Somatic Trauma Exercises: Releasing What the Body Still Holds

Somatic Trauma Exercises: Releasing What the Body Still Holds

by | Jul 18, 2025 | Complex Trauma, Nervous system regulation, Relational trauma, Stress, Suppressed Emotions, Trauma, 🧠 Emotions, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 5 minutes Somatic Trauma Exercises: Completing Unfinished Energy When trauma occurs, the nervous system holds on to what the mind cannot process. That energy gets trapped, creating patterns of tension, shutdown, or overreaction. Somatic trauma exercises...
Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

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

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

Reading time: 5 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...
Somatic Healing Tools: The Path Back to Wholeness

Somatic Healing Tools: The Path Back to Wholeness

by | Mar 18, 2025 | Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Nervous system regulation, Relational trauma, Stress, Suppressed Emotions, Survival Mode, Trauma, 🌿 Anxiety, 🧠 Emotions, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 5 minutes Somatic Healing Tools: Reconnecting with Your Inner Wisdom Somatic healing tools are the bridge between the body and the mind. They help you reconnect with yourself through presence, movement, and awareness. Healing is not only about...
Survival Mode: Fight-, Flight-, Freeze- or Please Response

Survival Mode: Fight-, Flight-, Freeze- or Please Response

by | Mar 28, 2023 | Intergenerational trauma, Nervous system regulation, People pleasing, Stress, Survival Mode, Trauma, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

In times of stress, our brains instinctively switch into survival mode, triggering the fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response. Understanding these primal reactions can help us navigate and cope with challenging situations effectively. Let’s delve into how these...