Comments on: Somatic Therapy and Finding Your Authentic Self https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:53:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Begoña https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/#comment-18957 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:53:33 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246620#comment-18957 I’ve landed in this website a
bit spontaneously and I’m very touched to read this article and realise that you are talking about the online program Smart Body Smart Mind of Irene Lyon, which I’ve been doing for 2 years. I also have C-Ptsd and this program has been the ultimate game/life changer for me. I’m everyday grateful that this program exists and that I’ve found it. I started 2 years ago, in the middle of a burn out-depression phase-anxiety-insomnia phase and I ack the words to express how much my mental and physical health has improved since then, like nothing I’ve ever done before. And I know that it will just get better and better. I wish everybody would do it ♡

]]> By: Siobhan https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/#comment-18253 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:10:26 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246620#comment-18253 In reply to Lee Frost.

Hi Lee – thank you. I guessed that. I have done her 21 Day Nervous System reset and a few of her online classes and of course all of the free content she offers. So happy to hear that the SBSM course has been beneficial. I just wasn’t sure that it was going to be a good investment, but from your report it sounds like it will be. I was concerned that it would just be more theory and didactic information rather than hands on exercises to help regulate my nervous system. I appreciate your feedback and getting back to me.

]]> By: Lee Frost https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/#comment-18212 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:05:33 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246620#comment-18212 In reply to KB.

I’m so glad to hear that, thank you for reading it! I’m finding that as well. There have been a bunch of methods/treatment options that just didn’t resonate with me, and somatic therapy is the one that’s stuck with me in a way that’s been the most beneficial so far. Good luck on your journey. Here’s a link to the program site: https://smartbodysmartmind.com/

]]> By: Lee Frost https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/#comment-18211 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:03:15 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246620#comment-18211 In reply to Anita.

Thank you! (And by the way, this is in no way sponsored content, I’m just a huge fan of this program because of how much it’s helped me.) Here’s the link: https://smartbodysmartmind.com/

]]> By: KB https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/#comment-18203 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 02:55:30 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246620#comment-18203 If you’re able to share the program you found, I would love to know more. What a wonderful article that I resonated deeply with. The longer I’m on this journey, the more I understand that healing is not linear and to continue seeking different types until you find success.

]]> By: Anita https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/#comment-18202 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 02:05:03 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246620#comment-18202 You really sold the benefits of this program. Can you please add a link. Thanks!

]]> By: Lee Frost https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/#comment-18200 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:04:36 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246620#comment-18200 Hi Siobhan,

Thank you for the kind words! The program I mentioned in the article is called SmartBody, SmartMind. Irene Lyon is the founder and she has a YouTube channel with tons of videos that discuss everything from the biology of stress to teaching techniques to “listen” to your nervous system, and she does a lot of Q&As about her program and the strategies behind it. It runs live around late Feb/early March, but last year she did a fall program as well. I’m not sure if it’ll run again for a second time this year, but they’re super responsive to questions on their social channels.
—Lee F

]]> By: Siobhan https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/02/28/somatic-therapy-and-finding-your-authentic-self/#comment-18199 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:58:10 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246620#comment-18199 Hi Lee – as someone who is also exploring somatic therapies and other types of modalities that work with nervous system regulation-
I would live to know about the o line program you did/are still doing.
Cognitive therapy doesn’t really get to the core of CPTSD and for me, resulting insomnia.
Thanks so much.
I enjoy your writing very much.

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