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Scenario

How to navigate comparison and hierarchy in group somatic healing

Our somatic experiencing practice group has become this weird dynamic where some of us are having big emotional releases during sessions and others feel like they're doing it wrong because they're not crying or shaking, and now there's this unspoken hierarchy about who's 'really healing' that's making the space feel unsafe.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A healing community is fracturing along lines of visible versus invisible progress, mistaking dramatic expression for deeper transformation.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Somatic approaches to psychological healing?”

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.