The Body Keeps The Score — But It Also Keeps Hope
By Abi Beri Half a sentence If you’ve ever read Bessel van der Kolk’s book, or come across the phrase the body keeps the score in a therapy room or a wellness post, you’ll know it has changed something fundamental about how we think about trauma and the body. The contribution was monumental. It has […]
Why You Cannot Think Your Way Out of Trauma: The Science of Somatic Healing
Your body has its own timeline. And it does not care about your insights. By Abi Beri | Integrative Somatic Therapist [Reading time: 12 minutes] You have read the books. You have done the journaling. You have been in therapy — good therapy, even — and you understand your patterns. You can trace them back […]
Inner Child Healing Through Somatic Therapy: Why Your Body Holds the Key to Childhood Wounds
You’ve probably heard about inner child work. Perhaps you’ve read about it, journaled about it, even talked about it in therapy. You understand, intellectually, that some of your patterns come from childhood. You can trace the origins of your people-pleasing, your perfectionism, your fear of abandonment. And yet… the patterns persist. You still find yourself […]
