modalities for healing relational trauma

Somatic Experiencing is the work of Peter Levine. You can read more about it from his website: https://traumahealing.org/se-101/

I have completed the three year Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Training program and fulfilled all the necessary requirements for certification. 

EMDR was developed by the late Francine Shaprio. Please read more if you are interested, here: https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/

I am trained in EMDR therapy. 

Dr. Aline LaPierre is the creator of NeuroAffective Touch (NAT).  https://neuroaffectivetouch.com/about/what-is-neuroaffective-touch/

In October of 2023 I completed the four module training. I am in the process to complete certification which includes several individual sessions and case consults.  

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (24/7):  
1-800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line (24/7):
Text HOME to 741741

Trans Lifeline's Peer Support Hotline:
877-565-8860

Trevor Life Line:
866-488-7386 or Text START to 678-678

CA Peer-Run Warm Line (24/7 non-emergency support)  
855-845-7415 

How are we caring for ourselves? For our loved ones? Audre Lorde's quote on self care is the best for our modern hyper fast capitalistic disconnected society:

Caring for ourselves looks different for each of us. I'm not talking about a splurge on a spa day. I'm talking about your day to day ways of being. Ask yourself these fundamental questions: how am I sleeping, eating and breathing? How are my relations? Where is my attention going?

For those of us living in continued states of hyper-alertness, we can become so attuned to 'the doing' that rest and care feel like potential threats. For those of us who found safety in less aroused states of being, getting going/getting started may feel like a threat. Our nervous system is there to protect us and we need it to move with us through our days. So, where are you at and how do you care for yourself?

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https://yogainternational.com/- - free online yoga classes. I know, it sounds so cliche but I wouldn't put it out there if I didn't believe it's benefits to be true. Any form of movement is going to beneficial for living with anxiety or depression, yoga has the added dimensions of mindfulness and self-reflection. 

The Covid-19 pandemic is still teaching us about connection and disconnection. We all lived through feeling lonely and disconnected, we all experienced loss of a sort if not loss of loved ones. Grief. We all managed in our own ways. Some of us are continuing to adjust. If you have a trauma history, if you are of a marginalized community, the pandemic is/was one more in a long string of traumas. Look for the helpers in your community. Look for those people who you feel supported by. There are many ways to find connection, even if in person is not safe for you.

What inspires you? What brings you hope? Highlight these and express your gratitude for these moments in your life. Check out what the science says about  'an attitude of gratitude' and how it can rewire your brain. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/202101/attitude-gratitude-why-saying-i-am-grateful-matters