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11/18/2025

Somatic Experiencing is powerful! I feel very grateful to support students learning SE. This is changing lives!

Here is a great article.

I am booking in person or virtual appointments for January!

Somatic Experiencing® is more than a modality—it’s a movement. Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) isn’t just another therapeutic approach — it’s part of a global movement to transform how we understand and respond to trauma. Across 40+ countries, SE™ is equipping professionals, healers, edu...

11/12/2025

Booking for December!

Online and in person appointments available!

10/29/2025

THE THINGS THAT USED TO KEEP US ALIVE, NOW HINDER OUR ABILITY TO THRIVE - UPDATE THE PATTERNS

You are better than your knee-jerk reactions.

We all have patterns of reactions that we don't quite love. The truth is - those patterns were born from a good place! That pattern started to protect you - its just outdated and time for an update. Here’s how:

Your nervous system developed to keep you alive as a small child by adopting these knee-jerk reactions (coping skills).

This was really good! Your nervous system did what it was designed to do - stay alive!

As adults, our nervous system gets triggered into these same knee-jerk reactions. But now being reactive isn’t always helpful.

We want to CHOOSE our responses.

When we are reactive it can feel confusing, frustrating, and limiting.
Reacting can make it hard to thrive in life.

Where somatic experiencing allows us to slow down the experience. We put space between the situation and the reaction so that you have room to choose a better response.

When you choose a better response, you build a life that lets you thrive.

If you’d like to have better responses, send me a private message to find out more about Somatic Experiencing. I’m accepting new clients for December!

Photo of Mackinaw Bridge 10/27/2925

10/14/2025

I love the work I do. It’s so rewarding to get to see and hear about the healing that happens. This is from an SE client who also offered for me to share her words as a testimonial.

I work with people virtually from all over the world.

Message me if you would like to know more.

10/06/2025

Booking for November!

Both in person and online appointments available!

You deserve to feel well!

10/03/2025

I support the nervous system to build capacity.

I have online Somatic Experiencing appointments available for November!

09/24/2025

Great information. Our hands give off energy that supports the body in healing!

Come see me for a session.

Booking for November!

Want faster recovery from injury and disease? Human immune cells were just shifted into a healing state using electrical stimulation.

And it literally increased tissue repair.

In a groundbreaking study, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found that electrical stimulation can “reprogram” immune cells called macrophages, encouraging them to reduce inflammation and promote tissue repair. Macrophages are essential for fighting infection and healing damage, but their overactivity can worsen inflammation in many diseases. Using a custom-built bioreactor, researchers exposed human macrophages to controlled electrical currents and found they shifted into a more regenerative, anti-inflammatory state. These reprogrammed cells also encouraged blood vessel growth and attracted stem cells—two key processes for healing.

The research team, led by Professors Aisling Dunne and Michael Monaghan, says this is the first evidence that human immune cells can be reshaped by electricity in a lab setting. Because the study used cells from real patients, and electrical stimulation is a relatively safe therapy, the findings have major implications for treating everything from chronic wounds to inflammatory diseases. Future research will focus on fine-tuning electrical regimes and delivery methods to develop practical clinical treatments. This discovery could mark the beginning of a new, non-invasive approach to enhancing the body’s natural healing powers.

O’Rourke, S. A., Suku, M., Petrousek, S., Hoey, D. A., Dunne, A., & Monaghan, M. G. (2025). Electromodulation of human monocyte-derived macrophages drives a regenerative phenotype and impedes inflammation. Cell Reports Physical Science.

09/12/2025

Dr Arielle Schwartz explains what to watch for.

I am booking for October if you are feeling a need for support.

In person and SE via Zoom.

Take good care right now…

I didn’t watch the video of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. However, I’ve had enough conversations with those who did to know what was in there. And, as a trauma therapist, I know that these images can imprint in our minds…and it can take a while to recover.

Re-experiencing symptoms of trauma refers to the ways that our minds often display or review the disturbing image—again and again. Why? It is an attempt to make sense of something, and to move out of powerlessness of overwhelm back into a sense of control and groundedness.

Hyper-vigilance symptoms include feeling on guard, anxious, and worried about the next terrible thing.

These both can lead to avoidance symptoms in which we simply want to withdraw from the world…as an attempt to stay safe.

Notice if these symptoms post-traumatic stress are present for you. If so, be gentle, reach for support. Remember that this hurting world also has beauty and many kind, compassionate souls.

In a world where we are currently being exposed to threats on a regular basis, how do we find the balance between self-care and action?

In many ways, this is a very personal question. It is about asking yourself, “how much can I handle?” in other words, ask yourself at what point does reading the news or scrolling social media lead you to feel paralyzed in fear, helpless, or despairing for our world?

While I believe it is important to stay informed about the current happenings and potential threats in our world, if we ourselves become dysregulated, then we cannot participate in active solutions to make this world a better place.

Asking yourself “how much can I handle?” is a way to pace yourself and in itself is a way to ensure that you can show up for yourself, your loved ones, your community, and this world as a source of goodness.

Perhaps you have a feeling inside that says what right do I have to take good care of myself when there is so much suffering and pain all around me? I’ll offer once again that depriving yourself of nurturing self-care not only depletes your resources but reduces the likelihood that you can show up in a kind or compassionate manner for others.

And, our world so badly needs all of the kindness and compassion we can give.

Now, the question becomes, what allows you to take the best possible care for your mind, body, heart, and nervous system?

For me, there are certain non-negotiables that are part of my daily routine. These include getting on my yoga mat, meditating, taking my daily walk around the lake at sunset, and taking the time to reflect on at least one thing that brings me a sense of gratitude or appreciation. Reaching out for connection is also so important, to not feel so alone with what is happening in our world.

The final question is “what can I do to make this world a better place?” How can I speak up against hurtful actions, how can I protect the vulnerable, how can I care for my fellow human beings? These actions of care can be small, every day actions, such a random acts of kindness to remind each other that goodness exists.

Most importantly, it all adds up.