The Healing Journal
Radical Rest: Why Doing Nothing Is a Skill Worth Learning
Be more cat. For neurodivergent, perimenopausal and chronically ill bodies, rest is not laziness. Here is how to actually let yourself stop.
When You Become Your Younger Self Around Your Parents
Why we regress around our parents, understood through IFS, and how to stay grounded as the adult you have become.
Easy Somatic Grounding Practices for a Dysregulated Day
Practical, gentle grounding practices for the days when your nervous system is dysregulated and ordinary advice is not enough.
Why the Summer Holidays Are Harder Than People Admit
Why the summer holidays can be so depleting for neurodivergent adults, and how to plan for your real needs rather than the ones you wish you had.
A Gentle Introduction to Parts Work In Family Life
An introduction to Internal Family Systems and how understanding your inner parts can soften conflict with the people you love most.
A Somatic First Response to Emotional Overwhelm
A gentle, body-first way to meet emotional overwhelm when your nervous system has tipped over the edge.
The Connections Between Attachment, Trauma, and Nervous System
Find out the links between attachment, trauma and the nervous system.
The Neuroscience of Trauma: How Somatic Therapy Rewires the Brain.
Find out what happens in the brain when we experience trauma and how somatic therapy helps us heal.
Polyvagal Theory and Its Role in Somatic Therapy: an intro…
Find out the basics of polyvagal theory and how it relates to somatic therapy.
How to Integrate Your Whole Self Into a Single Identity.
Today, read my top tips for finding a more compassionate and integrated approach to seeing your neurodivergence and health conditions.