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You Make Sense

by Sarah Baldwin · English · Health

You Make Sense is a manual to understanding your human experience, so that you can navigate the world with freedom, ease, and empowerment. Using the latest neuroscience and trauma research, this podcast will equip you with powerful somatic tools to help you get unstuck and create the life you desire

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 57 min
Latest: 13 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026 · 57 minNew

3 Components of Living an Expanded Life

Every living thing is meant to become more fully itself, and the same is true for you. In this episode, Sarah explores what it means to live a fully expressed life and why so many of us feel stuck, inhibited, or unable to expand into the relationships, purpose, creativity, and aliveness we deeply desire. Using metaphors to break down complex science, Sarah explains how the nervous system can block the very things you want most because they carry echoes of what once felt unsafe.

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E109 · 6 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
[Top Episode] The Nervous System’s Bias for Negativity and How to Rewire It
Do you tend to focus on what’s wrong more than what’s working? In this previously-released top episode, Sarah unpacks why our brains and bodies are wired for negativity — and why that doesn’t mean you’re broken or ungrateful. This survival mechanism is actually rooted in the nervous system, which means we can’t just talk or “think” our way out of our experience.
E108 · 29 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
How to Tell Narcissism From Other Trauma Responses
In our modern world, we can be quick to throw around labels. But not every person who shuts down, struggles to apologize, or pulls away in relationships is a narcissist. In this episode, Sarah uses parts work to break down what narcissism actually looks like, how these strong protective parts develop, and why they seek out codependent dynamics.
E107 · 22 Sep 2026 · 48 min
Healing Can Feel Worse Before It Feels Better
So much about the process of healing and coming into wholeness can feel different from what you might expect. Sometimes moving forward means feeling more anxious, sensitive, angry, or uncomfortable than before. In this episode, Sarah explains the counterintuitive nature of healing and why coming back into your body can bring unresolved emotions and pain to the surface. This does not mean you are going backward!
E106 · 15 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Why Does My Mind Always Go to the Worst-Case Scenario?
Have you ever wondered why you consistently assume the worst is going to happen? In this episode, Sarah explores why you may struggle to break negative thinking patterns and how this might be impacting your everyday life. This cycle cannot be solved by simply trying to “talk” your way to more positive thoughts, but instead must be addressed through the nervous system.
E105 · 8 Sep 2026 · 51 min
Developmental Trauma and How Your Past Shapes Your Present
What does a young child need when they are in distress? Not an explanation, but the felt experience of safety and connection. Developmental trauma is stored in the body, which means logic or rationalization isn’t enough to create lasting change. In this episode, Sarah explains how early experiences shape the nervous system, why attachment wounding becomes the blueprint for adult relationships, and how we project our past onto the present.
E104 · 1 Sep 2026 · 59 min
The Spiritual Nature of Somatic Healing and Parts Work
Science and spirituality are not inherently opposed, yet the world often insists on positioning them as such. In reality, the culmination of both science and spirituality is one of the most powerful tools we have for understanding ourselves and fostering growth. In this episode, Sarah shares how she moved into a deeper understanding of connection, consciousness, and what healing can look like when we work with, rather than against, our nervous system.
E103 · 25 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
The Fundamentals of Nervous System Regulation
If you are trying to “talk” or rationalize your way out of anxiety, fear, or hopelessness, you might be speaking the wrong language to your nervous system. With the understanding that every part of your lived experience is rooted in the body, Sarah explores the fundamentals of the autonomic nervous system and how you can step into the driver’s seat by learning to speak to it in a way it understands and responds to.
E102 · 18 Aug 2026 · 56 min
Understanding Self-Sabotaging Behaviors and Why We Do Them
Why do we keep getting in our own way, even when we genuinely want to change? Behaviors that we use to numb or sabotage can feel frustrating, but Sarah explains why these are actually intelligent survival responses. You’ll learn the reason patterns like avoidance, overworking, doom scrolling, and overeating develop, and why simply “trying harder” isn't enough to create lasting change.
E101 · 11 Aug 2026 · 1 hr
Is It My Intuition? Or Is It a Trauma Response?
