Freeze, Fragmentation, and Becoming Generative w/ Seth Lyon

Somatic practitioner Seth Lyon joins Selden to trace a journey from premature birth and early attachment wounds to nervous-system regulation, embodiment, and becoming truly generative. They unpack dissociation vs. freeze, why complex trauma is “the water we’re swimming in,” how psychic abilities can emerge from survival adaptations, and what grounded spirituality looks like when the body leads. Plus: screens and vagus nerve health, “ascension” vs. descension, and practical discernment for healing in chaotic times.

In this conversation, Seth Lyon shares how early stress, isolation, and complex PTSD shaped his path—and how somatic work (SE, Somatic Practice, polyvagal) rebuilt capacity, trust, and connection.

We explore dissociation as a survival flight of the mind, the polyvagal mix of dorsal/ ...