Somatic Therapy: Because Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Forgets

Ever felt a wave of emotion that came out of nowhere?Tears that surprised you?A tightness in your chest during a conversation — even though your brain said “everything’s fine”?

That’s your body talking.And that’s what somatic therapy helps us tune into.

🔹 What Is Somatic Therapy?

“Somatic” means of the body. Somatic therapy is an approach that recognizes that trauma, stress, and emotion don’t just live in our minds — they live in our nervous systems, our muscles, and our physiology.

While talk therapy works with your thoughts and emotions, somatic therapy listens to your felt experience — the tension, stillness, sensation, or movement your body holds.

🔹 Why This Work Matters (Especially in Transition)

When we’re going through change, our bodies often carry:

• Unprocessed grief

• Stored survival responses (like fight, flight, or freeze)

• Old trauma patterns that were never given a voice

Through body-based awareness, movement, breath, and grounding, somatic therapy helps you release what’s been trapped — not just mentally, but physically.

🔹 What It Can Look Like in Session

Somatic therapy doesn’t have to be dramatic or overwhelming. It might include:

• Tuning into where you feel emotion in the body

• Pausing to notice posture or breath

• Gentle movements to release stored energy

• Learning what your body’s yes and no feel like

Over time, you’ll begin to rebuild your relationship with your body — not as a place of pain, but as a wise, sacred space that’s always been trying to protect you.