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You Make SenseAuthor: Sarah Baldwin
You Make Sense is a manual to understanding your human experience, so that you can navigate the world with freedom, ease, and empowerment. Using the latest neuroscience and trauma research, this podcast will equip you with powerful somatic tools to help you get unstuck and create the life you desire. Sarah Baldwin, SEP, is an expert in trauma resolution, attachment, parts work, and nervous system regulation. But before she was a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and trained in Polyvagal interventions, she first came to this work as someone struggling to find relief. It was through her own healing that led her to become a trained professional, now helping thousands of people across her programs, courses, and classes to do the same. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Navigating Technology and Social Media Without Overwhelm
Episode 85
Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
Sarah offers a grounded, science-backed perspective on how to engage with technology in a way that supports your well-being. From understanding secondary trauma to recognizing how dopamine-driven platforms impact your daily life, she shares practical ways to protect your energy, tend to your inner parts, and stay anchored in regulation. Listen in for a clear, compassionate guide to navigating the digital world without losing yourself in it. Episode Highlights: [00:00] Introduction [00:53] The role of technology and social media in our lives [02:32] Why your nervous system can’t keep up with modern technology [05:02] Secondary trauma and content consumption [06:42] Why overconsumption leads to dysregulation and shutdown [10:24] How online content can activate your parts (and how to protect them) [13:28] Why regulation is a powerful form of activism [16:37] Embracing different types of activism [24:10] Stepping into your calling from a place of regulation [28:53] How dopamine-driven platforms dull joy and connection [30:25] Rebuilding presence, creativity, and connection offline [34:42] Question 1 - How do you stay informed without becoming overwhelmed? [42:59] Question 2 - How do you follow your values as a business leader on social media? [51:28] Question 3 - How do you handle negative comments without internalizing them? Download Sarah’s FREE Workbook: Not sure where to get started with somatic healing? Sarah created a FREE trauma-informed workbook called "How To Gain Control Over How You Feel" to help you step toward a life filled with more freedom, ease, and empowerment. Click the link below to download: https://bit.ly/yms-sp-workbook Get Started with Nervous System Regulation: Ready to make tangible shifts in your life? Sarah’s brand-new introductory course, Nervous System Essentials, will equip you with science-backed tools to regulate your nervous system, so that you can experience more freedom and ease in your daily life. Join the course for only $67: bit.ly/sp-nse Connect with Sarah on: Email Community - bit.ly/yms-sp-newsletter Instagram — instagram.com/sarahbcoaching Website — sarahbaldwincoaching.com Submit a Question: sarahbaldwin1.typeform.com/podcast Quotes: “You are not just digesting information with your eyes or with your mind. You are digesting information, and it is being metabolized through your nervous system.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:04:25] “For many of us, we're finding ourselves in a time where we're overconsumed with trauma, and that leaves us in this chronic state of dysregulation.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:08:50] “The highest form of activism that any of us can do is bringing regulation to our own nervous systems.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:13:35] “The more regulated you are, the more you help the world.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:17:50] “Tending your own parts is the most important thing [you] can do, because if you are in distress, you cannot help another person, because nervous systems affect other nervous systems.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:19:10] “The more that we are able to tend to our nervous system and build a positive, safe, healthy relationship with technology, the more it can serve us.” — Sarah Baldwin [0:32:40]
