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You Make Sense

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.

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#114
Tuesday · 1 hr 13 min
Demystifying the Healing Process
Healing shouldn't feel like trying to find your way without a map. Yet many people spend years trying to heal without ever being shown how to create lasting change. Even helpful therapeutic approaches can be ineffective or cause harm if your nervous system isn't ready for them. In this episode, Sarah demystifies the healing process and explains why there is an order in which we must approach the healing process.
#113
November 3 · 54 min
Why Trauma Can Leave Us Feeling Unworthy
We all want to experience love and goodness in our lives. But when we don't feel worthy of receiving them, then we might find ourselves subconsciously pushing them away. In this episode, Sarah explores how our sense of self-worth develops, how early experiences can affect the way we value ourselves, and how those beliefs shape our lives today.
#112
October 27 · 57 min
Feeling Triggered in a Relationship Doesn't Mean It's Wrong For You
Have you ever questioned whether you’re in the wrong relationship? We are often led to believe that we should leave if we don’t feel calm — but the truth is that the right relationship can often be the most triggering. In this episode, Sarah explores how unresolved childhood trauma affects your closest relationships, why you may repeat the same painful patterns, and how parts work can help heal your attachment wounds.
#111
October 20 · 1 hr
Unpacking Regret: The Truth About "Bad Decisions" and Missed Opportunities
Regret can be painful, especially when you look back at relationships you pushed away or opportunities you let slip by. But it’s often only after something is over that you begin to truly understand what happened and find yourself wishing you'd made different choices. In this episode, Sarah explores why we sometimes sabotage the very things we want most, and why blaming ourselves afterward only deepens the pain. She explains how nervous system dysregulation and protective parts can shape our beh
#110
October 13 · 56 min
3 Components of Living an Expanded Life
Every living thing is meant to become more fully itself, and the same is true for you. In this episode, Sarah explores what it means to live a fully expressed life and why so many of us feel stuck, inhibited, or unable to expand into the relationships, purpose, creativity, and aliveness we deeply desire. Using metaphors to break down complex science, Sarah explains how the nervous system can block the very things you want most because they carry echoes of what once felt unsafe.
#109
October 6 · 1 hr 4 min
[Top Episode] The Nervous System’s Bias for Negativity and How to Rewire It
Do you tend to focus on what’s wrong more than what’s working? In this previously-released top episode, Sarah unpacks why our brains and bodies are wired for negativity — and why that doesn’t mean you’re broken or ungrateful. This survival mechanism is actually rooted in the nervous system, which means we can’t just talk or “think” our way out of our experience.
#108
September 29 · 1 hr 14 min
How to Tell Narcissism From Other Trauma Responses
In our modern world, we can be quick to throw around labels. But not every person who shuts down, struggles to apologize, or pulls away in relationships is a narcissist. In this episode, Sarah uses parts work to break down what narcissism actually looks like, how these strong protective parts develop, and why they seek out codependent dynamics.
#107
September 22 · 48 min
Healing Can Feel Worse Before It Feels Better
So much about the process of healing and coming into wholeness can feel different from what you might expect. Sometimes moving forward means feeling more anxious, sensitive, angry, or uncomfortable than before. In this episode, Sarah explains the counterintuitive nature of healing and why coming back into your body can bring unresolved emotions and pain to the surface. This does not mean you are going backward!
#106
September 15 · 1 hr 14 min
Why Does My Mind Always Go to the Worst-Case Scenario?
Have you ever wondered why you consistently assume the worst is going to happen? In this episode, Sarah explores why you may struggle to break negative thinking patterns and how this might be impacting your everyday life. This cycle cannot be solved by simply trying to “talk” your way to more positive thoughts, but instead must be addressed through the nervous system.
#105
September 8 · 50 min
Developmental Trauma and How Your Past Shapes Your Present
What does a young child need when they are in distress? Not an explanation, but the felt experience of safety and connection. Developmental trauma is stored in the body, which means logic or rationalization isn’t enough to create lasting change. In this episode, Sarah explains how early experiences shape the nervous system, why attachment wounding becomes the blueprint for adult relationships, and how we project our past onto the present.
