Primal Trust Academy & Community with Dr. Cathleen King

Primal Trust Academy & Community with Dr. Cathleen King Nervous System Regulation + Brain Retraining + Somatics for Chronic Illness and Trauma.

08/04/2025

Many people come to Primal Trust™ feeling like they’ve failed at brain retraining, but in reality, the issue isn’t them. It’s the one-size-fits-all advice they’ve been given.

Primal Trust™ teaches that brain retraining must be personalized and trauma-informed. Each person’s nervous system, history, and healing needs are different.

If someone’s been feeling stuck or questioning why “it’s not working,” they’re not broken...they just need a different approach.

That’s what Primal Trust™ is here to offer.

Ever wonder why some habits feel good in the moment but leave you drained afterward? 👀Here’s the truth: your brain is wi...
08/01/2025

Ever wonder why some habits feel good in the moment but leave you drained afterward? 👀

Here’s the truth: your brain is wired to seek feel-good chemicals — but not all sources are created equal.

This guide shows simple healthy swaps for boosting dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins — in ways that actually support long-term wellbeing.

Save this one for when you’re feeling off and need a reset. 🧠✨
Which one do you want to start with this week?

08/01/2025

If you’ve tried it and felt frustrated, this one’s for you.
Dr. Cat shares why brain retraining might not be the right starting point for everyone.
👂 Listen in for a perspective you don’t hear often.

07/31/2025

Most people think rewiring your brain means becoming someone totally different, like changing your personality or forcing yourself into a version of who you think you should be. But in this reel, Dr. Cat breaks down what it really means to rewire your brain, and it’s not about changing who you are at your core.

Instead, it’s about changing the habits and patterns that no longer serve you. It’s about recognizing the automatic thoughts, emotional responses, and behavioral loops that keep you stuck and then, step by step, building new pathways that support the version of you you’re growing into. Rewiring is about alignment, not reinvention. And once you understand how the brain actually works, you’ll realize that change is not only possible...it’s natural.

Watch the full reel for Dr. Cat’s breakdown of how rewiring works and what it actually looks like in real life.

07/29/2025

“Somatics is just woo.” Actually… it’s science. 🧠✨

If you’ve ever been told to “just get over it” or that your trauma responses are “in your head,” this might surprise you:

Somatic practices are based on interoception — your brain’s ability to sense internal cues from your body (like your heartbeat, breath, or gut tension).

This isn’t about making stuff up. It’s about tuning in to real-time signals from your nervous system — signals that most of us have been taught to ignore.

✅ That tight chest before a meeting?
✅ That gut drop when something feels off?
✅ That sense of calm when you're finally safe?

That’s interoception. And building awareness of it helps rewire how your brain and body respond to stress, trauma, and emotion.

So no...somatics isn’t just a trend.
It’s trauma-informed. It’s neurobiologically sound.
And it’s one of the most powerful tools we have for real, lasting healing.

🎥 In this video, I break down what interoception is and why it’s the science behind somatics.

Even in the busiest seasons, your nervous system deserves care. Whether you have 2 minutes or 20, these practices help y...
07/29/2025

Even in the busiest seasons, your nervous system deserves care. Whether you have 2 minutes or 20, these practices help you return to center, connect with your body, and reclaim your peace.

As Dr. Cat teaches: “Regulation isn’t about perfection — it’s about presence. It’s about choosing to return, again and again, to safety within.”

🌀 Save this as your daily reset menu — because your healing doesn’t take a summer break. 💛

07/25/2025

So many people talk about avoiding their triggers as if the goal is to never feel discomfort. But what if your triggers are actually guiding you back to parts of yourself that need attention, understanding, and care?

Triggers are not the enemy; they are messengers. They reveal where something inside of you is asking to be acknowledged. Avoiding them may feel safer in the short term, but true healing does not happen through avoidance. It happens when you step into the ring, when you learn how to meet your triggers with curiosity and compassion instead of fear or judgment.

Every trigger has the potential to reveal a boundary you did not know you needed, and every boundary is a chance to come back to your truth and honor who you really are. This process is not about fighting against yourself; it is about transforming through the discomfort and letting it shape a more resilient, grounded version of you.

07/25/2025

So often we believe healing means eliminating stress altogether, but the truth is far more empowering. Real healing comes from developing the capacity to stay present and embodied when stress inevitably shows up. It’s not about avoiding discomfort, but instead becoming someone who can move through it with clarity, grace, and resilience.

This is where regulation tools come in. They aren’t quick fixes or ways to bypass hard emotions. They are practices that retrain the nervous system to respond rather than react, to remain anchored rather than overwhelmed. Whether it’s voo breathing, orienting, somatic tracking, or simply noticing your breath, every time you choose regulation over disconnection, you’re expanding your capacity to hold life.

Capacity looks like being able to feel your emotions without spiraling. It means being able to speak your truth without shutting down. It’s the ability to stay grounded in the face of chaos, not because life is easy, but because your system knows how to stay safe within it. That’s the power of nervous system work. It slowly widens your window of tolerance until you can do things that used to feel impossible, and stay soft where you used to brace.

This is the essence of Primal Trust™. It’s not about never being triggered again. It’s about knowing you have the tools to meet those moments with strength and safety. Healing happens when we train the body to trust itself again, one regulated moment at a time.

07/24/2025

What would your life look like if you stopped living for their approval? If you weren’t worried about what anyone thinks—your family, your partner, your followers, your friends—how differently would you show up?

This question isn’t just hypothetical. It’s a mirror. Because real healing starts with brutal honesty, not just about your pain, but about the ways you’ve been shrinking yourself to keep others comfortable. We’re taught to edit ourselves, to make “palatable” choices, to play roles that help us belong… but at what cost?

Healing means getting honest about the masks you wear and having the courage to take them off, one by one. Yes, it’s uncomfortable. Yes, it might shake things up. But freedom lives on the other side of that honesty. So ask yourself: if no one had an opinion, what would you choose?many

Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/gBSUFwiPbKg

✨Your body remembers.✨Every soft breath, every kind word, every pause you take, it’s not wasted. These small moments are...
07/23/2025

✨Your body remembers.✨
Every soft breath, every kind word, every pause you take, it’s not wasted. These small moments are powerful signals to your nervous system that it’s safe to rest, heal, and grow.

Healing doesn’t have to be about “fixing” yourself. It’s about retraining your body and mind to trust life again.

This is the essence of nervous system repair: creating safety from the inside out, so you no longer feel like you’re running from the past.

Which of these gentle practices will you invite in today? A breath? A kind word? A slowing down?

07/22/2025

✨ If you weren’t worried about what anyone thought… how would you be living your life? ✨

This one question changed everything for Dr. Cat... and it might shift something in you too. 🌱

Watch the full video on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/xnDHInKaDHo

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