ORA WELL

14/11/2025

04/11/2025

The "AWAKENING OF THE TIGER" is a metaphor inspired by the book and work of the psychologist PeterLevine on Trauma Healing and Somatic Experience, which refers to awakening our true powers to let go of old tensions and fears that are stored in our body and mind.

In my Trauma informed PROGRAM, I use an eclectic approach, a combination of (TRE) Tension and Trauma Release | Reset Nervous System Somatic Techniques | Trauma therapy.

David Berceli recommends, that you should work with a Clinically Trained TRE Therapist, if working with Trauma.
I am a qualified Trauma Release Practitioner (Training created by David Berceli) and Registered Counsellor (MNZAC)

FUNDING OPTIONS
Registered ACC Therapist
EAP Therapist (Telus Health, Vitae, Instep)
Victim Support Therapist (Specialising in Primary and Secondary Trauma)
Private Therapy

https://orawell.nz/trauma-release-technique/

03/11/2025

Some days are for getting things done, and some are for letting yourself breathe.
Doing nothing isn’t wasted time, it’s how I reset, recharge, and get ready to start again.

Art by — I encourage you to follow her and explore her print shop.

01/11/2025

Replenishment time …Little Oneroa

05/10/2025

01/10/2025

HEALING BETRAYAL

Betrayal doesn’t only wound your heart; it “Rewires” the brain. Your body goes into “survival,” you constantly replay words, scenarios, over and over. Anxiety floods your system, constricted breath, wrenching gut, sleepless nights; your body holds it all. It is not just grief, it is trauma. (Oma)

Betrayal trauma describes the emotional and physical impact, a person experiences after their trust has been violated, by a significant person in their life. Betrayal Trauma may have roots in Childhood PTSD, particularly incidents that have caused fear.

In the instance of a parent or caregiver who is abusive or acts in a way that betrays a child’s trust, the child may develop dissociation and remain reliant on them, even though the parent is no longer dependable or safe. The child's brain essentially ignores the betrayal, in order to maintain their relationship with their caregiver and survive.

These children may grow up to be adults who end up in relationships with partners who violate their needs in familiar ways, they tend to avoid processing damaging behaviour, normalise unhealthy behaviours, and fabricate fantasies to compensate for painful memories, or even blame themselves.

You are able to rebuild slowly, bring calm back into the body, strengthen your own reality, without BETRAYAL defining your life.

Please ask about our Counselling Programs

19/08/2025

30/07/2025

ACCORDING TO PETER LAVINE, founder of Somatic Experiencing… For those who have experienced trauma, slowing down and engaging with rest can feel very uncomfortable and, at times, terrifying.

“Titration” allows us to meet rest in a gradual process, giving us the space to build capacity while we come to terms with and integrate each moment of rest as we feel ready to do so.

Part of what can happen with trauma is that our nervous systems cannot tolerate a slower pace; it’s too overwhelming and can send our systems into our survival physiology, either fight-or-flight (sympathetic) or freeze-shutdown-fawn (dorsal vagal).

Working with titration in our rest practices can give us the somatic skills to be with the discomfort that arises, as we touch into the places in our nervous systems that haven’t felt safe enough to rest.

28/07/2025

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Sustainable recovery from depression requires daily action
Depression healing isn’t passive – it requires intentional shifts in daily habits. Silvia Covelli emphasises: “This isn’t a magic pill. It’s a system.

Depression is typically treated with a diagnosis and a prescription – often skipping deeper evaluation. Labs like B12, iron, vitamin D, and thyroid markers are rarely run, even though deficiencies can cause depression-like symptoms. Dr. Stein notes, “We used to do this routinely. Now it's fallen off the radar.”