Planes, Babes, & Incubators: Exploring Coupling Dynamics
I learned about Coupling Dynamics in my Somatic Experiencing training – the modality developed by Peter Levine – and I’m pretty sure he coined the term. It is one of […]
Trauma 101: The Basics You Need To Know In Today’s World
Most people think that a trauma is an event. You get abused as a kid, or violated as an adult. Someone is in a violent car accident. A soldier sees […]
Sometimes We Have To Break Up With Our Family
If you ask someone why family is important to them you will often get an answer that conveys no actual information.
“Because family comes first”
“Because you only have one family”
“Because blood […]
Can Plant Medicines and Psychedelics Heal Trauma?
Ayahuasca and other psychedelics and plant medicines have been very helpful for some people as part of their healing process, AND – they are not going to heal anything on […]
There Is No “Exercise” That Heals Trauma
“Without changing the somatic system – the underlying neurochemical platform – any change in behaviour is simply overriding through force of will.” – Kathy Kain, creator of Somatic Practice
This article […]
What to do in case of Emergency
I recently had someone ask me if I could walk them through a real-life scenario and explain, step by step, what to do when past trauma gets triggered and the […]
A Message From Body: The Paradox Of Differentiation Within Oneness
Body here.
I love you all, and, I’m a little grumpy.
I am grumpy because I am the least recognized part of what is considered Divine and I often get ignored, taken […]
The Powerful Roots Of Porn Addiction (and what you can do about it)
This is a really tough one.
I’ll start by saying right out that when it comes to this subject I can speak not only from my lens as a somatic […]
The Complexities Of Privilege
From my understanding, white male privilege originally referred to the set of societal values and laws that enable white men to face significantly less challenges than women and minorities do, […]
If You Had A Shitty Christmas…
Written on Christmas Day, 2016.
This is for all of us who have ever sat through Christmas with our family feeling sick inside.
For those who forced down forkfuls of Christmas Dinner […]
