Innerbalancepsychiatry.com

🌿 Elizabeth Cappelletti, MA, LMFT ElevatewithElizabeth.info

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Anger. Irritability. Agitation. That feeling when everything seems to get under your skin.

But what if those feelings aren’t the problem — what if they’re information?

In this episode of Mind-Body Conversations with Lisa & Elizabeth, we explore anger and irritability through a whole-person lens, looking at what may be happening emotionally, mentally and physically beneath the surface.

We talk about some of the physiological factors that can affect mood and irritability, including thyroid function, blood sugar, lipids and other changes happening within the body. We also explore the emotional side: suppressed feelings, dismissing our own experiences, pushing through when something doesn’t feel right and what can happen when emotions don’t have space to be acknowledged or processed.

Rather than immediately trying to get rid of anger or judge ourselves for feeling it, what happens when we become curious about it?

Sometimes the question isn’t “How do I stop feeling this?”

It’s “What is this feeling trying to tell me?”

We talk about the importance of holding space for what you’re experiencing, listening to the body, processing emotions and looking deeper at the possible roots of changes in mood and behavior.

Because our emotions don’t exist separately from our bodies — and our bodies don’t exist separately from our experiences.

🎙️ Mind-Body Conversations with Lisa & Elizabeth explores mental health, physical health, nervous system regulation, functional and integrative medicine and the many ways our minds and bodies communicate.

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