Stress and the body Archives

Somatic Healing for Boundaries: Reconnecting with the Body to Feel Safe Again

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Nov 10, 2025 | Anxiety, Boundaries, Burn-out, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People pleasing, Relational trauma, Relationships, Self-worth & Identity, Shame, Stress and the body

Reading time: 5 minutes In trauma-informed healing, the body isn’t just something that carries us through life. It’s the map, the compass, and the doorway to transformation. Somatic Healing for Boundaries begins when we realize that our ability to say “no,” to take...

Reclaiming Birth Sovereignty: Through Us, the World is Born

by Kai Njeri | Nov 1, 2025 | Birth, Feminism, Kai Njeri, Society & Culture, Stress and the body, Womb ecology

Reading time: 11 minutes Birth sovereignty is the remembering that birth belongs first to the body, to the womb, and to the mysterious intelligence of life itself. It is not a privilege to be granted or revoked by systems, but an ancient birthright carried in our...

Why Do I Overreact? Understanding Emotional Triggers and Hidden Pain

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Nov 1, 2025 | Emotion Regulation, Emotions, Relationships, Stress and the body

Reading time: 8 minutes We have all felt that moment when emotion takes over before thought can catch up. Someone says something that stings, withdraws affection, crosses a boundary, or simply looks away, and something inside you ignites. It’s disproportionate, almost...

Inside the Garden of You: Womb Ecology for Radical Regeneration

by Kai Njeri | Aug 22, 2025 | Birth, Feminism, Kai Njeri, Society & Culture, Stress and the body, Womb ecology

Reading time: 9 minutes In her first contribution to Beyond Psychology, Kai Njeri invites us into the living landscapes of womb ecology, a philosophy that places women’s health, planetary cycles, and collective regeneration in one woven fabric. How you do anything is...

The Truth About Meditation and Emotional Numbness

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Jun 17, 2025 | Burn-out, Emotions, Myrthe Glasbergen, Nervous system regulation, Spiritual awakening, Stress and the body, Suppressed Emotions

Reading time: 7 minutes Meditation. Yoga. Silence. Breathwork. These are the practices we’re told will help us heal. Tools that promise transformation, peace, emotional regulation, even awakening. But what if that peace you’re chasing – that quiet,...

Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

by Myrthe Glasbergen | May 18, 2025 | Anger, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Emotional Neglect, Emotions, Grief, Guilt, Nervous system regulation, Relationships, Shame, Stress, Stress and the body, Suppressed Emotions, Trauma

Reading time: 4 minutes Somatic Tools for Emotions: Reconnecting with the Body’s Intelligence We live in a world that teaches us to analyze everything but feel very little. When we experience pain or discomfort, we often move away from it instead of into it. Yet...