My Coaching Style
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Trauma-Informed
Transformation and growth can only happen when you feel safe enough to connect with and explore your body’s wisdom. I understand the unique pressures moms face and the deep impact of trauma—both personally and across families and communities—and I support you in ways that feel gentle, grounding, and safe, even amid the demands of daily life.
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Collaborative
Each somatic session evolves as a collaboration. I guide you to bring awareness to your body, and together, we meet whatever arises. We follow the pace and path that is safest and most supportive for you in each moment, knowing that the body and mind need time to integrate new experiences and understandings.
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Authentic
I strive to show up to every interaction in my own authenticity, and I prioritize creating an energetic space that allows you to feel safe to do the same. Having the freedom of authenticity allows us to build a strong foundation of trust as we work together.
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Curious
During somatic coaching sessions, all sensations, emotions, and thoughts, are welcomed and met with curiosity rather than judgment—even the challenging and unpleasant ones. Together we get to explore from a lens of curiosity how your body responds to various thoughts and emotions.
Somatic practices rebuild the relationship between body and mind, restoring our wholeness and reminding us of our full potential.
My Somatic Journey
How It Started
It was a May morning, and I thought I was having a heart attack. As a mom juggling work, family, and the endless responsibilities of daily life, I realized my body was sending a message I couldn’t ignore. A trip to the ER, followed by visits with a cardiologist, confirmed that my heart was fine. What I was feeling, it turned out, was anxiety, which was my body’s urgent way of speaking up for the overwhelm I had long carried silently.
Months of anxiety followed, revealing just how much I had been carrying inside me, often without awareness. I tried acupuncture, chiropractic care, yoga, meditation, even Epsom salt baths. Each helped, but I was spending all my energy just managing the anxiety, feeling like I was constantly on edge and struggling to be the mom, partner, and person I wanted to be.
The Somatic Path
Then I discovered somatic practices. Both on my own and with a somatic practitioner, I began to understand something that changed everything: my body held wisdom I had long ignored. By tuning into its sensations and learning to listen to the messages it was sending, I could connect with my anxiety in a new way. Instead of fighting it or wishing it away, I could meet it with curiosity and compassion, allowing it to teach me rather than control me.
Slowly, the signals of anxiety quieted. The anxiety no longer needed to scream for my attention because I was finally listening. And as I learned to understand my nervous system and hold space for my own emotions, I also became more present, patient, and grounded with my son. I began to approach motherhood from a place of awareness and care rather than stress and reactivity.
I still feel anxious sometimes, but I now notice it, honor it, and respond with tools and practices that bring me back to a centered, embodied state. This journey has also deepened my compassion for others’ experiences, and allowed me to show up as a more authentic partner and mother, creating more space for connection, understanding, and joy.
How It’s Going
Through somatic practices, I’ve learned to listen to and honor my body, allowing my mind and body to work together in harmony. Experiencing this shift inspired me to help other moms reconnect with their own inner guidance, strength, and resilience.
I am now a certified trauma-informed somatic coach, and helping moms navigate stress, overwhelm, and emotional depletion has become one of the most meaningful parts of my life. My goal is to help you reconnect with your body’s wisdom, strengthen your intuition, and show up for yourself and your children with more ease and presence.
If this resonates with you as a mom, I’d love to connect. In a free video discovery call, we can explore whether somatic coaching might support you in navigating the challenges of motherhood.