Cam Ashley - Holistic Psychotherapist, 1 Ethel Avenue, Brookvale, Sydney (2025)

12/11/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲.

Not from each other.
Not from nature.
Not from Spirit.
And not from the parts of ourselves we’ve tried to exile or forget.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.When we’ve been hurt, judged, abandoned, or betrayed — we internalise those experiences.

We begin to believe the lie of separation:

"I don’t belong.”
"I’m different."
"No one understands me."
"I have to protect myself to survive."

And from that place, we begin to judge others the way we’ve judged ourselves — unconsciously creating distance, defense, disconnection.

But Oneness is always present, even when we forget.
Healing is remembering that nothing exists in isolation.

When you meet your shame with compassion,
When you hold space for your anger instead of judging it,
When you choose to listen instead of react —
You don’t just shift your experience.
You shift a deeper current in the collective.

You become a tuning fork for coherence.
A spark that ripples through your ancestral line.
A wave of reconnection that reaches far beyond what you can see.

This is the sacred truth:
You are not healing alone.
You are healing for the whole.

And every act of self-love becomes an act of world-love.
Because there is no them.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀.

Reflection Question: Where in your life do you feel the illusion of separation — and what inner judgment might be keeping that divide in place?

Reflect in the comments — your insight is a thread in the greater web of healing.

10/11/2025

Modern medicine is brilliant at identifying isolated symptoms. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 — 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀.

The body is not a collection of compartments. It is a living, dynamic ecosystem of energy, chemistry, structure, emotions, thoughts, and soul — all deeply interwoven.

Pain in your gut? Yes, there may be inflammation. But what’s causing that inflammation?

→ 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?
→ 𝗢𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀?
→ 𝗢𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱?

The truth is: it’s all of it.

Because 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
It doesn't distinguish trauma from tension or thought from biology.

Here’s how it all weaves together:

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 (𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮, 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘀) responds to emotional and mental stress. Chronic shame can tilt posture. Grief can collapse the chest. Hypervigilance can tighten the psoas.

𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 (𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮) is shaped by thought and emotion. Beliefs of unworthiness drive stress chemistry. Rage unexpressed can raise inflammation markers like IL-6 and TNF-alpha.

𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 (𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴) generate real changes in brain function and create feedback loops that keep the nervous system on high alert.

𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 not only affect the vagus nerve, immune system, and gut microbiome — they are stored in the tissues when not processed properly.

𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 (𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗿𝗮𝘀, 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀) reflect and inform all the above — acting like an underlying blueprint. When this field is distorted by trauma or disconnection, the body’s systems fall into chaos.

This means that we need to work together. Because the root of most chronic dis-ease is dis-integration across these layers.

05/11/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁.

Light and shadow.
Joy and grief.
Confidence and doubt.
Connection and loneliness.

You cannot fully experience one without the other.
And healing asks us to stop resisting the uncomfortable end of the spectrum — and start meeting it with compassion.

We’re taught to chase the “positive” — to fix, overcome, or eliminate anything that feels painful.

But this often deepens the wound.
Because the very emotion you’re pushing away is carrying the medicine you need.

Sadness teaches you to feel.
Fear shows you where your boundaries or values lie.
Anger points to what’s been violated and what truly matters.
Grief cracks the heart open to what you love most.

You don’t need to get rid of these feelings to heal.
You need to listen.

Every shadow contains a sliver of light.
Every contraction holds a key to expansion.
Every difficult emotion is a doorway — not an obstacle.

It’s not about choosing joy instead of sorrow, or clarity instead of confusion.
It’s about learning to hold both — without judgement (which is always the learning)

This is emotional maturity.
This is soul work.

When you stop trying to fix or escape what’s hard…
And instead ask, “What are you here to teach me?”
You allow your process to unfold so it teaches you, not cripples you.

Because the path to integration isn’t found by bypassing the hard stuff.
It’s found by bringing your light into it.

