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My ebooklet explains how and why we are all potentially affected by this and the types of symptoms we might experience, as well as how this therapy can support us to reduce stress and trauma and expand our resilience, the key to good health.

I have been practising this therapy now for 5 years and helped hundreds of clients presenting with wide ranging needs. I hope you may find this helpful both for yourself and in your own work if you see clients.

Trauma is not stored in the body in a physical sense, such as in the muscles and bones. However the physiology of trauma is imprinted in our nervous system and reactivated every time a situation occurs which reminds us of the original traumas. The memory of trauma is held in the memory and emotional centres of the brain. The body is activated into needing to protect from threats – either perceived or real. It is this activation that can create a whole raft of symptoms that are no longer helpful for us and can hinder the quality of our lives.

Somatic Massage works to weaken these neural pathways that trigger the stress response and strengthen new neural pathways of safety. Through increasing our felt sense of safety, we increase our resilience, capacity and agency – the hallmarks of wellbeing. In this way, we can counter situations which may be reminiscent of trauma differently and better for ourselves going forwards.