So many of us believe we’re connected to our intuition when, in fact, we may be experiencing a trauma response. In this episode, Sarah explores how to distinguish between your highest truth and a truth rooted in self-protection. While every sensation or feeling we experience is a truth to a part of you, it might not actually be the truth of your adult self.
E100 · 4 Aug 2026 · 42 min
Suppressed Emotions & Moving Feelings Through Your Body
What happens to the emotions you never allow yourself to feel? Suppressing feelings may seem like the safest option in the moment, but that doesn't mean they disappear. In this episode, Sarah explains how emotions that weren’t safe to express can become stuck in the body, why so many of us lose touch with what we're truly feeling, and how this can shape our relationships, physical well-being, and sense of aliveness.
E99 · 28 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Your Nervous System Creates Your Perception
We often assume our emotions and reactions reflect the truth of the present moment. But in reality, our perception of ourselves, others, and the world around us is entirely shaped by our nervous system. When we’re triggered, our system is essentially “time traveling” back to the past, drawing on painful, unresolved experiences to inform how we interpret and respond to the present.
E98 · 21 Jul 2026 · 57 min
How Do I Know if I Should Leave or Stay In a Relationship?
Should you stay in your relationship or leave? It's one of the most common questions people ask when romantic partnerships become difficult. And even though it’s natural to turn to other people for advice, the truth is that no one else can answer that question for you. Only your adult self knows whether it’s time to leave. The challenge is that younger protective parts often show up in our relationships, influencing these decisions out of fear or self-protection.
E97 · 14 Jul 2026 · 42 min
Understanding the Trauma Feedback Loop and How We Subconsciously Create Our Own Reality
So many of the painful patterns we experience in life seem impossible to break, no matter how hard we try to change. But what if those patterns are not a reflection of who we are, but rather subconscious survival responses shaped by experiences from our past? In this episode, Sarah explores the trauma feedback loop and explains why the nervous system often seeks out and recreates familiar dynamics, even when those patterns continue to cause pain and keep us stuck.
E96 · 7 Jul 2026 · 53 min
Finding Your People and Navigating Adult Friendships
Friendship plays an essential role in living a full and connected life. But in a world that often prioritizes romantic partnership above all else, the importance of community and platonic intimacy is frequently overlooked. In this episode, Sarah explores why community and platonic intimacy are essential to overall well-being and why expecting one person to meet all our emotional needs can leave us feeling disconnected and alone.
E95 · 30 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 19 min
Living a Full Life Without Sacrificing Ambition
What does it mean to live a full life? Humans are incredibly complex beings who need a multitude of things in order to thrive, like community, partnership, purpose, and nourishment. In this episode, Sarah breaks down the positive impact of having ambition, the dangers of prioritizing striving above all else, and why you might find it difficult to create balance in your life.
E94 · 23 Jun 2026 · 49 min
How to Attract and Create the Relationship of Your Dreams
Many people believe finding the right partner is a matter of luck. But what if who you're drawn to is shaped by a blueprint for love you didn't consciously choose? In this episode, Sarah explores how the nervous system influences attraction and the patterns that keep us choosing the same kinds of relationships despite our best intentions.
E93 · 16 Jun 2026 · 45 min
Unexpected Ways Your Body Protects You: Holding Weight, Getting Sick, Chronic Pain, Infertility, and Insomnia
Do you ever feel like your body is the enemy? Maybe you’re holding weight despite rigorous workout routines or you always get sick right before an important event. In this episode, you’ll learn how trauma gets stuck and stored in the body and why many of the symptoms you may be experiencing are actually loving forms of self-protection.
E92 · 9 Jun 2026 · 54 min
Reclaiming Your Sense of Self
Do you find yourself stuck in the same patterns or struggling to know what your truth is? This is often a sign that you’re not actually in the driver’s seat of your experience, but rather, that a younger part has taken hold of the wheel. In this episode, Sarah breaks down the basics of parts work, how your protective parts developed to keep you safe, and why the person your parts are waiting for is you.
E91 · 2 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Navigating Big Life Changes with Trust
What if, in every ending, we were able to find and experience a new beginning? Big life changes mean that something has to end — whether that’s shifting the dynamic, saying goodbye to an old routine, or deciding to leave a relationship. Sarah examines how everything in nature is always in a state of change. So if resisting change only causes us pain, how do we actually begin to allow it instead?
E90 · 26 May 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
Escapism, Living in Fantasy, and Idealizing Our Lives
