Practices to Nurture Resilience

However, overwhelming life events can disrupt the fluid responsiveness of our nervous system, making it difficult for us to adapt and thrive. Instead of an ebb and flow, our nervous system can become stuck in survival responses of fight, flight or freeze.

Trauma can occur when we experience:

• Too much, too soon

• Too much for too long

• Not enough for too long

• Insufficient time and space to heal

• Limited access to supportive resources

• Being stripped of our agency

• Our instintual or intuitive responses are thwarted

Trauma symptoms can manifest in many ways:

• Feeling disconnected from self and others

• Depression and anxiety

• Difficulty maintaining appropriate boundaries

• Challenges in relationships

• Unexplained exhaustion

• Numbness and dissociation

• Hyperarousal

• Substance abuse

• Immune disorders

• Problems with sleep

I help people build resilience by stabilizing their overwhelmed nervous systems. This process allows their internal guidance and natural resources to surface, creating a greater capacity for joy, connection, safety, and life-force energy.

I work from a body-oriented perspective, integrating Somatic Experiencing®, Craniosacral Therapy, Reiki and movement practices. I have extensive experience supporting folks experiencing a wide variety of symptoms, especially those with complex and developmental trauma.