Episode 84: Serena Gold
09/24/2026
What if the place you feel pain is not the only place asking for your attention?
In this episode, Ailey sits down with somatic sexologist and pelvic care specialist Serena Gold to explore what becomes possible when we begin seeing the body as an interconnected whole. Together, they consider how pain and numbness can carry information that is easy to miss when symptoms are treated in isolation.
Serena shares the fascinating relationship between the jaw and pelvis, offering a different way to understand tension and the patterns our bodies hold over time. The conversation invites us to become curious about what the body may be communicating before immediately trying to make a sensation disappear.
They also explore the role of scar tissue in healing, including the places where sensation may feel absent altogether. Serena offers a powerful reframe: numbness itself is a sensation. Rather than seeing disconnection as evidence that the body has stopped communicating, it can become another place from which we begin listening.
Ultimately, Ailey and Serena invite us to approach the body with greater curiosity, recognizing that healing may begin not by focusing more closely on one part, but by noticing the relationships that have been there all along.
About In This Body: Conversations with leading experts about the importance of embodiment in living an authentic life. In This Body asks the important questions: How does connecting to your body change your life? How will connecting to your body allow you to love better and live more authentically? And how does connecting to your body change the trajectory of our shared world?
In this episode:
2:57 Defining Embodiment As Home
8:41 Pain, Safety, And The Psoas
10:02 Why Jaw Mirrors Pelvis
18:58 Botox, Relief, And Disconnection
24:06 Head Carriage And Vagus Regulation
29:28 Scar Tissue Changes The Whole System
35:51 Internal Scars And Skilled Support
49:39 Slow Devotion And Real Integration
58:52 Where To Begin With Self Touch
1:03:23 Serena’s Offers And Closing Reflections
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