Reflection Question: What emotion or experience are you currently resisting — and what might its opposite be trying to awaken in you?

Let it land in the comments — both sides deserve your presence and your curiosity.

03/11/2025

We’ve been conditioned to treat symptoms like enemies.�Pain? Silence it.�Anxiety? Medicate it.�Fatigue? Push through it.

But what if your symptoms are not the problem…�What if they’re the portal?

In Process-Oriented Psychology, symptoms — whether physical, emotional, or energetic — they are not seen as failures of the body…�They are messages from the deep SELF.

Your soul speaks in symbols, not spreadsheets.�It uses the body as a canvas.�

𝗔 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘆 “y𝗲𝘀” 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁.�𝗔 𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.�𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵.
T𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺.�T𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Instead of asking, “How do I make this stop?”�Try asking, “What is this trying to show me?”

Often, pain reveals a part of you that’s been silenced.�A voice that wants to speak.�A boundary that’s been crossed.�A dream that’s gone unlived.

When we bring awareness and curiosity to the symptom — rather than resistance — the body begins to shift.

This isn’t about magical thinking.�It’s about listening more deeply.
Because the body isn’t against you.�It’s the most honest part of you — and it’s asking to be heard.

Reflection Question:�What’s one recurring symptom or body pattern you’ve experienced — now ask: How do I know it's there ? describe it ?

Share your insight below. You never know who needs to hear that their pain might have a deeper purpose.

29/10/2025

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 — 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹.

When we look at health through the lens of Mind-Body Medicine, we begin to see just how multi-layered healing truly is.

Your physical structure, your biochemical balance, your emotional patterns, your mental beliefs, your energy field, your soul’s journey — they’re all connected.

And yet, each of these dimensions often requires a different language, a different tool, and sometimes a different guide.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁…
But if your gut microbiome is inflamed, your sleep disrupted, or your movement patterns dysfunctional, emotional regulation will remain an uphill battle.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻…
But without nutritional support, trauma-informed bodywork, or nervous system retraining, the body won’t always feel safe enough to integrate those insights.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁.
I𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 — 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

The mind-body approach honours the truth that you are a multidimensional being.
And because of that, healing is most effective when it’s collaborative.

A team approach — where practitioners communicate, share insights, and align on your care — creates the most safety, clarity, and momentum for lasting change.

It’s not a sign of weakness to need a team.
It’s a sign of wisdom.

Because when you work with a team that respects the whole of you, you’re not just managing symptoms — You’re participating in a sacred integration process where every part of you is finally seen, supported, and guided home.

Reflection Question: What parts of your healing journey have been left out or overlooked — and what kind of practitioner might be needed to support them?

Share in the comments — your healing doesn’t have to be a solo path.

27/10/2025

What if your symptoms didn’t start in the body…�But in your energy field?

In many ancien traditions, healing isn’t just about the physical — it’s about the light body: the energetic field that surrounds and interpenetrates the physical body.

This field includes your:

𝗔𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆)�
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗿𝗮𝘀 (𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲)�
𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 (𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀)�
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀

When we experience trauma, grief, or soul loss, these disruptions don’t just impact our thoughts — they ripple through our energy system, which then informs our physical reality.

That tightness in your chest?�Might be a blocked heart chakra.�The digestive issues?�Maybe linked to emotional energy in the solar plexus.�Recurring illness?�Possibly a leak or rupture in the auric field.

The light body remembers everything — even things you never had words for.�

Energetic trauma can come from many things here are a few:

𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹�
𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀�
𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻�
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻�
𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵

When the light body is weakened, we may feel:

𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱�
𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆�
𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 “𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆”�
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱

But just as it can be wounded — the energy body can also be healed.�

In my experience there are gifted practitioners out there that have the ability to help transmute stored or stuck in our field. So you don’t need to “fix” everything in your physical body to heal.�Sometimes, you just need to go upstream — to the energetic root.

