Episode Details

How much can people actually change? According to renowned somatic coach Harley Frank, a whole lot more than you might think.

Once a startup executive living with chronic anxiety and depression, Frank now works with leaders around the world using somatic body-based practices to help them reclaim choice, vitality, and presence.

In this conversation, Harley and Connor explore why many of the traits we think are “just who we are” in work and life are actually frozen patterns in the nervous system—and how practices like somatics, inner-child work, and embodied awareness can unlock real transformation. 

This episode is about leadership, creativity, healing, and what becomes possible when we stop trying to think our way out of pain—and learn to feel our way through it.

CHAPTERS

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Intro — You can transform more than you think
• 00:03:47 From tech executive to somatic coach
• 00:12:10 What somatics actually is
• 00:14:59 Why shame runs the show
• 00:17:19 Inner child work and neural rewiring
• 00:24:45 Leadership is about embodiment
• 00:31:08 The first step — Building a daily practice
• 00:37:40 Feel your part, no more
• 00:43:05 Pain vs. suffering — The 90-second rule
• 00:51:53 Shame, technology, and staying present

IS THIS WORKING?!

What if the most interesting thing about work isn't what we do—but what it does to us?

Is This Working?! is about meaningful work and the messy humans who do it. Host Connor Diemand-Yauman talks to the leaders, builders, and creatives navigating the chaos through the moments they question everything and show up anyway.

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