For some, the act of asking for and receiving support is deeply charged. We’ll work with this somatically over time for many sessions.

For others, receiving support is familiar -  but deepening into new kinds of support becomes nourishing and stabilising.

The truth is, we are biologically wired to receive support – from ourselves, from others, from our ancestors, and from the natural world.

In a culture that celebrates positivity, productivity, and independence, it’s easy to internalise the belief that certain feelings mean something’s wrong with us. ⁣

That we should move on, bounce back, or “𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰” faster than we actually can.⁣

As a somatic coach, I don't just support my clients to "heal" from the emotional and nervous system impact of past experiences. Yes—I support you and your body to digest and metabolise the residue of past experiences. AND—a huge focus of somatic coaching is reconnecting with your most instinctive ways of being.

I had been trying for YEARS to resolve my self-doubting, self-criticising tendencies at the level of the mind. Through talk therapy, a degree in psychology, post-graduate study in psychotherapy, thousands of hours of meditation, affirmations, attempting to "manage" (control) my thoughts.

What I didn't know, is that thought patterns and beliefs are held in place in the body—by somatic residue from past experiences and by nervous system patterns.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just get it together?" or felt like something was wrong with you for feeling so much, let me tell you: you’re not alone. Many of us deep feelers carry the belief that we’re flawed because we feel so different to the people around us.⁣

But here’s the truth: you make perfect sense.⁣

These experiences aren't flaws, they're a reflection of your deeply feeling nature.⁣

Until we land in the knowing that every single part of us makes perfect sense & every feeling, reaction & limiting belief holds wisdom for us to integrate—we’ll never get off the healing merry-go-round. ⁣

When we're living with an ongoing incongruence, misalignment or inner conflict, all the wellness practices in the world can't help us.