Therapy and the Body

Join Traci and I in a fun, depthful conversation about the intersection between spirituality and psychology. She shares how she was magically led to therapy and how transpersonal therapy specifically spoke to her soul. She also shares her about her deepening as a Relational Somatic Healing teacher and temple priestess, and her sacred online offerings for those on a spiritual path.

This episode is intended to give you an experience. I encourage you to actively participate. I’ll gently invite you to imagine, sense, and move your body. You can think of it as a mini-workshop. Give yourself the time and space to connect to yourself using movement.

Our earliest relationships with our caregivers are schematized in our brains and  the rest of our bodies. These messages implicit or explicit become internalized and over the years form our automatic way of relating to ourselves. Learn 3 easy ways to cultivate a healthier relationship with yourself. 

In this week’s episode we’ll be hearing from Jacki Hull who shares her heart felt story about how Ketamine Assisted Therapy helped her and her husband get through the hardest time in their lives. Also find out how the combination of touch therapy and Ketamine Assisted Therapy can beautifully support the healing of developmental trauma.

https://jaclynhull.com

In this week’s episode we’ll be hearing from Jacki Hull who shares her heart felt story about how Ketamine Assisted Therapy helped her and her husband get through the hardest time in their lives. Also find out how the combination of touch therapy and Ketamine Assisted Therapy can beautifully support the healing of developmental trauma.  

Touch in psychotherapy is definitely a taboo topic so we absolutely have to address the elephant in the room and explore what makes it ethical.

The linage of psychotherapy has a shadow side that includes the abuse of power 

and the violation of patients and clients without recourse. But many therapists, myself included, no longer want this shadow side to prevent us from receiving and sharing the healing benefits of what is such an ancient and fundamental part of our human experience…touch.

Just as touch can be harmful, and has harmed many of us, it can also be extremely healing and reach places words alone cannot.

If you are interested in learning what makes touch in therapy ethical this interview will be illuminating.

Guest:

Erica’s website: https://www.ericaelenaberman.com

Referenced Resources:

US Association of Body Psychotherapy

Book: Ethics of Caring by Kylea Taylor

This is a 30 minute conversation where Shanna and I dive into how she blends body work, energy healing, and somatic therapy with individuals and couples.

We talk about things clients and clinicians can relate to such as the importance of feeling safe in the therapeutic relationship for deep healing to happen and how the therapist being themselves gives permission for their client to also be themselves.

Tune in and learn about a variety of modalities that you may want to explore for yourself.

Guest:

Shanna Lopresti

https://www.wholeyoutherapy.com

This is a 30 minute conversation where Shanna and I dive into how she blends body work, energy healing, and somatic therapy with individuals and couples.

We talk about things clients and clinicians can relate to such as the importance of feeling safe in the therapeutic relationship for deep healing to happen and how the therapist being themselves gives permission for their client to also be themselves.

Tune in and learn about a variety of modalities that you may want to explore for yourself.

Guest:

Shanna Lopresti

https://www.wholeyoutherapy.com

Connecting to your body enables you to live in your life rather than observing it from the outside. It brings presence to your present moment experiences so that you can act and make decisions accordingly. In our busy, modern lives where cognitive ability and production is prioritize we have lost our natural connection to ourselves. Taking time to practice tuning in through the senses can help you come back home to yourself. Enjoy this nourishing, guided meditation.

Have you ever heard of Rosen Method bodywork? It is a touch modality that is known to be helpful with dissociation which often is a tool used to cope with traumatic experiences; it can also be maladaptive when it becomes our default way to being. Jess talks about how Rosen Method supported her in feeling more present and safe in her body. She also talks about how she uses present moment awareness in her therapy practice.

Guest: Jessica Provenza ~ https://jessicaprovenzatherapy.com