{"podcast":{"title":"Rooted in Connection: Where Relationship Moves us Forward","slug":"rooted-in-connection-where-relationship-moves-us-forward-7616071","podcast_index_feed_id":7616071,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10bc869f8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.erinforwardslp.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44826510/44826510-1764606173045-b032693029ad8.jpg","author":"Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP, CLC","episode_count":16,"summary":"Rooted in Connection is a podcast about the relationships that shape us in our work, our families, and the moments in between. Hosted by relationship-based speech and feeding therapist Erin Forward, this show explores the stories, science, and small shifts that help us understand ourselves and each other. Through honest conversations with clinicians, caregivers, and community voices, we look at how connection guides growth, healing, and the way we show up in the world.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-connection-where-relationship-moves-us-forward-7616071"},"episode":{"title":"When the Body Speaks: Understanding Pain Through Safety and Attunement","slug":"when-the-body-speaks-understanding-pain-through-safety-and-attunement","published_at":"2026-04-15T18:19:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-connection-where-relationship-moves-us-forward-7616071/when-the-body-speaks-understanding-pain-through-safety-and-attunement","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-connection-where-relationship-moves-us-forward-7616071","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rooted-in-connection/episodes/When-the-Body-Speaks-Understanding-Pain-Through-Safety-and-Attunement-e3hv849","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10bc869f8/podcast/play/118513225/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-15%2F422144364-44100-2-8e4fd476e720e.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Erin sits down with physical therapist and craniosacral practitioner Joanna Ferreri to explore what it really means to listen to the body. Together, they unpack the relationship between pain, safety, and somatic awareness—shifting away from viewing pain as something to fix, and toward understanding it as a meaningful signal. Joanna shares her journey from traditional physical therapy into more holistic, relationship-based approaches, and how this shift transformed the way she understands both the body and healing. This conversation weaves through pain neuroscience, trauma, and the role of attunement, especially when working with children and individuals who may not communicate through words. Erin and Joanna reflect on the importance of consent, safe touch, and honoring the body’s cues, while also challenging some of the limitations of traditional clinical models. Joanna Ferrer Bio Joanna Ferreri, DPT, is a physical therapist working with children by day and with adults as a holistic bodywork practitioner by night. Over her 12 years of experience working in a variety of physical therapy settings ranging the full human experience quite literally from birth to death, she began to notice something missing: despite all the clinical training and experience, there was little space for the deeper internal, intuitive, and often unacknowledged forces that truly guide recovery. She founded a bodywork practice to bridge that gap. By integrating spiritual traditions with scientific understanding, she offers a holistic approach to chronic pain and chronic stress treatment. Utilizing connection through touch, she facilitates body-led wellness, where the client learns to trust their own inner wisdom to guide their own healing from an empowered lens. Instagram @rootsun…","meta_description":"In this episode, Erin sits down with physical therapist and craniosacral practitioner Joanna Ferreri to explore what it really means to listen to the body…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3772,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rooted-in-connection-where-relationship-moves-us-forward-7616071/episodes/when-the-body-speaks-understanding-pain-through-safety-and-attunement/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rooted-in-connection-where-relationship-moves-us-forward-7616071/when-the-body-speaks-understanding-pain-through-safety-and-attunement.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}