A Map of Somatic Therapy Approaches with Ailey Jolie

About this episode

Ailey Jolie discusses the nuances of somatic therapy and its impact on the nervous system.

What if somatic work is not failing you, but simply not the right approach for your body? In this solo episode, Ailey explores how somatics has become a catch all term for healing, and why that can lead to harm when practices are used without context. As a somatic psychologist, Ailey has seen how well meaning embodiment work can overwhelm the nervous system instead of supporting it. Ailey offers a clear map of different somatic therapy approaches so you can better understand what you have tri...

People in this episode

Host: Ailey Jolie

Topics covered

• somatic therapy
• nervous system
• embodiment work
• healing approaches
• mental health

Keywords

• somatic work
• healing
• nervous system
• embodiment
• therapy approaches

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: somatic therapy, somatics

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