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Why choose somatic healing work? There are many reasons to give this type of work a go, especially if you haven’t had long lasting results with conventional mainstream approaches. I will share two of them here: 1) The deepest memo

Yara Grant 19/03/2024 Yara Grant 19/03/2024

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9 Pillars of good mental, emotional and spiritual health 1. Sleep - when the nervous system is dysregulated we can’t have restful sleep.  2. (Sun)light - This one is a MUST. But when my system was overwhelmed I was allergic to the

Yara Grant 04/02/2024 Yara Grant 04/02/2024

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Trauma constricts your authentic self Trauma is not what happened to you. It’s what happens inside of you as a result of an external situation. Trauma keeps the person stuck in an internal loop, of past experiences. It’s not the event i

Yara Grant 16/12/2023 Yara Grant 16/12/2023

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The process of healing and integrating complex trauma Trauma stored in the body comes up to be healed at its own mysterious rate.  Healing is not linear.  So when you start deep trauma work the first layers start to come off

Yara Grant 09/12/2023 Yara Grant 09/12/2023

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Hypersensitivity to places and people is a sign of nervous system dysregulation I spent many years of my life struggling to go to busy shops, to be in certain places and around certain people.  In looking for explanations for this,

Yara Grant 27/11/2023 Yara Grant 27/11/2023

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Stress, trauma & the nervous system It’s possible to go through stress and adverse experiences without being traumatised. And this is dependent on each person’s nervous system capacity and the support available during times of stress

Yara Grant 21/11/2023 Yara Grant 21/11/2023

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Pleasure & trauma Trauma gets in the way of your ability to feel joy and a sense of well-being. Especially for those who have been through multiple and early childhood traumas. Calmness, peace and relaxation can immediately feel li

Yara Grant 11/11/2023 Yara Grant 11/11/2023

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Trauma healing is not about focussing on the past Contrary to popular belief, to integrate trauma is not necessary to investigate your past, to feel all your feelings around events, to talk about it in many different angles, understandin

Yara Grant 11/11/2023 Yara Grant 11/11/2023

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Bodily sensations are key in trauma integration Trauma more often than not dissociate us. Taking us away from the body as a survival strategy. This way we don’t have to feel the physical and emotional pain. The body then becomes an unsa

Yara Grant 23/10/2023 Yara Grant 23/10/2023

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Why vagus nerve stimulation might not be the best option for you Many of us with trauma history, with the intent to heal as quickly as possible, start to add different exercises to our routine. Vagus nerve stimulation is a popular choice

Yara Grant 07/10/2023 Yara Grant 07/10/2023

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Difference between stress and trauma Our bodies are built to respond to stimuli. Fight/flight/freeze/shutdown are normal and healthy protective responses. In situations where we can defend ourselves, even clumsily, our bodies would retu

Yara Grant 24/09/2023 Yara Grant 24/09/2023

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Somatic work changed my life Somatic work is done through and via the body.  We speak the body’s language. We feel the body’s sensations. We take time away from perspectivizing, mentally understanding every single detail and we fin

Yara Grant 13/09/2023 Yara Grant 13/09/2023

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Dissociation ☁️ Everyone has experienced times of daydreaming or mind wandering. Dissociation is an organic response that allows for a disconnect from the here and now. ☁️ Dissociation is a coping mechanism that avoids negative thoughts

Yara Grant 11/09/2023 Yara Grant 11/09/2023

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Trauma healing journey pointers You realised you have unhealed trauma that needs addressing and you are in the healing journey. Now you see that:  🌿 You need to be gentle with yourself, as you realise that your unwanted behaviour

Yara Grant 09/09/2023 Yara Grant 09/09/2023

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The importance of emotions and sensations in trauma integration To process and integrate trauma one needs to be allowed to feel sensations and emotions in the body. It can be very scary to revisit traumatic experiences. So self compassi

Yara Grant 06/09/2023 Yara Grant 06/09/2023

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7 principles of Polyvagal theory 🌿 Your autonomic state is the filter through which you experience the world. 🌿 Environmental cues can deeply affect your physiology. 🌿 A felt sense of safety is necessary for healthy living and bondi

Yara Grant 03/09/2023 Yara Grant 03/09/2023

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Trauma & its consequences There are many definitions of trauma. One I like the most is: trauma is something that is “too much, too fast and too soon” for the nervous system to process and integrate. To add to this definition, it’s i

Yara Grant 24/08/2023 Yara Grant 24/08/2023

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Relationships & healing As humans we have an innate desire to connect to others and feel safe while doing it.  Why then so many of us find it hard to feel connected to others, to ask for help, creating stable relationships?&nbs

Yara Grant 22/08/2023 Yara Grant 22/08/2023

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Drop the mental baggage. Work with your body In Psychology and many other methods there is a huge misconception and disconnection between mind/body/emotions.  I agree that cognitive approaches, sense-making and rewriting narratives

Yara Grant 17/08/2023 Yara Grant 17/08/2023

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Respect and gratitude for your body’s defences (a message for pre & perinatal + developmental trauma survivors) We hear so much about fight/flight/freeze/shutdown/fawn responses. We are shown how to “overcome” these responses and how

Yara Grant 14/08/2023 Yara Grant 14/08/2023

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