Childhood Emotional Neglect: A Somatic Therapy Guide to the Wound With No Story
If nothing bad happened in your childhood but something is quietly missing, you are not making it up. A somatic therapist on childhood emotional neglect — what it is, the specific kinds of “nothing” most people are actually describing, and what helps. By Abi Beri | Integrative Therapist & Nervous System Specialist · Dublin & […]
Being the Safe One: A Somatic Therapy Guide to Parentification and the Cost of Being the Regulated One
If you are the calm one everyone leans on, you are paying a hidden cost. A somatic therapist on parentification, the regulated-one pattern, and how to turn the capacity homeward. By Abi Beri | Integrative Therapist & Nervous System Specialist · Dublin & Online TL;DR. If several people in your life would name you first […]
Somatic Therapy vs Talk Therapy: What’s the Difference, and Which Is Right for You?
A clear, everyday-language guide to two different paths through the same difficulties — with a short audio explainer from Abi Beri. If you’ve been looking for support — for anxiety, stress, the after-effects of something hard, or just a sense of being stuck — you’ve probably come across the word “therapy” a hundred times. What […]
The Vagus Nerve Myth: Why Positive Thinking Cannot Fix A Dysregulated Nervous System
What this piece is Positive thinking cannot fix a dysregulated nervous system. Cold plunges cannot. Humming cannot. Five minutes of slow breathing on a wellness app cannot. If you’ve tried any of those, or all of them, and felt like a failure when they didn’t work, that wasn’t your failure. It was a misunderstanding. A […]
The Age You Stopped
Why You’re Emotionally Stuck at the Age You Were Hurt — and How to Bring That Age Home Here is a small, slightly strange observation worth checking against your own life. You are not one consistent age. Not on the inside. On paper you are whatever number you are — but the felt sense of […]
Childhood Emotional Neglect: Understanding the Invisible Wound That Shapes Your Adult Life
“My childhood was fine. My parents did their best. Nothing bad happened. Other people had it much worse.” If you’ve ever said these words — but still feel a persistent sense that something is wrong, that something is missing, that you’re somehow different from other people — this article might finally explain why. You may […]
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 […]
The Inner Child Who Doesn’t Want to Be Fixed: A Radical Approach to Inner Child Healing
Why Traditional Inner Child Work May Be Keeping You Stuck If you’ve explored inner child healing in Dublin, Kildare, or through online therapy sessions, you may have encountered a familiar narrative: rescue your younger self, comfort them, promise them everything will be okay, and bring them into your present where they’re finally safe. But what […]
Your Inner Child: A Journey of Healing and Self-Discovery
Take a moment to close your eyes and think back to your childhood. Remember the exhilarating feeling of running freely with the wind in your hair, the joy of jumping in a puddle and feeling the cool water splash against your skin, or simply lying on the grass, cloud-watching, and letting your imagination run wild. […]
