The Somatic Side of Challenging Cases: Episode: Exploring Somatic Healing and Challenging Cases
In this week’s episode, we open a raw and honest conversation about what it really takes to work with complex pelvic pain cases, especially the clients who have “tried everything” and are still suffering.
We explore the art of slowing down, listening deeper than the symptom, and meeting the nervous system with curiosity instead of force. Through our own experiences in the clinic, we share how somatic work, emotional processing, and energetic attunement have become essential pieces of the healing puzzle.
This episode is for the pelvic health providers who feel the emotional toll of holding these cases, who want to understand the body beyond biomechanics, and who are ready to practice in a way that honors the whole human in front of them.
In this episode we explore:
The hidden challenges in pelvic floor therapy and why traditional approaches often fall short for chronic or complex cases
How to approach “the stuck clients” who have seen multiple providers and still feel lost
The importance of somatics, presence, and nervous system work in unwinding long-held pain
Emotional and energetic layers of chronic pain, and how to safely support clients through them
Trust, rapport, and patient history, and how these shape the pacing and direction of care
Blending intuition with clinical reasoning, and why inner listening is a skill every PT can cultivate
Why slowing down often creates more change, not less
The emotional load on providers, and how to care for yourself while holding others
Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction and catching up
00:43 – The real challenges in pelvic floor therapy
02:30 – Approaching complex and chronic cases
05:04 – Why somatic work matters
06:20 – Emotional and energetic dimensions of pain
09:42 – Patient history, pacing, and building trust
12:49 – How we integrate somatic + clinical practices
16:32 – The role of intuition in the healing process
34:45 – Closing thoughts and mentorship opportunities
For Providers Wanting More
We share details about upcoming mentorship opportunities for pelvic health professionals who are ready to incorporate somatic, intuitive, and energetic approaches into their practice.

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