You are feeling stressed out and you’re trying to find a way to get relief, but where do you start? Play. Yes, P L A Y. You can begin feeling way better when you lean into play. Stressing ourselves out and overthinking often leaves us all tangled up. In this blog, I share a unique perspective that can help you heal in a way that feels easier than you may have thought!
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Read MoreIf you’re seeking relief that’s actually FELT on a body level, you’re in the right place! Dig in to this article to get to understand the healing that comes with developing your OWN “felt sense”. This is about getting to truly connect with your sensations associated with your somatic patterns, and being able to discharge the intense feelings. This helps with making subtle, but significant shifts.
How can we find peace in a world that seems anything but? Have you ever experienced the kind of morning where you wake up to upsetting news and find it difficult to put one foot in front of the other, let alone to take care of yourself?
Read MoreMany people get nervous when they have body reactions to feelings because they never learned the language that the nervous system speaks. Perhaps their caregivers taught them that there was something wrong with intense emotions. When we become averse to feeling strong feelings, then its no wonder that attunement, mindfulness and body awareness would signals danger inside!
But in order to live a balanced and healthy life, we need to become fluent in the language our body uses to speak to us. This is essentially what Somatic Psychotherapy is.
Read MoreMany times, people come to therapy because they feel “stuck”, caught in a loop, they are just sad, anxious or down and they don’t know why. Sometimes, the struggle sparks a feeling of familiarity but without any conscious recollection as to why it feels so familiar. Often, those emotions that feel familiar are memories, or experiences that your child part experienced. These can be good experiences, as well as childhood fears, traumas, neglect or loss. Every one of us has an inner child living inside of us.
Read MoreAlthough relationships are meant to be rewarding, they are more often than not, super challenging. Often the demands of our day-to-day lives feel out of sync with what we truly want out of life. I get how uncomfortable and confusing it can be to not understand the “reason” for your pain or the reason you have been struggling in your relationships.
Here are some tips and information to help you find some wisdom and insight to shift the way you are in relationships.
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