Somatic Therapy, Trauma & Neurodivergence: Why Shaking Helps the Body Heal

S1E134 - Somatic Therapy, Trauma & Neurodivergence: Why Shaking Helps the Body Heal

Published: January 14, 2026

Duration: 29:57

What if your anxiety, chronic pain, or exhaustion isn’t something to “think” your way out of?

Somatic therapist Raquel Deville joins Vibe Science to explain how the body stores unresolved stress — and why tremoring, shaking, and other involuntary movements are essential for true nervous system regulation.

In this episode, we explore:

How trauma lives in the body, not just the mind

Why neurodivergent individuals experience stress differently

The science behind TRE (Trauma Release Exercises)

Why socially “awkward” body responses are often signs of healing

How to safel...