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Have you ever felt the urge to stay busy all the time, avoid difficult conversations, or mentally “check out” when emotions get intense? Maybe rest feels uncomfortable, or slowing down brings up anxiety rather than relief. These experiences may be connected to the flight response, one of the body’s automatic survival reactions. The flight response isn’t a personal flaw or a lack of willpower. It’s your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do to keep you safe. What

Most people are familiar with fight, flight, or freeze as stress responses. But there’s another response that often flies under the radar, the appease response (sometimes called fawn). Instead of fighting or fleeing, the nervous system learns that the safest option is to keep the peace at all costs. Appeasing isn’t a personality flaw. It’s a survival strategy. What Is the Appease Response? The appease response happens when your nervous system believes that staying agreeable,

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured, evidence-based therapy that was originally developed to treat trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Over time, research and clinical practice have shown that EMDR can also be effective for anxiety, depression, phobias, grief, and other issues rooted in distressing or overwhelming life experiences. While the name can sound technical, the core idea behind EMDR is surprisingly straightforward: it h

If you struggle to feel emotions or body sensations, you're not alone, and you're not broken. When You Can’t Feel Much explores how Somatic Experiencing (SE) supports healing even when sensation is hard to access. Trauma can cause the body to disconnect as a form of protection, but SE gently helps restore that connection. Through slow, safe, body-based work, SE meets you where you are and helps you reconnect with yourself, one small step at a time.

You don’t need to remember a traumatic event to heal from it. Healing Without the Story explores how Somatic Experiencing (SE) supports recovery by working directly with the body, not just the mind. SE helps release stored survival energy, like fight, flight, or freeze responses, through gentle awareness of physical sensations. Even without a clear memory, your body holds the key to healing, and SE offers a safe path back to balance and resilience

Global high activation occurs when the nervous system is stuck in a heightened state, often due to unresolved trauma. This can lead to chronic tension, anxiety, sleep issues, and emotional overwhelm. Somatic Experiencing (SE) offers a gentle, body-centered way to release this stored energy, helping the nervous system return to balance. SE supports healing by fostering safety, awareness, and connection, allowing you to feel more grounded and at ease in daily life.

Healing Traumatic Falls with Somatic Experiencing highlights how falls can cause lasting emotional and physical trauma. Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-based therapy that helps release stored tension, ease anxiety, and restore balance to the nervous system. By reconnecting with bodily sensations and building a sense of safety, SE offers a gentle, effective path to healing for those recovering from the impact of a traumatic fall.