In this two part episode, Alwynn talks to Jackie about the work she did with her Somatic Experiencing Therapist, Satyen Schmitz.

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Links for Satyen Schmitz:

Website: Satyen (Thomas Schmitz) – Yoga Australia

Finding a Somatic Experiencing Therapist: Find a Practitioner | Somatic Experiencing Australia (seaustralia.com.au)

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wlxs1ws3M0f1MZs_i3Rwh1ZjPJHC2w2t/view?usp=drivesdk

Timestamps:

{00:00:00} Introduction, Let Me Be Free Podcast.

{00:00:32} Trigger Warning.

{00:00:45} Episode begins.

{00:02:10} Update on Apple Podcasts.

{00:03:13} Decision to split episode into part 1 and 2.

{00:05:50} Alwynn and Jackie start speaking about Somatic Therapy.

{00:06:10} Difference between Somatic Therapy and Somatic Experiencing Therapy.

{00:13:30} How Jackie’s somatic experiencing sessions ran.

{00:14:40} Alwynn’s experience of working with Satyen.

{00:15:00} Why did Jackie choose to do Somatic Experience Therapy?

{00:16:00} How did Jackie find her Somatic Experience Therapist?

{00:16:40} Mapping my nervous system. Learning how to read my Body.

{00:19:35} Somatic work with someone who’s suicidal (TW)

{00:20:00} Somatic experiencing therapy coupled with Parts work therapy (EG Janina Fisher, Internal Family Therapy, Inner Child Work, Schema therapy)

{00:24:00} Shame of not being able to meditate.

{00:27:00} Alwynn and Jackie’s recommendations for personal somatic work.

{00:34:20} What did Jackie find was the most beneficial take away from working with Satyen.

{00:39:10} Jackie's panic attacks before doing somatic experiencing therapy and after.

{00:45:00} Alwynn feeling sick and vulnerable and leaning into it.

{00:50:00} Jackie’s life examples before and after somatic experience therapy.

{01:00:45} Jackie's suggestions for someone wanting to do somatic work.

{01:03:00} Who Jackie thinks should not do somatic therapy.

{01:08:40} Signing Off.