Healing from trauma can feel like standing at the base of a steep mountain. From down below, the path looks impossible—so far, so high, so exhausting. Maybe you’ve felt that weight: The urge to push through and scramble up as fast as you can, even when your body is pleading for rest. Or the opposite—the collapse and desire to quit before you even begin, because the climb feels too overwhelming to try. And in those moments, two very different voices often show up inside: One says, “Just push...
10 days ago • 2 min read
In the past week, a few of my clients shared similar experiences with me. During our somatic and/or vagal practices together, each of them felt intense emotions or physical sensations come up. They leaned toward the practice… then backed off. Then leaned in again… then pulled back. Some wondered if they were “doing it wrong.” Others felt a little afraid of what was surfacing. A few thought it was just plain weird. The truth? This is part of the healing journey. What they were doing is...
17 days ago • 2 min read
Have you ever found yourself pulling away from everyone, needing someone by your side at all times, or feeling misunderstood and alone surrounded by people? Maybe you’ve canceled plans (again) and felt relief and shame… Or you’ve stayed on the phone too long or gone to another event you didn’t want to attend, just so you wouldn’t feel that anxious aloneness. Or…just so you wouldn’t let someone down or be seen in an unfavorable way. All of these patterns—isolation, constant connection, needing...
24 days ago • 2 min read
You have the right to be exactly who you are. But.... Have you ever felt like you're too much? Too loud. Too sensitive. Too emotional. Too intense. Or maybe the fear swings the other way— That you're not enough. Not doing enough. Not strong enough. Not healing fast enough. This picture says it perfectly.... Thank you iamdomfarnan. (In her comments she shares a lot of other great info, if you want to check her out). This truth has taken me years to learn in my own trauma healing journey: 🌿...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
July is summer at my place. And summer brings up all sorts of beautiful, crazy and hard for me…. How would you describe your summer? Fun....relaxing....exhausting -- adding ands and both is powerful because…. For me, summer has been: Fun and exhausting. Relaxing and stressful. Good & hard, Really good and Really hard, Boring and way too busy, And all the spaces in between. Photo by Lāsma Fedotova on Unsplash Where I live, summer brings lots of sunshine, along with slightly cool air for my...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
As a child, I used to get in trouble for humming—usually at the dinner table. I often didn’t even realize I was doing it until someone asked me to stop. By the third or fourth time, it wasn’t just about the humming anymore—I was now “being disobedient.” I’d get scolded for being noisy and for not listening. What no one realized—including me—was that I was soothing myself the only way I knew how. It wasn’t until I was in my 40s that I learned how powerful vibration can be for the nervous...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
As a child, I used to get in trouble for humming—usually at the dinner table. I often didn’t even realize I was doing it until someone asked me to stop. By the third or fourth time, it wasn’t just about the humming anymore—I was now “being disobedient.” I’d get scolded for being noisy and for not listening. What no one realized—including me—was that I was soothing myself the only way I knew how. It wasn’t until I was in my 40s that I learned how powerful vibration can be for the nervous...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
I’ve been hearing two very different things from so many women lately: ✨ “Summer feels slower. The schedules ease up. I finally have a little breathing room.” ✨ “Summer feels even more hectic. Kids are home, vacations are planned, family visits… it’s a different kind of busy.” I’m curious — which one sounds more like you right now? ✨ Or is it somewhere in between? Whether this season feels spacious, a bit overwhelming or both, all these experiences can affect the nervous system in very real —...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the “You’re Not Failing—Your Body’s Been Protecting You” 3-part challenge day. It's a day to discover what finally works for you. (Or maybe the day to learn 1 more tool when all the others seem to be in a stall..) And it's all happening today—3 powerful sessions to offer moments of meaningful experience(s). We go live in 1 hour with our 1st Session. This isn’t just a workshop—it’s a space to reconnect with the body, learn how to listen differently, and finally find 1 (often clients...
3 months ago • 1 min read