Our Blog
Welcome to the Embodied Healing Collective blog, where we explore the transformative power of Somatic Experiencing in healing and personal growth. As therapists dedicated to understanding the connection between mind and body, we share insights, techniques, and stories that highlight the role of physical sensations in emotional well-being. Join us on this journey to healing.
Explore Thoughtful Insights for Your Trauma Healing Journey
Is People Pleasing A Trauma Response? Understanding the Fawn Response
People pleasing isn’t a flaw. It’s a trauma response. Learn how the fawn response develops, affects the nervous system, and how trauma therapy helps healing.
Common Trauma Patterns in Relationships (and How to Heal Them)
Learn how trauma patterns like avoidance, anxiety, and people-pleasing show up in relationships. Discover how somatic therapy helps heal relationship trauma.
Finding Calm During the Holidays in Kansas City: A Therapist’s Guide
Feeling overwhelmed by the holidays? Discover therapist-backed tips to manage stress, regulate your nervous system, and find calm in Kansas City this holiday season.
5 Signs You’re Healing from Trauma
Wondering if therapy is working? Learn 5 signs you’re healing from trauma, from feeling safety and connection to rebuilding trust in your body and emotions.
How Diet Culture Is Wrecking Your Mental Health
Learn how diet culture damages mental health, increases shame, and disconnects you from body trust. Discover intuitive eating, a way to heal your relationship with food.
How Repressed Emotions Are Making You Sick: The Mind-Body Connection
Learn how repressed emotions affect your health and body. Discover the mind-body connection and how somatic therapy can help release trauma safely.
Understanding Fight, Flight, and Freeze: A Somatic Therapist’s Guide
Learn how fight, flight, and freeze responses affect your nervous system and how somatic therapy can help you regulate and heal from trauma.
The Power of the Therapist-Client Relationship in Healing Trauma
Learn how a safe, attuned therapeutic relationship supports trauma healing by building trust, safety, and nervous system regulation in session.
How to Stop Yo-Yo Dieting for Good: A Trauma-Informed, Body-Based Approach
Struggling with yo-yo dieting? Learn how trauma, somatic therapy, and intuitive eating intersect to help you break free from restriction and trust your body again.
Why Kansas City Professionals Are Burned Out (And How Somatic Therapy Can Help)
Feeling burned out in Kansas City? Learn how somatic therapy helps professionals heal stress, reset the nervous system, and recover from chronic workplace fatigue.
How to Stop Snacking At Night with Somatic Therapy and Intuitive Eating
Learn why nighttime snacking happens from a somatic therapist's perspective—and how nervous system awareness, not shame, can help you shift the pattern.
Body Image and Trauma: What’s Really Behind Your Summer Body Struggles
Feeling body shame this summer? Learn how unresolved trauma may fuel body dissatisfaction—and how therapy can help you find peace in your body.
How Somatic Therapy Supports Kansas City’s Wellness Community
Discover how somatic therapy complements Kansas City’s wellness scene, pairing perfectly with yoga, bodywork, intuitive eating, and holistic healing in KC.
Best Places to Practice Mindfulness in Kansas City: Parks, Studios, and Quiet Spots
Discover the best places to practice mindfulness in Kansas City, from tranquil parks to inclusive yoga studios and quiet spaces for reflection and healing.
How to Stop Stress Eating: A Trauma-Informed Guide to Self-Compassion
Struggling with stress eating? Learn how trauma-informed therapy and self-compassion can help you break the cycle without shame or restriction.
Regulating Your Nervous System: What It Means and How to Do It
Learn what nervous system regulation really means, why it matters for trauma recovery, and how somatic therapy and EMDR can support lasting healing.
Is It Anxiety or Nervous System Dysregulation? Here’s How to Tell the Difference.
Wondering if it’s anxiety or nervous system dysregulation? Learn the difference, how trauma plays a role, and practical ways to support your nervous system for lasting relief.
Thinking About Quitting Therapy? Here's What to Do Instead
Feeling like quitting therapy? Learn how to navigate setbacks, reconnect with your goals, and decide if it’s time to pause or pivot your healing journey.
Understanding PTSD Treatment: A Therapist’s Perspective on Trauma Healing
Learn how therapists treat PTSD using trauma-informed approaches like EMDR and somatic therapy. Discover symptoms, recovery insights, and healing strategies.
How to Make the Most Out of Your Therapy Session: A Guide to Deepening Your Healing Work
Discover how to make the most out of your therapy sessions with expert tips on setting goals, building safety, integrating insights, and deepening healing.