Loving Yourself Through the Mess: Trauma, Somatics & Community with Joe “The Soul Coach” Coleman

Episode Summary

Today’s guest radiates warmth, wisdom, and unapologetic authenticity. Joseph “Joe The Soul Coach” Coleman is a creative force, deeply intuitive coach, and community-builder who turns vulnerability into connection. We dig into how trauma shows up in the body, why presence and gratitude are powerful starting points, and how real healing happens in community—not isolation. Joe shares candid stories about coming out, people-pleasing and boundaries, leading vs. belonging in community, and the somatic practices that help us regulate and rebuild.

In this conversation:

• Understanding trauma as transformation—and where to begin
• Somatic awareness: how the body “keeps the score” and ways to regulate in the moment
• Loving yourself in the middle of the mess (gratitude, grace, seasons of isolation)
• Coming out, family dynamics, and reclaiming identity
• Being in community vs. leading it: ethics, capacity, and sustainability
• Creativity as a healing catalyst (from ballroom culture to programming and music)
• A practical reset: box breathing to calm your nervous system—anytime, anywhere

• Start with presence: ask “Who am I—right now?” without rushing to a finish line.
• Your body remembers; learn where you feel triggers and build resilience there.
• Gratitude is a daily micro-practice that expands capacity during hard seasons.
• Community care is not optional—healing is interdependent.
• Boundaries + honest expression beat bottling things up every time.

Joe "The Soul Coach” Coleman – Coach, creative, and community leader.

• Coaching practice: Rejuvenated Lifestyle (1:1, groups, community leadership support)

• Community: Entertainment & Experience Co-Chair, Unity Through Diversity Conference (BIPOC & LGBTQ+ health)

Try This Now: Box breathing (inhale 3, hold 4, exhale 5–7—slowly). Unclench your jaw. Notice where you feel the trigger in your body.

Connect & Support

• Work with Joe: Rejuvenated Lifestyle
• Unity Through Diversity Conference: search “Unity Through Diversity ioov” for details
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Jonathan Barbe — Founder, JMB Coaching LLC & creator of Empowered & Out Coaching

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