·   An early history of trauma

·   Divorce

·   Long-term caregiving of child, partner or relative

·   A traumatic birth or loss

·   Parenting

·   The death of a partner or parent

·   Career identity loss

·   Physical changes & challenges of all kinds: illness, injury, aging, self-image exploders

·   You lost a physical career: dance, sports, yoga, nursing, circus performer, etc. that you loved….

These events have caused you to lose parts of yourself and to lose part of your power to help yourself.

You have done everything in your power to help others and build them up.  

You believe in the human spirit and that together, we are better than alone.

You believe that caring matters and you are good at what you do.

You may have a wonderful career helping others.

But now you find yourself making choices that don’t restore you, with people who can’t see you and appreciate you.

You have tried talking about it in therapy and talking with friends.

You may have taken many training programs to learn how to help you and/or others deeply connect– hoping that would get to the root of the way you are feeling.

You have tried new schedules and calendars and been more disciplined.

You have tried new exercise programs.

You have tried positive thinking and forgiving all your enemies.

You have tried spiritual practices and meditation and though all of this helps some, this doesn’t heal the sense of loss of your spontaneous self-connected energy and the underlying loss of self you have been experiencing.   

It doesn’t work because the body is speaking in a different language.

It doesn't work because the body holds all the elements of the story.

It holds the numbness, the hurt, the tenderness, and the trauma.

It also contains the unique information needed for each person’s healing.

Bodies need to be listened to.

To listen to your body, you need to know how.

This process takes time. Especially if there has been a big rupture- like a pivotal life event. Then you need a safe container that can hold all the insights and emotions that emerge when you are given the opportunity to truly experience what your body has to communicate.

And once you are genuinely able to listen to your body’s communications:

Then, you will finally make the right choices for you.

And that’s where I come in……