how do somatic trauma releasing exercises work? 👇🏼 trauma & long term stress can cause you to disconnect from yourself & shutdown both physically & emotionally 🥹 this is a coping mechanism that happens when the traumatic experience(s) or stress is too overwhelming or distressing to process in the moment 😮‍💨 disconnecting from your body manifests as dissociation, overeating or under-eating, feeling numb, addiction, physical pain, workaholism, not being able to feel your feelings, and ignorin

Healing trauma requires more than simply adding positive experiences, practices, or resources to one’s life—it demands addressing and releasing the underlying charge and negative impact of the trauma itself. Therapeutic approaches like Somatic Experiencing and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) recognize that trauma is not just a psychological event but a physiological imprint stored in the body and nervous system. These modalities work to gently process the unresolved energy o