After a recent session focusing on inner child healing, a client of mine wrote this beautiful poem. I received permission from her to share it, because I think it so powerfully captures

Procedural memory, an integral component of our cognitive architecture, plays a crucial role in shaping our behaviors and responses. In the context of trauma treatment, understanding the mechanisms and implications of procedural memory is essential for fostering healing and resilience. The intricacies of procedural memory have profound implications for trauma recovery within the framework of somatic therapies, especially. And it can just be downright interesting to learn abou

In this video, we explore the concept of resourcing within Somatic Experiencing, as explained by Cassie Belden, a somatic coach.

Do you want to go deeper into your internal landscape? In this meditation, we explore five ways of understanding your experience, based on the Somatic Experiencing tool SIBAM: sensation, image, behavior, affect, and meaning. It will get you out of your head, closer to yourself, and allow new insights to arise. How was this practice for you? Let me know! Inner Channel Transcript Hi. This is Emma Sartwell with Somatic Spiritual Counseling, and this is going to be a SIBAM medit

In your innermost chamber, do you harbor the secret belief that you are broken or damaged in a way that cannot be overcome?

When things are changing or there’s a big transformation, it’s usually messy and it doesn’t look good. We often don't know what's happening.

What is your relationship with your mother? Your wife? Your child? What about Mother Earth herself?

The importance of healing not just our own wounds, but the ones of those who came before us . . . ultimately, they are one and the same.

Are we all wired to fight, flight, or freeze under threat? In this video, Dara la Madrid talks about the fawn or tend-and-befriend response.

Anyone ever tell you to stop worrying about your problems because "we're all one" or "time doesn't really exist"?

Psychology Responds to Physiology In my last blog post, I spoke about the way we use compulsive heavior as a means of dealing with chronic nervous system dysregulation, aka trauma. When we experience a traumatic event, and find ourselves stuck with too much or too little nervous system charge, something psychologically resourceful happens as a result, and this something deserves attention. Humans are incredibly inventive. We are creators by nature. Each word, movement, and im

What happens when we process our trauma? And what comes next? Today's video is about stepping into deeper levels of resiliency + growth ...