Can I be with that?

How many times have you tried to ‘ calm the F down’ in the midst of a moment where it felt nearly impossible to be calm? Shoulding on yourself for how you need to be more “regulated” or how you “should be better able to deal with this [anxiety, fear, shame, overwhelm etc.] by now…” This tendency to judge and power-over our feelings is something most of us find ourselves doing at one point or anoth...

Mara Glatzel (she/her) is a coach, podcast host, and the author of Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty . She teaches fellow needy humans to uncover the most vulnerable and true expressions of themselves, and learn how to deeply tend to their needs. Through her online programs, workshops, and retreats, Mara supports people to reclaim space for their own humanity and cre...

So– how do we go about meeting burnout in ways that are doable, sustainable, and responsive? What’s really going on in the nervous system when we find ourselves in burnout? And how do we begin to resolve the inner tension that builds inside as we find ourselves in the position of feeling like we can’t go on but we must? This episode explores all of that, and breaks it down in ways that will help y...

I’m elated to share with you our very first podcast guest interview– a conversation with none other than Jan Winhall. Jan is someone I’ve had the pleasure of learning from over the last couple of years through her many online teachings and books. She brings both warmth and clarity to the conversation around trauma and addiction, and her work has been hugely influential in shaping my own practice w...

If you’ve been here for a bit, you’ve probably noticed the word stability is one I reference often. It’s something clients and I work with regularly in sessions . It’s something I work with daily as a personal resource– one that has been critical for me lately as I’ve been navigating a heavy season of life. But what is stability, exactly? what is it not ? And how do we go about building more stabi...

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In these monthly practice episodes I share a mini somatic practice meant to offer embodied support and expand your somatic skillset. This practice explores following the body’s natural impulses (for movement, vocalizations, posture shift, etc. ) to allow for deeper embodied processing and expression of whatever the body is holding. This is particularly lovely practice if you’re feeling like there...

In this episode I share a bit about what I’ve been feeling through Summer… suffice it to say, ugh, “trampled?” “run down?” “shot?” BUT ALSO… soooo soo full from all the goodness, community, sunshine & general loveliness of Summer things. But the pace has been intense. Life heats up (literally & metaphorically!) through Summer, and it’s sometimes tricky to find our footing and cool it when we also...

Welcome back for another practice episode, where I share a monthly mini somatic practice meant to offer support and expand your somatic skillset. This practice explores the qualities of natural elements (water, earth, air, fire) to support the nervous system. This is a bit longer than our traditional practices, so for accessibility & ease of listening, here are the time stamps for each of the 4 el...

This episode explores the layers of the type of somatic work I practice, which often begins with layer 1, nervous system work, and when there’s enough capacity and stability built in the body, that’s when we can go deeper into layer 2… Layer 2 is where deeper healing actually happens– where we get to know the wounds at their roots, and begin healing at an embodied level. This episode discusses the...

Welcome to another practice episode, where I share a monthly mini somatic practice meant to offer support and expand your somatic skillset. This practice centers around pleasure. But here, we’re not talking about lavish, expensive, “guilty” or harmful versions of pleasure. We’re talking about simple, non-intoxicant, non-addictive, not too intense, wholesome human pleasure. We’re talking about ACCE...

“Resourcing” is a term used quite often in the somatic space, but if you’re new here and not a practitioner of any sort, this term might sound a little strange and clunky to you. This episode is not a list of resources for self care, rather, it’s an exploration of what “resourcing” ourselves actually means– so that we can get beyond the surface level, capitalistic version of self care, and actuall...

Welcome to our first official *practice* episode of this podcast! Each month, my intention is to bring you one somatic practice for you to “try on” and, with any hope, weave into your everyday life. This first practice is about re-balancing the scales of “doing” and “being,” and in it you’ll be prompted to find subtle ways of doing less at a mind, body and practical level. Important links: * Find...

This episode explores some of the main contributing people, frameworks and lineages of practice that inform my own work as a somatic practitioner. Namely: Taoism, Buddhism and Blackfoot wisdom, whose principles are woven throughout more modern/ scientific frameworks such as: Hakomi, person-centered psychotherapy, interpersonal neurobiology, somatic parts work, inner relationship focusing and more....

Main topics covered: * What does somatics really mean? * What are the 3 main models for understanding somatics and working in a body-oriented way * The benefits of working in a process-oriented, non-outcomes-based way Links: * Learn more about 1:1 somatic coaching here * Sign up for my weekly-ish newsletter * Find me on Instagram “Somatics” is beginning to feel like one of those words that we hear...

Important links: explore coaching with me subscribe to my newsletter find me on instagram Hello & welcome! This is the first of many episodes where we will explore what it means to heal at a body-level through practical tools, conversations and real-life stories that support nervous system regulation and reconnection to bodily information.  This episode introduces your host, Holly Lowery Davis, he...