Dr Alex Howard explains why emotions can become “locked” in the body, and how Therapeutic Coaching understands trauma from a nervous system perspective.

Using the Therapeutic Coaching map, he shows how overwhelming experiences activate survival responses and why healing can’t happen while the system is still in protection.

In this short video, you’ll learn:
✅ Why emotions get locked when the nervous system is overwhelmed
✅ How fight, flight, and freeze interrupt emotional processing
✅ Why regulation is the foundation for safe trauma healing