Here’s an a little Public Service Announcement (PSA) video I made about SE and the importance of allowing involuntary behavior. It’s followed by some commentary on this cute but overly simplified explanation of why animals shake in order to feel better from stress. Sure, Lucky is cute and on a certain level the message here
Summary: In Somatic Experiencing circles we talk a lot about the biological cause of trauma and “why the stress response doesn’t complete.” We pass around various explanations that generally point toward something that wanted to happen that didn’t. It’s a little wordy but here’s my current short-hand explanation. “The thing that wanted to happen but
How do you get through sessions with people experiencing “freezy business”? That is, as a practitioner what do you do with your attention to not succumb to the freeze or interrupt it unnecessarily. Here are some tips.
Tracking felt-sense experience isn’t a “one size” fits all kind of thing. It has nuances that require discretion, particularly for clients with higher degrees of accumulate stress.
“Discovering and facilitating what we CAN DO is far more effective at enhancing resiliency and self-regulation than reinforcing attention on what we CAN’T DO.” -Twig In my workshop The I CAN PRINCIPLE, I talk about why I believe this statement holds so much weight for SE Practitioners and other helping professionals. I even offer a