The One Inside You Who Is Tired: A Simple Way to Be With Difficult Emotions
TL;DR: Saying “the one inside me who is tired” instead of “I am tired” creates a small space between you and a difficult emotion, so you can be with the feeling rather than become it. It’s the core idea behind parts work and Internal Family Systems, without the jargon. Research on self-distancing and on naming […]
Somatic Healing in Ireland: What It Is And What A Session Involves
Somatic healing works with the body rather than only with the story. Here is what that means in practice, what actually happens in a session, and how to tell whether it would suit you. By Abi Beri | Integrative Therapist & Family Constellation Facilitator · In person across Dublin, Naas, Newbridge & Kildare · online […]
You Know Your Attachment Style. Why Hasn’t Anything Changed?
You took the quiz. You got the word. Something in you said: yes, that is exactly me. And then you did the same thing again on Thursday. By Abi Beri | Integrative Therapist & Family Constellation Facilitator · In person across Dublin, Naas, Newbridge & Kildare · online worldwide TL;DR. KNOWING YOUR ATTACHMENT STYLE DOES […]
The Vagus Nerve, Nervous System Dysregulation & Why Your Reactions Make Perfect Sense (A Dublin Somatic Therapist Explains)
Your dysregulation is not a malfunction. It is the vagus nerve, faithfully firing an alarm it learned when the danger was real. A Dublin somatic therapist on polyvagal theory, the vagus nerve, and the quiet clinical revolution that understanding IS regulating. By Abi Beri | Integrative Therapist & Nervous System Specialist · Dublin, Naas, Newbridge, […]
Stop Overgiving: Boundaries, People-Pleasing and Coming Back to Yourself
Many people think boundaries are about becoming stronger, firmer or more able to say no. While this can be part of the journey, boundaries are much deeper than words. A boundary is not only a sentence. It is an inner relationship with yourself. It is the moment you begin to notice what is true for […]
The Fawn Response: When Your Survival Strategy Was to Please
Let me ask you something. When you walk into a room, what is the first thing you do? If you are anything like the person this piece is for, you scan. Instantly, automatically, without thinking about it. Who is there. What mood they are in. Whether there is tension. What might be needed. What might […]
Somatic Healing Meditation: A Full Body Vagus Nerve Journey
Why the nerve you’ve never heard of is the key to healing — and how to follow its path through your body By Abi Beri | Integrative Somatic Therapist [Estimated reading time: 10 minutes] There’s a nerve in your body that runs from your brainstem all the way down to your gut. It passes through […]
ADHD Burnout & Your Nervous System: Why You’re So Exhausted
And Why Nothing Has Worked By Abi Beri | Nervous System Specialist | Dublin, Naas & Newbridge [Reading time: 12 minutes] You are exhausted. Not normal tired — bone-deep, cannot-recover, everything-is-too-much exhausted. Sleep does not fix it. Weekends do not fix it. The apps and planners and routines have not fixed it. If you have […]
When Love Feels Like Danger: Understanding and Healing Relational Trauma
By Abi Beri — Nervous System & Trauma Specialist | BlissfulEvolution.com | SomaticTherapyIreland.com There’s a particular kind of loneliness that doesn’t come from being alone. It comes from being in a relationship — or wanting one — while something inside you braces, pulls back, or waits for the floor to give way. Maybe you’ve noticed […]
Why You Can’t Let Anyone In: Healing the Guarded Heart
Safe and closed is not the same as safe and alive. By Abi Beri | Dublin, Naas & Newbridge [Reading time: 10 minutes] You might not call it a closed heart. You might call it being independent. Self-sufficient. Not needing anyone too much. You might call it being careful, or having high standards, or protecting […]
