My Approach
These are the four foundations I come back to over and over again. If trauma left you feeling like you’re too much, not enough, or permanently broken, these practices offer another way.
Somatic Work
Regulate first. Then process. Then grow.
Most of us weren’t taught how to listen to our bodies especially after trauma. Instead, we learned to disconnect, numb out, or push through. Somatic work brings you back to your body in ways that feel safe, gentle, and doable. It isn’t intense or invasive. It’s simple things like breathwork that calms your heart rate, grounding exercises that bring you out of your head, or micro-movements that help you release stored tension. This is nervous system regulation at its most honest. No trendy hacks. Just real practices that meet you where you are.
Common tools you’ll see here:
- Grounding and orienting techniques
- Breath and sound to discharge stored stress
- Movement for freeze/flight release
- Sensory tracking - learning what safety feels like
Nervous System 101
It’s not mindset. It’s biology.
Trauma lives in the body. So if you freeze, spiral, or shut down, you’re not overreacting. You’re responding exactly how a nervous system does when it’s overwhelmed. This work helps you understand what’s happening in your body so you can respond with care, not self-blame. When you can name a survival response like fawning, shutting down, or going numb — it starts to loosen its grip.
I teach the science in a way that actually makes sense (no PhD required). Not to overwhelm you, but to give you language for what you’ve been living with and the tools you need to reclaim your emotional and physical wellbeing.
Things we explore:
- Why your body reacts before your mind catches up
- What fight/flight/freeze/fawn really look like
- How triggers work and how to soften them
- What it means to build capacity, not just “cope”
- How trauma impacts your biology and tools to support repair at a cellular level
Self-Worth Work
You’re not too much.
Trauma doesn’t just create fear. It warps the way you see yourself. Over time, you stop trusting your gut. You second-guess your emotions. You shrink yourself down to be easier to love, less likely to upset people. Self-worth work isn’t just about affirmations. It’s about unlearning the belief that your needs are a burden. That your feelings make you messy. That your voice should stay small.
This part of the work is slow. And it’s sacred. It’s how we start to believe (maybe for the first time) that we’re allowed to take up space.
Inside this work:
- Naming and rewriting trauma-shaped beliefs
- Practicing boundary-setting
- Reclaiming needs, emotions, and desires without guilt
- Letting go of the pressure to “be okay” all the time
Inner Child & Parts Work
You are not broken. You are carrying parts that needed love.
Most of us have parts inside who still think they’re stuck in the past. A child who learned to be invisible to stay safe. A teen who raged to protect what was vulnerable. A quiet part who still believes love has to be earned. This work creates space for all of them. Not to fix or silence them, but to let them speak, to feel seen, and to reconnect with the wiser, grounded self that exists underneath it all. This is deep healing. It doesn’t happen all at once. But it can start with one question:
What part of me is showing up right now and what does she need?
What is practiced:
- Recognizing and welcoming younger parts
- Using curiosity instead of judgment
- Creating inner safety so healing can unfold
- Reconnecting the dots between then and now
Take the Next Step Toward Healing
Healing doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. Start small, start today, and let us walk with you on the journey.
Types of Trauma We Talk About
Trauma doesn’t just come from “big” events. It’s anything that overwhelms your nervous system and leaves a lasting imprint.
Acute Trauma
A single, overwhelming event—like an accident, assault, or sudden loss.
Chronic Trauma
Ongoing exposure to stress or harm, often from relationships or unstable environments.
Developmental Trauma
Developmental Trauma Wounds that form in early childhood—often before we had words for what was happening.
Big-T and Little-T Trauma
Some trauma is obvious. Some is quiet, subtle, and cumulative. Both matter. Both are valid.
Intergenerational Trauma
Patterns of pain, fear, or dysfunction passed down through families and generations.
Cultural and Collective Trauma
The impact of racism, oppression, displacement, and historical harm carried by entire communities.
Medical and Physical Trauma
Surgeries, diagnoses, or physical injuries that left you feeling helpless, violated, or disconnected from your body.
Vicarious (Secondary) Trauma
Carrying the weight of others’ pain through witnessing, caregiving, or repeated exposure to traumatic stories and events.
What You’ll Find Here
- Short-form trauma education on social media
- Personal shares from lived experience
- Tools you can try on your own, at your own pace
- Free resources and a deep healing program (coming soon)
- Group learning and live events
You’re not required to open up. You’re not expected to be “ready.” This space is for quiet learning, curious reflection, and feeling a little less alone.
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