#316 From Fight or Flight to Healing with Liz Tenuto
Heal Your Heartbreak
Break Up Bestie
4.8 • 744 Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In today’s expert episode, I’m joined by Liz Tenuto, also known as the Workout Witch, a leading expert in somatic exercises with over 230,000 students and millions of followers and out with a new book When The Body Speaks. We dive deep into what actually happens in our bodies during periods of long-term stress, trauma, and heartbreak—including the science behind fight, flight, and freeze responses. Liz shares her own journey coping with chronic pain and insomnia, how she found healing through somatics, and why talk therapy sometimes isn’t enough for full recovery. We talk about why it’s so normal to feel stuck after a breakup, why our physical health can take a hit, and practical ways to actually release stress from the body. Liz also shares insights from her new book, When the Body Speaks, including accessible somatic exercises—there’s even a whole grief and heartbreak sequence for listeners to try. If you’ve felt overwhelmed, stuck, or like your healing is taking longer than it “should,” this conversation is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | Going through a breakup is already so uncomfortable and I believe it is crucial to try to create |
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| 0:56.8 | and be sure to select our show in the drop-down menu that follows. If you are looking for even |
| 1:02.2 | more help and guidance on your breakup, I have a few different options for you to take your |
| 1:06.0 | healing to the next level. I have four different online courses depending on what stage of the breakup that you're in |
| 1:12.1 | from beginning all the way into moving on after heartbreak, or you can bundle all of my courses |
| 1:17.3 | together and use the code podcast to get $25 off my course bundle. I also have my 30-day no-contact |
| 1:24.4 | challenge to help hold you accountable in going no contact with your ex. |
| 1:28.3 | And we have our free Facebook group, Healing Hearts Club, where you can connect with other people |
| 1:32.2 | going through breakups all over the world. |
| 1:34.8 | To learn more about any of these resources, head to the show notes where you can learn more |
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| 1:43.7 | group. |
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