#104
September 1 · 59 min
The Spiritual Nature of Somatic Healing and Parts Work
Science and spirituality are not inherently opposed, yet the world often insists on positioning them as such. In reality, the culmination of both science and spirituality is one of the most powerful tools we have for understanding ourselves and fostering growth. In this episode, Sarah shares how she moved into a deeper understanding of connection, consciousness, and what healing can look like when we work with, rather than against, our nervous system.
#103
August 25 · 1 hr 11 min
The Fundamentals of Nervous System Regulation
If you are trying to “talk” or rationalize your way out of anxiety, fear, or hopelessness, you might be speaking the wrong language to your nervous system. With the understanding that every part of your lived experience is rooted in the body, Sarah explores the fundamentals of the autonomic nervous system and how you can step into the driver’s seat by learning to speak to it in a way it understands and responds to.
#102
August 18 · 55 min
Understanding Self-Sabotaging Behaviors and Why We Do Them
Why do we keep getting in our own way, even when we genuinely want to change? Behaviors that we use to numb or sabotage can feel frustrating, but Sarah explains why these are actually intelligent survival responses. You’ll learn the reason patterns like avoidance, overworking, doom scrolling, and overeating develop, and why simply “trying harder” isn't enough to create lasting change.
#101
August 11 · 1 hr
Is It My Intuition? Or Is It a Trauma Response?
So many of us believe we’re connected to our intuition when, in fact, we may be experiencing a trauma response. In this episode, Sarah explores how to distinguish between your highest truth and a truth rooted in self-protection. While every sensation or feeling we experience is a truth to a part of you, it might not actually be the truth of your adult self.
#100
August 4 · 42 min
Suppressed Emotions & Moving Feelings Through Your Body
What happens to the emotions you never allow yourself to feel? Suppressing feelings may seem like the safest option in the moment, but that doesn't mean they disappear. In this episode, Sarah explains how emotions that weren’t safe to express can become stuck in the body, why so many of us lose touch with what we're truly feeling, and how this can shape our relationships, physical well-being, and sense of aliveness.
#99
July 28 · 1 hr 1 min
Your Nervous System Creates Your Perception
We often assume our emotions and reactions reflect the truth of the present moment. But in reality, our perception of ourselves, others, and the world around us is entirely shaped by our nervous system. When we’re triggered, our system is essentially “time traveling” back to the past, drawing on painful, unresolved experiences to inform how we interpret and respond to the present.
#98
July 21 · 56 min
How Do I Know if I Should Leave or Stay In a Relationship?
Should you stay in your relationship or leave? It's one of the most common questions people ask when romantic partnerships become difficult. And even though it’s natural to turn to other people for advice, the truth is that no one else can answer that question for you. Only your adult self knows whether it’s time to leave. The challenge is that younger protective parts often show up in our relationships, influencing these decisions out of fear or self-protection.
#97
July 14 · 41 min
Understanding the Trauma Feedback Loop and How We Subconsciously Create Our Own Reality
So many of the painful patterns we experience in life seem impossible to break, no matter how hard we try to change. But what if those patterns are not a reflection of who we are, but rather subconscious survival responses shaped by experiences from our past? In this episode, Sarah explores the trauma feedback loop and explains why the nervous system often seeks out and recreates familiar dynamics, even when those patterns continue to cause pain and keep us stuck.
#96
July 7 · 53 min
Finding Your People and Navigating Adult Friendships
Friendship plays an essential role in living a full and connected life. But in a world that often prioritizes romantic partnership above all else, the importance of community and platonic intimacy is frequently overlooked. In this episode, Sarah explores why community and platonic intimacy are essential to overall well-being and why expecting one person to meet all our emotional needs can leave us feeling disconnected and alone.
#95
June 30 · 1 hr 19 min
Living a Full Life Without Sacrificing Ambition
What does it mean to live a full life? Humans are incredibly complex beings who need a multitude of things in order to thrive, like community, partnership, purpose, and nourishment. In this episode, Sarah breaks down the positive impact of having ambition, the dangers of prioritizing striving above all else, and why you might find it difficult to create balance in your life.

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