How Somatic Therapy Differs from Traditional Talk Therapy or CBT
Think of your body as a rucksack you've had since you were a young child. A tiny stone is added to the bag each time something frightening, humiliating, or unpleasant occurs, such as being screamed at, harassed, or abandoned. You learn to keep moving forward. You mature. You show up, often telling yourself, "It's okay,". But the weight of your rucksack keeps on increasing. And you question why, even when there isn't anything technically wrong, you're constantly worn out, irritable, or tense. By listening to how your body has been carrying those stones all along, somatic therapy is like having someone gently unzip that rucksack for you. What is somatic therapy? Somatic therapy was founded on the notion that trauma is stored in both our memory and our body's physiology, and created by pioneers such as Dr. Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing®) and Pat Ogden (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy). Somatic therapy is a mind-body form of psychotherapy tha...