The holidays often bring cheer, warmth, and togetherness. Lights sparkle, families gather, and we expect joyful moments. But for many, the holiday season also comes with a quieter, deeper challenge: when your nervous system is on high alert, when your body is already scanning for Threat or expecting pain or stress. That's the place of somatic hypervigilance —and it can quietly block the healing, connection, and rest you may crave. In this post, we'll explore: What somatic hyp

Oftentimes, healing can begin with learning to listen to the quiet and true voice of the body. When we talk about somatic therapy , one of the first doorways into healing is learning the language of sensations . Sensations are the language in which the nervous system speaks. Our emotions are usually a mixture of complex sensations that our brain interprets and names “sad”, “angry”, “happy”, “grief”, “connected”, etc. Learning to listen to and become aware of our sensations is

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Written by: Mallory Burggraaf, LSW, SE and IFS Therapist What is Hyper-Vigilance? Hyper-vigilance is often thought of as being on guard, paying extra attention to what may shift in your surroundings, or scanning for danger or threat. This can be a common experience for folks who have experienced trauma or extreme stress. Read on to see how somatic therapy can help by focusing on the body’s responses to these feelings, guiding individuals to release stored tension and gradua

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