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Somatic practices for heart-centered leaders
Somatic (adjective): of, relating to, or affecting the body
You’re a pro at intellectualizing why you feel the way you do, but you do this because a part of you wants to avoid actually feeling. It’s easier to read the work of Gabor Maté or Resmaa Menakem or Richard Schwartz than actually feeling your feelings and being in your body.
Want to know how I know my clients are avoiding feeling? I hear things like:
“I feel like I freeze when there’s conflict, even minor conflict, and I can only think of what I truly wanted to say hours after the fact.”
“I feel simultaneously wired and drained after social plans, even with people I thought I liked.”
“I can’t ever fully rest, even when things are technically going well in my day-to-day.”
Somatic work is where we stop trying to out-think your nervous system and start working with it. “Somatic” simply means “relating to the body”. Somatic embodiment work invites you to notice sensations, breath, posture, tension, pleasure, and emotion as information, not problems to fix. Instead of forcing yourself to override your body, we practice listening to it with curiosity. From there, your system can start to settle, unwind, and trust you again.
practices to help you make embodied choices
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Somatic work centers the felt experience in your body, like sensations, tension, and breath. Instead of focusing on questions like, “What am I thinking about this?”, we also ask, “What is my body doing right now?”
Somatic embodiment is about building an internal relationship where your body is no longer a mystery or the thing you override to keep functioning. It’s about learning to notice the subtle “yes,” “no,” and “something’s off” signals your system has always been sending. For compassionate, sensitive, high-functioning people, somatic work is often the missing bridge between insight and actual change.
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You are perceptive, emotionally intelligent, and self-aware. You know how to talk about your patterns in detail, but that doesn’t necessarily stop you from overextending yourself in relationships, feeling flooded or frozen during conflict (and then replaying the conversations for days after), or burning out from being the “strong” one who holds it all together.
Somatic coaching helps you:
Recognize your body’s early signals instead of waiting for your freeze or fawn response
We track how your system responds in real time to relational stressors (i.e., tight jaw, shallow breath, buzzing thoughts) so you can intervene before you’re totally overwhelmed
Complete stress cycles so your body doesn’t feel stuck
We gently support your nervous system in finishing what it never got to finish: the impulses to cry, shake, say no, or be comforted.
Align your standards and boundaries with your body, not just your brain
Your mind can tell you, “I deserve better” or, “I should say no” while your body braces for backlash. We work in a way where setting boundaries actually feels possible, not just a theoretical idea.
my background
Why somatic work with me is different
Look, I know somatic work has been having its moment, especially on social media. When my clients are looking for a coach, they don’t want someone who took a weekend-long training and then decided to call herself a somatics expert - they want someone with the skill and experience.
When you invest in working with me, you’re getting:
A clinical social worker with 10 years of experience as a therapist, plus my Master’s degree in social work
An IFS Level 1 trained practitioner (trained through the IFS Institute)
A practitioner who’s certified in Integrative Somatic Parts Work
A practitioner who’s completed multiple somatics trainings over many years
Plus my own intuitive approach - I aim to practice what I preach!
Your next step: Apply now
We’ll chat to see whether we’re the right fit, what you’re craving in your friendships and inner life, and how IFS coaching can support you in becoming the person who easily has the relationships you want.
You’re not too sensitive. You’re a leader who’s finally ready to own the power of your heart.
If you’re reading this and thinking, “This is what I’ve been looking for”, trust your intuition.
Your friendships, your inner world, and your future self are too important to keep postponing.