Reflection Question:�Have you ever had an energetic healing ? how did it go for you ?

Comment below. Your insight may help others realize they’re not imagining the energetic side of healing.

22/10/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀.

Like the ocean’s tides, the moon’s phases, and the changing seasons — everything has its time.

Healing is no different.

There will be seasons when you feel energized, motivated, inspired — ready to break through patterns and move forward.

And then there will be times when you feel tender, tired, confused, or pulled inward.

This isn’t failure.
It’s rhythm.

You might revisit an old wound just when you thought it was healed.

You might need more sleep, more space, more slowness — even if last week you felt strong and capable.

You might need to say “no” to the things that once helped you grow… because now they’re asking you to rest.

We often get stuck when we expect healing to be a straight line.

But the truth is: healing is a spiral (a wobbly spiral)

You’ll loop back around, not because you’re broken — but because you’re being invited deeper. Each return brings new insight, more strength, and greater compassion.

When we fight the natural rhythms — by pushing through exhaustion, numbing discomfort, or forcing ourselves to “keep it together” — we create suffering.

But when we honour the rhythm, we can follow our own process.

We begin to trust that the winter in our healing is just as sacred as the spring.

That rest is not regression.
That closure and opening both serve a purpose.

Your rhythm is intelligent.
It may not match your timeline — but it’s never wrong.

Reflection Question: What phase of your healing are you in right now — blooming, integrating, releasing, or resting?

Share in the comments — your rhythm deserves to be witnessed and honoured.

20/10/2025

You don’t need to relive your trauma to heal it.�You need to help your body complete what it couldn’t.

This is the heart of Somatic Therapy.

One method called Somatic Experiencing developed by Dr. Peter Levine — a trauma healing method based on the idea that trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside you when you can’t process what happened.

I highly recommend his work if you haven't heard of it.

In nature, animals instinctively shake, discharge, and release survival energy after a threat.�Humans, however, often override that process — we freeze, suppress, or disconnect.
And that energy? It stays in the body.

Somatic Therapy invites you to gently notice body sensations, movement impulses, and inner rhythms — without needing to go into the full story.

Through slow, titrated attention, your body begins to:

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆�
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁/𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀�
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁y

This kind of healing is not dramatic.�It’s not about catharsis.�It’s about building capacity — one small piece at a time.

You might:

𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴�
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵�
𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆�
𝗢𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵, 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗹, 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆�
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Somatic Therapy doesn’t push you to revisit the past — it teaches your nervous system how to be in the present again.

Reflection Question:�When do you feel disconnected from your body — and what helps you come back to yourself, even just a little?

Drop your experience in the comments — there’s no right answer, just the truth of your body.

15/10/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Every thought, every word, every action — even the ones you think are insignificant — create ripples.

Energy doesn’t just disappear.

It circles back. Sometimes through people. Sometimes through unexpected events. Sometimes through the emotions that keep showing up in your body.

This isn’t about blame or spiritual guilt.
It’s about empowerment.

Because when you understand that every cause has an effect, you can start 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 causes that align with the life you actually want.

If you’ve been stuck in cycles — toxic relationships, burnout, avoidance, self-sabotage — it doesn’t mean you’re doing life “wrong.”

It may just mean you’re repeating effects that were set in motion by past pain, conditioning, or trauma.

Many of our choices weren’t conscious — they were made in survival.

So are you aware that a reactive text, a rushed decision, a people-pleasing yes, a moment of stillness, a deep breath — these are all causes ?

And they shape your reality, even if the effects take time to show up.

Healing isn’t just about feeling better.
It’s about becoming more intentional with the energy you put into the world.
It’s about 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻, and trusting that the new effects will come.

They always do.

Reflection Question: What recurring pattern in your life might be the result of past causes — and what new cause can you plant today?

Share in the comments — conscious awareness is the first cause of transformation.

