My mother keeps insisting that family yoga sessions will help us bond and heal together but she doesn't understand that being watched while I'm trying to connect to my body feels invasive and activating after my assault.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family member's well-intentioned attempts at shared somatic healing are inadvertently creating more activation for someone whose trauma requires privacy and safety.
“Where Are You with Trauma in the body — somatic approaches?”
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