Tag: Core Wounds
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Who Am I Without My St*ck?
It is the question I posed while somatically processing my parent’s divorce. For almost 30 years, I’ve seen the world and processed it through the lens of coming from a broken, disrupted home. When my parents separated, my sense of safety and security shattered. From that moment onward, I developed a core limiting belief, My…
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You’re Triggered, Now What? (Part 2)
Once you are emotionally regulated and attuned to safety (part 1), you can begin to bring consciousness toward the parts of yourself that you’ve avoided. This is a slow and gentle process, inviting the aspects of yourself you’ve suppressed, shamed or have avoided to be seen and validated. Your Trigger is the portal to accessing…
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You’re Triggered, Now What? (Part 1)
You’re going about you week, when all of a sudden, BAM! It happens! You’re triggered! Whether It was a cross conversation with a co-worker, a misunderstanding with a client, a child who just wouldn’t comply, or a partner who isn’t acting as expected, you’re emotionally knocked off your center. Congratulations! Meet Your Trigger. In being…
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Do You Find Yourself Returning to Your St*ck Behavior?
Do you notice yourself returning to Your St*ck Behavior even though you know that it isn’t in your best interest, or it isn’t aligned to your Authentic Self? Your St*ck Behavior is hard to break because the pattern is engrained in your subconscious, and playing on repeat for years, more likely, for decades. Think of…
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Are You Operating From Your St*ck?
If you are new to my work, let’s first define Your St*ck. Your St*ck is your limiting belief, a story you created about yourself. Where did this story, Your St*ck come from? You created it to make sense of Your Core Wound, a memory from childhood where you felt unsafe, or your nervous system felt overwhelmed and you did not realign back…
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Reclaiming My Gut: Overcoming People-Pleasing
“What are you purging?” It was an ominous question posed by my therapist, a response to my dry heaving at the tail end of my therapy session. My body is no stranger to dry heaving during one of my Somatic Experiencing therapy sessions. As my therapist says, “It’s the toxic energy leaving your body.” With…