“The most profound thing we can offer our children is our healing.” – Anne Lamott Whether you have children of your own or simply have children in your life, doing your personal healing work is one of the best gifts you can offer yourself, your family, and your community. I started Somatic Therapy Partners (STP) […]
Working with Anger and Reactivity
If you really knew me, you would know that my go to survival response of fight, flight and freeze is FIGHT. When I’m under threat, this fight response shows up as anger, impatience, frustration and bodily impulses of aggression. When I’m angry, my body has the impulse to be critical and use my words as weapons; yell, […]
The Power of “Pleasant Touch”
Research shows “Pleasant touch boosts several hormones in the brain that are essential for social interactions and mental health.”
You think you’ve experienced childhood trauma, now what?
First let me tell you how sorry I am that in your early life, you had to experience and endure really hard things that happened to you. It’s not ok what happened. And it’s never been your fault. Period. I’m a fellow survivor of childhood trauma. I remember when I first realized that someone had […]
Keeping Hearts Connected
The Power of Apology and Repair Happy Heart Day, commercially known as Valentine’s Day! We are in the depths of winter as well as continued uncertainty with COVID; anxiety levels may be higher than usual and negatively impacting your closest relationships. In response, I thought it might be helpful to talk about the power of […]