Click ‘play’ to hear me read this post. Growth. There, I answered the question. You’re welcome. Jk, jk. I have more to say. The point of pain, from an evolutionary and biological perspective, is to alert us to threat. Imagine if you were part of a hunter-gatherer tribe, and you were bitten by a snake,…

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Click ‘play’ to hear me read this post. A friend whose work I respect recently directed my attention towards Trevor Noah. I watched a few clips of The Daily [Social Distancing] Show on YouTube, triggering the algorithm to suggest other clips, which meant that I watched a few more. When I expressed to this friend…

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This is a quick and gentle introduction to one way that one of the primary modalities I utilize, Somatic Experiencing, can be practiced. How did it feel when you saw my name in your inbox? Maybe you thought, “David! Haven’t heard from him in a while,” or, “David Rowan…who is that again?” or maybe, “Ugh,…

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A playful example of breaking through black-and-white perception. Comment below and let me know where you experience, or would like to experience, a gradient in your life. Developing one’s ability to notice when sensations or emotions are dialed down is a crucial skill to help with staying in flow, and regulating the nervous system within…

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Click ‘play’ just below to listen to me read this post.     Some of the most significant breakthroughs I have had as a client myself have been through the deconstruction of mental constructs. In turn, this is a tool I use frequently with my own clients. Perhaps the most common one is some version…

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Audio only:   00:01: Hi, I’d like to answer the question today, what is Somatic Experiencing®? You might have seen some recent posts and shares from me and I’m starting a private practice using Somatic Experiencing® among other healing works modalities, and it occurs to me that if you’re not deeply embedded in the world…

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