The Spiritually Curious Therapist
The Spiritually Curious Therapist is a podcast exploring the intersection of nervous system science, mental health, spirituality, and healing.
Hosted by Jodi Silverman, LCSW, this show is for therapists, healers, and curious humans who sense that true healing happens below the level of insight alone. Through thoughtful conversations and solo reflections, we explore trauma, chronic pain and illness, altered states, regulation, meaning-making, and what it really takes to help the nervous system feel safe enough to change.
This is a space for grounded mysticism, where evidence-based practice meets soul-level wisdom, and where healing is approached with curiosity, compassion, and respect for the body’s innate intelligence.
Whether you’re a clinician expanding beyond talk therapy or someone on your own healing path, this podcast invites you to listen differently — to symptoms, to stories, and to what’s asking to be integrated.
The Spiritually Curious Therapist
Your Body Isn’t the Problem: Trauma, Fitness, and the Nervous System with Gabi Varga
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What if the way you’ve been trying to get healthy… is actually keeping your nervous system stuck?
In this episode, I sit down with trauma-informed personal trainer Gabi Varga to explore the often-overlooked relationship between fitness, trauma, and the nervous system.
Because here’s the thing, so many people are doing all the “right” things: working out, staying active, pushing themselves to be disciplined…but underneath it, their system doesn’t feel safe.
And when that’s the starting point, even healthy behaviors can become part of a pattern of overdrive, disconnection, and burnout.
Gabi shares her personal journey—from overtraining, unsafe patterns, and disconnection from her body… to discovering somatic work and building a completely different relationship with movement, health, and herself.
Together, we explore what it really means to be embodied and why that matters more than any workout plan.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why over-exercising can reinforce nervous system dysregulation
- The connection between trauma, validation, and body image
- What “mind-muscle connection” actually means (and why many people don’t have it)
- Dissociation and how it shows up in fitness and daily life
- Why slowing down is often the key to real progress
- The difference between pushing your body and listening to it
- How embodiment leads to greater health, fulfillment, and connection
- Why weight loss is a byproduct—not the goal
A key takeaway:
Your body isn’t working against you. It’s responding to patterns—many of which started long before you were aware of them. And those patterns are changeable.
Want to go deeper?
If this conversation resonates, I’m hosting a workshop:
✨ Your Body Isn’t Broken: Understanding Neuroplastic Pain and Symptoms
We’ll explore how the nervous system creates and maintains symptoms—and how to begin working with your body instead of against it.
👉 https://jsilverman.systeme.io/workshop
Connect with Gabi:
Website: thetraumainformedpt.com
Instagram: @thetraumainformedpt
Tik Tok: @thetraumainformed pt
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@thetraumainformedpt
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Until next time. Stay Curious.
You can find Jodi Silverman, LCSW at
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