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Scenario

How parents can support teens through somatic trauma processing

My teenage daughter started having body memories surface and she'll only talk to me when she's having them but expects me to somehow know how to hold space for something I don't understand while my own childhood stuff gets activated.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent is trying to provide somatic support for their child's trauma while managing their own activated nervous system and lack of training.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Trauma in the body — somatic approaches?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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