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Somatic Practices for Nervous System Resilience in Neurodivergent Adults
Somatic therapy offers a hopeful pathway for neurodivergent individuals to gently expand their nervous system's window of tolerance.
The Somatic Cost of Masking In Neurodivergent People
The chronic muscular tension, profound fatigue, and identity fragmentation often experienced by neurodivergent individuals who mask are not separate symptoms but interconnected signs of a body forced to live a prolonged performance.
Sensory Joy as a Pathway Through Trauma
Deliberate attention to simple pleasures rewires the nervous system for safety, building a new somatic narrative where the body is a source of comfort and resilience.
Not All in Your Head: Somatic Approaches to Anxiety
Anxiety is not always a product of “overthinking”; it is often a legitimate response to tangible external pressures. By integrating somatic strategies that honor this reality, we can build resilience without dismissing the very real stressors that shape our lived experience.
The Body in Space: Understanding Proprioceptive Differences in Neurodivergent Experience
Proprioception, our body's internal GPS, often functions differently for neurodivergent individuals, leading to a disconnect from physical self-awareness.
Feeling Erased: Reclaiming Presence After Trauma
Trauma can create a profound and haunting sense of being erased, as if one's inner reality has been rendered invisible.
Reclaiming the Inner Voice: CPTSD and Negative Self-Talk in Neurodivergent Individuals
For neurodivergent individuals with CPTSD, negative self-concepts are often trauma responses forged in a world of chronic mismatch. Healing involves gentle practices that address both the ingrained neural pathways of criticism and the specific context of neurodivergent experience.
The Transformative Power of a Late Neurodivergence Discovery
A later-in-life neurodivergence diagnosis can provide the essential framework to rebuild.
The Somatic Wisdom of Dark Comedy
A dark sense of humor is more than a coping mechanism, it is a somatic tool for regulation.
When Attunement Fails: The Child Who Becomes the Container
For many children, especially those with neurodivergent sensitivities or caregivers burdened by their own unprocessed trauma, the parent’s inability to attune becomes a chronic rupture.
Creative Rebellion: Reimagining Survival Strategies as Wholeness
What if your so-called disordered thinking is not a sign of being broken, but a profound somatic signal from a body that has creatively adapted to survive?
Tummy Talk: Conversing With The Enteric Nervous System
Our gut feelings are not problems to be solved but messages to be understood. Learning the language of the enteric nervous system allows us to heal trauma by listening to the wisdom of the body.
Why Neurodivergent People May Thrive in Somatic Therapy
Traditional talk therapies like CBT often operate from the top down, focusing on changing thoughts to influence emotions and body states. In contrast, somatic psychotherapy works from the bottom up, helping clients regulate their nervous system to create new cognitive and emotional experiences.
Intergenerational Inheritance and the Body
The body is a living archive of ancestral history, holding biological, emotional, and cultural imprints that shape our present experience.
Erotic Confusion and Body Memory in Sexual Assault Survivors
Erotic confusion and body memory in sexual assault survivors are reflexive responses, not signs of consent.
Autistic Burnout and Co-dependence in Relationships
Autistic burnout and co-dependence often intertwine, creating a cycle of exhaustion and relational strain.
Avoidance: From Adaptive Disengagement to Maladaptive Withdrawal
Avoidance can be a temporary refuge or a prolonged prison. Understanding its impact on the body is the first step toward transforming it into a tool for healing rather than a barrier to growth.
What is Urge Surfing?
Urge surfing is a mindfulness technique that teaches individuals to observe cravings without acting on them, fostering somatic awareness and emotional resilience
From Survival to Presence: Dissociation and Embodied Healing
