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
“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
Summary: Some SE sessions cause dramatic, even magical, changes. Some of those changes are permanent from the start, which is wonderful. However many magic changes are not permanent and gently preparing clients for the swing back to discomfort is an important part of the process. Every SE practitioner loves the client call that says: “I’ve
Summary: Renegotiation of Freeze/Immobility states is a central piece of the work we do as SE Practitioners and one of the great gifts that SE has to offer. The relief that comes from quelling the compulsion of Freeze is essentially unmatched by anything else we can do for folks (after all: the true Freeze/Immobility state is
Summary: As SEP’s we have a desire to consistently reinforce empowerment, autonomy and self-direction to the extent possible and intelligible. This makes it so we look to maintain a certain economy of feedback that favors client discovery and limits practitioner intervention. [This fits closely with the Intervention : Resiliency ratio]. A good example of this would