What Natalie Vartanian has said about Trauma responses and nervous system activation

2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 1, 2026

Natalie Vartanian, Relationship and intimacy coach and co-founder of Wake Up or Break Up, has been quoted on Trauma responses and nervous system activation 2 times in 1 episode of Notes from the Edge, most recently on October 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Vartanian says many clients resist healing work because they do not want to relive and re-feel past trauma.
“i don't want to have to relive everything that i went through i don't want to have to re-feel it”
Notes from the Edge: How do you stop performing in your marriage? Somatic Healing in Intimate Relationships with Natalie Vartanian & Glenn Nielsen (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 32:52
Vartanian claims that fully leaning into healing work makes results come faster than resisting it.
“If you actually leaned in fully, and you just said, yes, and you did it, it will actually happen a lot faster and you'll get the goods a lot sooner”
Notes from the Edge: How do you stop performing in your marriage? Somatic Healing in Intimate Relationships with Natalie Vartanian & Glenn Nielsen (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 41:52

How do you stop performing in your marriage? Somatic Healing in Intimate Relationships with Natalie Vartanian & Glenn Nielsen
Notes from the Edge · Oct 1, 2026 · 50 min
Lisa Lacy talks with coaches Natalie Vartanian and Glenn Nielsen about inherited marriage roles, somatic awareness, relationship agreements, and keeping romance alive.