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Back to Basics! Somatic Experiencing: Safety and self-Advocacy

Back to Basics! Somatic Experiencing: Safety and self-Advocacy

Jul 5, 2024 | , , , , , , , ,

Somatic experiencing can be a powerful tool for trauma recovery, but it’s crucial to approach it safely and with proper self-advocacy. This episode outlines five key considerations for engaging in somatic experiencing therapy: maintaining a slow pace, focusing on specific events, ensuring personal safety, addressing feelings of sadness and shame, and stabilizing before leaving therapy sessions. The importance of finding a trustworthy practitioner and creating a safe environment for processing trauma is emphasized. Additionally, the connection between somatic experiencing and embodiment practices is explored, offering practical suggestions for those not yet ready for formal therapy.

Back to Basics! Somatic Experiencing: Safety and self-Advocacy

MFs Speak! Daniel and Somatic Experiencing

Jul 5, 2024 | , , ,

Somatic experiencing is a powerful therapeutic approach for trauma recovery that focuses on body-mind connections. This personal account highlights the effectiveness of combining visual imagery, emotional awareness, and physical sensations in processing trauma. The speaker emphasizes the importance of professional guidance and the potential for rapid, profound results. While somatic experiencing can be intense, it offers a unique way to address deeply rooted trauma responses. The integration of cognitive techniques, such as challenging self-limiting beliefs, with somatic practices creates a comprehensive healing approach. This testimony underscores the value of both top-down and bottom-up processing in trauma recovery.

Back to Basics! Somatic Experiencing: Safety and self-Advocacy

Back to Basics: Somatic Experiencing

Jun 29, 2024 | , , , , , ,

Somatic experiencing is a crucial component of trauma recovery, particularly for those dealing with Complex PTSD. This approach helps individuals reconnect with their bodies and process stored trauma responses. While cognitive approaches provide important context, true healing involves both top-down (mental) and bottom-up (bodily) processes. Somatic experiencing can be challenging and overwhelming, especially for those new to trauma recovery. It’s important to approach this work with professional guidance and to recognize that everyone’s journey is unique. By integrating somatic and cognitive approaches, individuals can work towards a more regulated and integrated system, allowing for more effective healing and personal growth.

Back to Basics! Somatic Experiencing: Safety and self-Advocacy

1.4. Actually-Effective Therapy

Nov 17, 2021 |

Explore the process of finding effective trauma therapy for Complex PTSD. Learn about the importance of trauma-specialized care, therapeutic boundaries, and various therapy approaches. Gain insights into selecting the right therapist, understanding medication options, and accessing community support for trauma recovery.

Back to Basics! Somatic Experiencing: Safety and self-Advocacy

✭✭✭✭ 5.7 Neurological Basis of Fragmented Personalities (Your Trauma Life on Survival Neural Networks)

May 26, 2021 | , , , , , , , ,

This episode explores the concept of fragmented personalities in trauma survivors from a neurobiological perspective. Drawing on Janina Fisher’s work, it explains how neural networks form different personality parts as adaptive responses to trauma. The discussion covers survival responses, the development of a “get shit done” personality, and how understanding these mechanisms can reduce self-blame and shame. This framework offers a new way to interpret seemingly contradictory behaviors and emotions in trauma survivors, potentially aiding in recovery and self-compassion.