# Peter Levine, PhD on How to Release Trauma from the Body | Align Podcast #574 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/align-podcast-742574/peter-levine-phd-on-how-to-release-trauma-from-the-body-align-podcast-574 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/align-podcast-742574/peter-levine-phd-on-how-to-release-trauma-from-the-body-align-podcast-574.md Podcast: [Align Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/align-podcast-742574) Published: 2025-12-27T14:44:59+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/hQzRUk5FlBqiODHZblrZ/traffic.megaphone.fm/SSM6099635832.mp3?updated=1770849814 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/hQzRUk5FlBqiODHZblrZ/traffic.megaphone.fm/SSM6099635832.mp3?updated=1770849814 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/align-podcast-742574/episodes/peter-levine-phd-on-how-to-release-trauma-from-the-body-align-podcast-574 Duration seconds: 2733 ## Resource Start the 2-Minute Nervous System Reset - https://alignbreathing.com/reset Your body is trying to tell you a story... but you keep ignoring it. In this episode from the Align Podcast, Peter Levine PhD, founder of Somatic Experiencing, joins Aaron to explore how trauma lives in the body and how we can reclaim our innate healing ability. Peter also breaks down why talk therapy alone often isn’t enough and offers practical guidance for reconnecting with your body’s wisdom. OUR GUESTPeter A Levine, Ph.D., is the developer of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 50 years. He holds a doctorate in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. He is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute of Somatic Education and the Founder and Advisor for Somatic Experiencing International, where his work has been taught to over 30,000 healers in over 42 countries. He recently finished his Autobiography, An Autobiography of Trauma, A Healing Journey, and is the author of several best-selling books on trauma, including Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma (published in over 29 languages); In an Unspoken Voice, How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness; and Trauma and Memory, Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past. PETER LEVINE🔷 LI ▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-a-levine-34207430/📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/drpeteralevine/📘 FB ▶ https://www.facebook.com/peteralevinephd/AARON ALEXANDER📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/aaronalexander/🤳 TIKTOK ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@alignmethod👉 SUBSCRIBE ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@AlignPodcast?sub_confirmation=1🌐 WEBSITE ▶ https://www.alignpodcast.com TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro00:30 The Big Question:… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/align-podcast-742574/episodes/peter-levine-phd-on-how-to-release-trauma-from-the-body-align-podcast-574/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/align-podcast-742574/peter-levine-phd-on-how-to-release-trauma-from-the-body-align-podcast-574.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.