#39 TDP "Somatic Embodiment Work" Featuring Devon Caley - Grace Lauren Taylor

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This week we will be discussing Somatic Embodiment Work with Our guest this week, Devon! Her TikTok is @devoncaleyy Be sure to go follow her!
Somatic therapy, aka somatic experiencing, was originally developed by Peter Levine in the late 1970s. It was conceptualized as an alternative to other trauma-focused therapies — which, although effective for some people, didn’t work for everyone.

Somatic experiencing may allow you to revisit trauma without recalling specific events and emotions.

When you practice these body-focused exercises, you focus on physical sensations, instead of thoughts and emotions as you’d do in talk therapy, or your fears as you’d do with exposure therapy.

Resources: Books recommended by therapist Devon

My grandmother’s hands by Resmaa Menakem
Amazon.com : my grandmother's hands

No bad parts by Richard Schwartz
Amazon.com : no bad parts by richard schwartz

the body keeps the score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Amazon.com : the body keeps the score”

Yoga with Kassandra Yoga with Kassandra - YouTube

Although some somatic experiencing exercises can be done on your own, to truly benefit from this approach, it’s recommended that you work with a trained therapist.

4 At-Home Somatic Therapy Exercises for Trauma Recovery (psychcentral.com)

Somatic Experiencing Therapy: 10 Best Exercises & Examples (positivepsychology.com)

Understanding Somatic + Embodiment Coaching (braidedearth.com)

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