Periagoge
Scenario

When couples have different nervous system capacities for trauma work

My wife and I are both childhood sexual abuse survivors and we're learning that our bodies have completely different windows of tolerance and what feels healing for her feels overwhelming for me and we're struggling to find practices we can do together.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Partners with shared trauma histories are discovering their bodies have different capacities for activation and regulation, creating challenges in their joint healing journey.

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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