Season 2 Episode 9: When the Holidays Trigger Your Trauma with Will Rezin, SEP
The Holiday Survival Podcast Season 2 Episode 9: When the Holidays Trigger Your Trauma with Will Rēzin, SEP is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
About the Episode
In this episode of the Holiday Survival Podcast, Erin Billings sits down with Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Will Rēzin, founder of Trauma and Somatics, to explore what’s really happening when the holidays bring up reactions that feel bigger than the moment. Together, they unpack how trauma lives in the body, why certain traditions, gatherings, or expectations can activate old survival responses, and how to tell the difference between everyday holiday overwhelm and trauma being triggered.
Will shares practical, body-based tools to help regulate the nervous system when old patterns resurface, including grounding, breathwork, and gentle movement practices you can use in real time. This conversation blends science, intuition, and compassion—offering listeners a new way to understand their reactions and meet themselves with care during a season that can feel anything but peaceful.
In this episode, we explore:
How and why the holidays can trigger unresolved trauma
The difference between normal seasonal pressure and trauma responses
What it looks like when the body goes into survival mode
Simple somatic tools to support regulation and emotional safety
How self-awareness and self-care can change the holiday experience
This episode is an invitation to stop judging your reactions and start listening to your body—so you can move through the season with more understanding, agency, and support.
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Connect with Will on his website or social media @willrezin. For more information about Trauma and Somatics, check out their website and social media @traumaandsomatics.