Soma Says Podcast "What Trauma Really Does to Your Body"

By Soma Mandal, MD

Published: November 29, 2025

I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Mandal on her podcast Soma Says to talk about one of the most important (and least understood) topics in mental health: how trauma gets stored in the body and what actually helps it leave.

In this episode we unpack:

• The exact mechanism by which the body “remembers” threat long after the danger is gone

• Why high-functioning women so often experience anxiety, burnout, chronic tension, and guilt around boundaries

• How somatic therapy, clinical hypnosis, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and nervous-system regulation work together to create healing that lasts

• Why subconscious patterns keep repeating until the body feels safe enough to let them go

• Gentle, doable practices you can start today to support your own nervous system

  
  

Whether you’re a client wondering “Is this ever going to get better?” or a fellow clinician wanting deeper tools for your practice this conversation is for you.

Listen on YouTube: 👉 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EDaJL8q898

Listen on Apple Podcasts  👉 : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoding-the-mental-prison-are-your-defenses-also/id1752337105?i=1000737576828

Also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere you get your podcasts.

If this episode helps even one woman feel less alone in her body’s reactions, it was worth every minute!

With gratitude,

Michelle Smith, LMHC

Trauma-Informed Therapist | Clinical Hypnotherapist + IFS + EMDR + Nervous System Specialist