The Hidden Cost of Living for Others: How Societal Expectations Dysregulate Your Nervous System
Understanding the somatic experience of performance and the path to authentic living Have you ever noticed a particular tension that settles into your shoulders when you’re about to do something you “should” do rather than something you want to do? Or the way your breath becomes shallow when you’re performing a version of yourself that […]
Why Talk Therapy Isn’t Enough for Trauma (And What Actually Works)
You’ve been in therapy for months, maybe years. You’ve talked about your trauma extensively. You understand what happened, why it happened, how it affected you. You’ve gained insight, processed memories, worked through cognitive distortions. Your therapist is skilled, compassionate, and committed to your healing. Yet something crucial remains unresolved. Your body still tenses when triggered. […]
The Intelligence of Your Shutdown Response: Why Freezing Isn’t Weakness—It’s Survival
Understanding the Freeze Response as Sophisticated Survival I want to share a story from my practice that I think about often. A client—I’ll call her Sarah—came to me deeply frustrated with herself. She kept saying: “I don’t understand why I freeze up. I know I should speak up for myself. I know I should say […]
Understanding Your Energy Body: A Somatic Approach to Feeling Your Aura
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt the “vibe”? Or sensed someone’s presence before seeing them? You’ve been experiencing your energy body – and it’s far more tangible than you might think. What is Your Energy Body? Your energy body is the subtle field of life force energy that surrounds and interpenetrates […]
The Body Keeps the Score: How Somatic Therapy Unlocks Your Body’s Hidden Emotional Wisdom
“The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness. But healing happens when both work together.” – Unknown Have you ever noticed how your shoulders tense up during stressful conversations, how your stomach churns before important meetings, or how certain memories seem to live in specific parts of your body? Your body isn’t […]
Calming Your Overwhelmed Nervous System: A Somatic Approach to Finding Peace
“Your nervous system isn’t broken—it’s just stuck in an old pattern that no longer serves you.” Your heart races for no apparent reason. Your mind won’t stop spinning. You feel simultaneously wired and exhausted, like you’re running on empty but can’t seem to slow down. Your body feels like it’s constantly braced for impact, even […]
The Power of Somatic Healing: How Somatic Release Can Help You Let Go of Stored Stress & Emotional Trauma
Our bodies are more than just vessels that carry us through life; they are storages of our past experiences, emotions, and unprocessed stress. Every tension in your shoulders, every tightness in your chest, and every deep sigh you take is your body communicating with you. Many of us unconsciously hold onto stress, trauma, and emotional […]
How Somatic Healing Transforms Emotional Well-Being: A Guide to Releasing Restoring Balance
Somatic healing is revolutionising the way we understand emotional well-being. Unlike traditional talk therapy, which focuses on verbal processing, somatic therapy works with the body to release stored tension, trauma, and emotional blockages. In today’s fast-paced world, many of us live in a state of chronic stress, disconnected from our bodies and the wisdom they […]
How Somatic Therapy Helps the Body Process Unresolved Emotions: An Integrative Approach to Addressing Root Causes
Somatic therapy has emerged as a powerful, holistic approach to healing emotional wounds, trauma, and stress. By focusing on the body and its physical sensations, somatic therapy allows individuals to tap into stored emotions and unresolved trauma that often lie beneath the surface of conscious awareness. This body-centered approach doesn’t just address symptoms; it seeks […]
Transformative Healing: Your Guide to Integrative Somatic Therapy in Ireland
Somatic therapy, also known as somatic healing therapy, is a therapeutic approach centered around the connection between the mind and body. It combines elements of psychotherapy and physical therapy to address and heal a variety of conditions, including stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, and addiction. Somatic therapy employs mind-body techniques to help release stress, trauma, and […]
