Somatic therapy/mind-body therapy is becoming more prevalent in the trauma-informed healing/therapy communities. It proves to be an extremely beneficial method for people that have had any type of childhood trauma, PTSD, C-PTSD.

We store memories from our early years in our body as sensations vs brain as stored recallable conscious thoughts, as that memory recall center is not yet developed. Also, this same process occurs when going through events that causes dysregulation in the nervous system,

The brain stores these memories in an unconscious part of the brain due to our bodies alarm system being activated. This embodies these repressed memories as current danger and memories become fragmented and unprocessed, putting your body in a dysregulated state,

When memories are not complete, we cannot differentiate if we are reacting to current situations from past, present or future perspective. Also, incomplete memory cycles over time become stored programs that many come to think of as our normal self. if we do not re-enter, we repeat. Compulsion to repeat, occurs when you find yourself in reoccurring unhealthy life patterns.

Mind-body therapy allows you to connect to these body memories and work with them in a safe and nurturing space with guidance of a certified practitioner. We learn to connect to inner resources that help you navigate these memories in order to get to a sustained state of regulation.

Once we can regulate we slowly enter and work with stored memory appear as sensations, movements, images, emotions. With an oscillation approach, we allow the activation of memory/emotion to present for a short time, Then return to your safe inner resources, titrating back and forth. This enables a reset and completion. Over many cycles, these memories are no longer fragmented and unprocessed. Healing occurs. New life begins.

Triangle of mind-body therapy: 3 components needed to do this work

1. Movement
2. Sensing/Connecting into body
3. Breath Work

The biggest misconception I find is that most people think if you didn’t experience life-altering abuse you do not have childhood trauma. 

The second misconception is if one begins to look at the fact that they may have experienced negative effects from their childhood, you are then blaming and condemning your parents/caregivers. Both are not accurate. 

The fact is that most of us have experienced childhood trauma, and so have your parents, grandparents, and even further down your ancestral line.  Identifying you may be struggling in life due to unresolved childhood issues is not about blame at all. Rather, it is to connect to your inner child/inner teenager who is currently scared, angry, hurt, and unable to cope in a healthy way. 

One model that I have developed for inner child healing work is the CSCI model: Connect to, Soothe, Consider and finally
Include your inner child in your daily life. It is miraculous how calm, peaceful, and connected life can be with this integration.

I’m providing a list below that I find helpful for you to understand the various types of childhood trauma.


Big “T"' Trauma

- war, combat, persecution
- serious accidents such as a
car crash
- sexual of physical abuse
- domestic abuse
-child abuse, neglect
-Witnessing death
-Witnessing domestic violence
-death of a loved one
- major surgery, life threatening
illnesses.

Little " t" trauma

- accidents and falls (such as a
child falling off a bike and breaking
their leg)
-hospital procedures (such as
getting tonsils removed)
-a child's family dog dying
-conflict with parents
-being raised in a household
where there is a lot of shouting
-a child being yelled or physically
disciplined
-being bullied, shamed, mocked,
made fun of, humiliated
-having parents with a psyc.
diagnosis

I’ve also developed assessment tools focusing on your current life patterns and barriers that help bring awareness to the negative effects you may have had from childhood.