Somatic support for trauma healing
Embodied education and compassionate care to nourish your nervous system and help you heal.
Hi there, I’m Kristen.
I’m a somatic educator and coach who understands there’s a lot more to healing from trauma than changing your mindset and talking about how you feel. As someone who’s both lived with the effects of complex trauma for as long as I can remember and worked with the body professionally for over 20 years, I know that nervous system regulation and somatic support are missing pieces for many people struggling to heal.
While I don’t know you, I do know this: your body needs to feel safe before the healing you want can happen. Your path to embodied safety will be unique to you, and there are science-based, trauma-informed principles and practices that can reliably guide you there. I’m here to help you put those pieces together through a mindful, compassionate approach that radically respects exactly where you are.
Struggling to heal? Your body may be the missing piece…
Trauma and stress keep you stuck in survival. In order for that to change, your nervous system needs to feel safe.
In EMBODIED RESOURCE, we spend 6 weeks helping your body learn how to make that happen. You’ll practice gentle, simple tools using movement, breath, touch, and more to shift your nervous system state into more ease, more presence, and more capacity for engaging with life the way you want.
You’ll learn how to make somatic practices work and feel right for you, because healing isn’t one-size-fits-all. And we’ll do it together, because it’s so much easier than doing it alone.
✦ REGISTRATION IS OPEN, and CLASS BEGINS JUNE 18th ✦
Feel more present, settled, and safe right now.
Need help shifting out of survival mode right now? NERVOUS SYSTEM SELF-CARE is a FREE bimonthly Zoom class to practice gentle, body-based tools that reduce stress and overwhelm, and support flow and ease today. Grab the latest replay and give it a try!
Let's give you the embodied support you need
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SAFER EVERYDAY
A self-paced course of 30 daily guided practices to cultivate greater embodied safety in your nervous system over time, or simply support your regulation through a rough season. Explore however you wish, revisit as much as you want.
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EMBODIED RESOURCE
A 6-week live online course beginning 6/17 that takes a deep-dive into using somatic practices mindfully, skillfully, and compassionately to help regulate your nervous system, heal from complex trauma, and show your body how to finally feel safe.
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SSP
The Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) is an evidence-based, polyvagal-informed listening program created by Stephen Porges that supports nervous system regulation at a deep, biological level. Unlock new ease and progress in your healing journey with a SSP experience tailored for your unique nervous system.
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"Learning from Kristen changed me and the way I relate to myself. She is one of the most knowledgeable, compassionate, and 'real' teachers I’ve ever had."
- Mary Beth
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"As someone who has spent many years in and out of talk therapy, EMDR, parts work and other somatic therapies, I can say that this course held the key to unlocking what it means to truly begin to heal from trauma."
~ Julia Bacon, ATTUNE participant
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"Kristen’s simple techniques and compassionate guidance have given me practical tools I use often to check in with my nervous system. I’m learning new ways to soothe my system in each session. "
~ K.S, Nervous System Self-Care participant
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"Kristen is a generous and excellent teacher who really CARES about people who attend her courses. My daily life has changed as a result of her classes—I now have tools to heal myself and shift my experiences when things don’t go well, and also for when I’m ok!"
~ Adela, Embodied Resource participant
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"Kristen has an attitude of curiosity and inclusion that is genuine and responsive. She meets each person where they are, and her warm and humble tone help me feel safe, seen, and welcomed."
~ Carol G., Embodied Resource participant
