Beyond the Surface
Beyond the Surface brings you life-saving water safety education and practical mental well-being tools from someone who truly understands both worlds. Hosted by Debbie Anne Turnbull MBE, this podcast combines the heart of a mother who lost her only son to drowning with the expertise of a professionally trained trauma-informed practitioner and water safety specialist.
After transforming her profound grief into purpose, Debbie has worked directly with the RNLI, police, fire services and emergency responders to understand what really keeps families safe around water. Her unique approach makes safety education accessible to busy parents whilst addressing the mental health skills that support both individual wellbeing and family resilience.
Each episode delivers powerful conversations, practical and memorable safety knowledge you can implement immediately, alongside mental health ideas that help you manage stress, support others and create lasting positive change.
Whether you're a parent seeking confident water safety knowledge, a professional in caring roles or someone on a healing journey, you'll find actionable insights delivered with authenticity and compassion.
Perfect for: Safety-conscious parents, HR and wellbeing professionals, healthcare and education workers, anyone interested in trauma recovery and nervous system health.
New episodes every Thursday.
Beyond the Surface
Why Your Nervous System Keeps You Stuck + How to Break Free - Beyond the Surface Ep. 6
Why Your Nervous System Keeps You Stuck + How to Break Free - Beyond the Surface Ep. 6.
After losing my son Chris, I learnt the hard way that regulating your nervous system is the key to healing from trauma and preventing burnout.
In this episode of Beyond the Surface, I share why your nervous system is like a command centre that's constantly scanning for threats, and how learning to regulate it transforms how you manage emotions, self-talk and limiting beliefs.
What you'll discover:
Why what we think isn't always true (it's based on our lived experiences)
How to pause and respond calmly instead of reacting when triggered
The warning signs of nervous system dysregulation
A guided body scan meditation for instant calm
Why feeling into challenges is better than blocking them out
Try the body scan technique: Starting from your big toe, travel relaxation up through your entire body. You can do this anywhere when feeling stressed.
This is just the beginning, future episodes will include deeper relaxation sequences and meditation practices you can use again and again.
Chapters
0:00 Welcome to Beyond the Surface
0:40 Why nervous system regulation matters
2:57 Your nervous system as command centre
4:05 Feel into challenges, don't block them out
5:32 What's coming in future episodes
6:01 Membership and workshop information
6:45 Guided body scan meditation begins
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Connect with Debbie and find out more about her work here:
W: www.riverandseasense.com
E: debbie@riverandseasense.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riverandseasense
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-anne-turnbull-mbe-33190510/