Times of transition, grief and loss stretch our capacity to cope. They can become whole-body experiences and rock our world inside and out. It can be a disorienting time, painful, unsettling or downright terrifying. Sometimes our loved ones don’t know how to help us. Sometimes they want to fix our pain or aren’t comfortable with emotions. Sometimes we don’t know where to turn or what to do. We can feel so alone.

We can experience grief when we lose someone we love or when, as part of our healing journey, realize we’ve lost a part of ourselves, like our innocence or self-worth. Life changes like aging, surgery, empty nests and other transitions, even ones we choose like a breakup, personal growth or career change, come with unwanted or unexpected losses.

When we lose something we value whether it’s a job or a loved one, it’s painful. Not only can we feel intense grief (and other emotions) which takes time to process, our nervous system is trying to make sense of the change in our lived experience.

When we step into a new phase of personal growth, it takes time and practice to integrate new habits into the nervous system - like updating the operating system on your hard drive. Processing and integrating these changes takes time (and somatic work makes it easier).

It can be hard to feel hopeful, to trust that you will be ok again after a loss. It’s understandable to feel uncomfortable or scared about the changes ahead. At times like these, whether it’s navigating a loss or choosing a major life change, I know how hard it is to feel trust or hope. I spent years “waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

I also know it’s possible to heal. I know it’s possible to feel hope, trust, vitality and love again. With your invitation and permission, I’ll pack some supplies (somatic tools) and together, we will share the journey from where you are to where you want to be.

For me, the key to navigating the journey from pain and loss to wholeness and hope has been somatic practice (for more information about how this works, check out my blog titled How Does Somatics Work?)

Whether it’s present day grief, an old wound you’re carrying, or a combination of experiences, you can process your experience. If you want to change something in your life, somatic practice can make it easier.

With acceptance and self-compassion, you can write new embodied stories that carry hope, compassion, freedom, empowerment and joy.

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