13/10/2025

Stress isn’t just a mental experience.�It’s a full-body response.

When your mind perceives a threat — whether it’s a looming deadline or a painful memory — your brain sends signals to your body to prepare for danger.

This activates your sympathetic nervous system — your fight-or-flight mode.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀.�C𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.�D𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻.�M𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲.�Y𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.�Y𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲.
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This is brilliant in short bursts.�But when you’re under constant stress — emotional, relational, financial, or unprocessed trauma — your system never gets the signal to stand down.

That’s where chronic symptoms begin:

𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁�
𝗚𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻�
𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲�
𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗮�undefined

And then we blame ourselves for “not coping well” — when really, your body is stuck in survival mode.

The path to healing begins with understanding:�You’re not weak.�You’re not broken.�Your body is doing exactly what it was designed to do — it just hasn’t been given a chance to feel safe again.

This is why nervous system regulation is at the heart of mind-body medicine.�It’s not about “staying positive” — it’s about creating real safety in your body.

Daily practices like:
𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴�
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀�
𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻�
𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁�
𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸�c𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺: 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄.�undefined

Reflection Question:�When your body is under stress, what’s the first thing you notice — and what small act could help you regulate today?

Share in the comments. Sometimes the smallest practices create the biggest shifts.

08/10/2025

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆.

Your body longs for balance.
Your nervous system yearns to settle.
Your heart seeks coherence.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 — 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

When we override our needs to stay productive, suppress emotions to stay “strong,” or ignore our inner knowing to please others, we move out of alignment.
And in that misalignment, we begin to vibrate at frequencies that are chaotic, contracted, and reactive.

You may feel scattered. Anxious. Disconnected from yourself or others.
This isn’t because you’re broken.
It’s because your energy field has drifted from its natural rhythm.

The good news?
Harmony is always available.
The moment you return to truth — even if that truth is grief, anger, vulnerability, or confusion — your system begins to recalibrate.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.
It simply asks for honest presence.
To feel what’s real. To move with life, not against it.

Because healing isn’t becoming someone new.
It’s remembering who you are beneath the noise.
It’s returning to the deeper rhythm that’s already within you — the one that’s been waiting for you to listen.

And when your energy field returns to coherence — through breath, stillness, truth-telling, or surrender — healing flows more naturally.
With less resistance.
With more grace.

Reflection Question: Where in your life are you being invited to return to harmony?

Let’s explore in the comments. Harmony begins with honest reflection.

06/10/2025

How often do you check in with your body — not to fix it, but to listen?

There’s a sense we rarely talk about, yet it shapes how safe, connected, and alive we feel every day. It’s called interoception — your ability to sense what’s happening inside you.

Your heartbeat.�Your breath.�The tightness in your belly before a hard conversation.�The warmth in your chest when you feel loved.�That’s all interoception.

It’s the foundation of body awareness — and also of emotional intelligence.�When you can feel what’s happening inside, you can name your needs, regulate your emotions, and stay connected in the moment.

But here’s the catch:�Trauma, stress, and disconnection dull interoception.�You learn to leave your body to survive.�To numb, avoid, or override the signals.�To “push through” rather than respond.

The result?�You lose the ability to recognise when you're overwhelmed — until you're already burnt out.�You miss the early signs of anxiety, anger, or shutdown — until you're in a full reaction.�

You forget how to listen — and only notice your body when it's in pain.
But here’s the good news: interoception can be rebuilt.�Not with willpower — but with presence.

Start by pausing and asking:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?�
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?�
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲?�

So what can help ? slow, mindful practices like: breath work, somatic therapy, yoga, or body scans can reawaken your interoceptive sense.

And as you feel more, you heal more — because you’re finally listening.

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:�What’s one physical sensation you notice in your body right now — and what do you think it’s trying to communicate?

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — the simple act of noticing is a powerful step toward reconnection

Cam Ashley - Holistic Psychotherapist

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