What if fantasizing is actually keeping you from the life that you want? On the surface, focusing only on the things you desire can seem like a positive thing, but in reality, it’s often a sign you have a protective part running the show. Through the lens of parts work, Sarah unpacks how fantasizing parts protect us, why they show up, and how not processing the past will inevitably lead to more suffering.
E89 · 19 May 2026 · 47 min
What Fawning Really Is and Why It Happens
Have you ever found yourself abandoning your own needs and desires to keep others happy? Maybe you don’t even know why you’re doing it. In this episode, Sarah explores what fawning is and why it happens. She shares her own experience and explains how this self-protective behavior develops, often in early childhood, as a way to keep you safe.
E88 · 12 May 2026 · 48 min
The Nervous System Path to Wealth and Abundance
What if your level of financial abundance isn't tied to your bank account or your hustle but your nervous system's capacity to hold wealth? In today’s episode, Sarah explores how you can step toward more freedom around money by working with your nervous system and parts. Using nature as a blueprint, she will show you how to connect with your own natural rhythm of giving and receiving.
E87 · 5 May 2026 · 1 hr
When Conflict Shows Up in Our Closest Relationships
Do you avoid conflict, shut down, or expect the worst when tension shows up in your relationships? In this episode, Sarah explores why conflict can feel so scary, especially when old relational wounds get activated in the present. She explains that ruptures or disagreements are actually a normal part of any close relationships, and why the people we care about most often bring up the parts of us that still need healing.
E86 · 28 Apr 2026 · 45 min
Learning to Love the Parts of Yourself That Protect You
Do you ever find yourself getting frustrated with, or even hating, certain patterns? What if the key to healing was falling in love with the parts responsible for these protective behaviors? In this episode, Sarah begins by inviting you to reflect on how harshly you may speak to yourself and explains why you might actually be talking to a younger version of yourself. You’ll hear a brief overview of what parts work is and the importance of unburdening these brilliant protectors.
E85 · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Navigating Technology and Social Media Without Overwhelm
Many of us feel a responsibility to stay informed and bear witness to what’s happening in the world. But what is that level of exposure actually doing to your nervous system? In this episode, Sarah explores how the rapid rise of technology, social media, and AI has outpaced our biological capacity to process information, leaving many of us overwhelmed and dysregulated. She explains why consuming large volumes of distressing content can lead to shutdown, and why more information is not the answer.
E84 · 14 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
The Formula for Growth: Why Discomfort is Required for Your Expansion
Have you ever wondered how to step into the life you desire? More often than not, the things we want most will require our greatest healing. We may worry that resistance means we’re on the wrong path, when, in fact, it’s often a sign we’re going in the right direction. But many of us get stuck there without the right tools and support.
E83 · 7 Apr 2026 · 54 min
Infatuation, Idealizing Romantic Partners, and Putting Others on a Pedestal
Putting other people on a pedestal or becoming infatuated may seem harmless, but when you do that, you actually disempower yourself. So why do so many of us find ourselves idealizing other people in our lives, from friends and colleagues to romantic partners? The answer lies in your nervous system and protective parts. They believe that if the most perfect person can choose you, then that means you’re lovable.
E82 · 31 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
Why Creating Internal Safety is the Foundation for the Life You Want
Why does holding onto traumatic experiences keep you from feeling fully alive? In this episode of You Make Sense, Sarah unpacks why nervous system safety is the foundation of both healing and creating the life you desire. She explains that unresolved trauma gets stuck and stored in the body, and later in life, when anything reminds your nervous system of that experience, it reacts as if the danger is happening again in the present.
E81 · 24 Mar 2026 · 52 min
Reparenting Your Parts: How to Release the Outcome and Build Internal Trust
Why do the patterns we most want to change keep showing up in our lives? In this episode, Sarah unpacks how behaviors like self-sabotage, perfectionism, or avoidance are actually rooted in younger parts that developed to keep us safe. Many of us come to parts work or IFS with an agenda to just “stop the pattern” — but that is actually not very effective. Real healing begins when we shift our focus from obtaining an outcome to understanding the deeper needs of the parts carrying our pain.

About You Make Sense

You Make Sense is a English health podcast from Sarah Baldwin. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Sarah Baldwin
Language: English
Category: Health
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 57 min
Latest episode: 13 Oct 2026
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