Hello Courageous ones,

My monthly newsletters have slipped to less than quarterly lately. Part of this is because I’ve been finding it hard to write authentically about somatics without naming the greater context of our shared human condition. The personal is always political. We cannot heal in a vacuum—our embodied experience is inseparable from the fabric of reality, and our nervous systems are not individual, but interdependent.

Healing our bodies and pursuing justice both call for restoring dignity and belonging in the body. Right now, we are witnessing ceaseless bombing and starvation in Gaza, and closer to home we see certain lives treated as less valuable—through restrictions on reproductive health, attacks on trans rights, and the backlash against “immigrants”. Somatic therapy offers grounding, co-regulation, and the ability to stay present with difficult experiences. It helps us witness harm without shutting down, grieve without being consumed, and act without reproducing cycles of violence.

Most importantly, somatics makes space for embodied joy that is not mediated by capitalism . The more fully we allow ourselves to inhabit our soma, the more capacity we have for embodied solidarity—where liberation is not only imagined, but experienced in our bodies.

I wanted to share with you as many tools for cultivating both inner connections and outer community to support you during this time.

Community Resources & Tools

Soma Social Justice Community

A free, online space to deepen somatic practice, build community, and engage in social justice and climate change. It's a place to gather, practice joy, and support collective healing.

Movement Meditations

Offers live and free online somatic movement lessons and Q&A sessions, providing an opportunity to explore somatic practices in a supportive environment.

Out of the Storm

Free and anonymous community for those experiencing Complex PTSD due to prolonged relational trauma. It's a safe space for mutual exchange, solidarity, and resource sharing.

Trauma Survivors Network (TSN)

TSN offers virtual Zoom support groups twice a month for survivors of physical trauma including support for family and caregivers. In-person options too.

Values.guide

A free AI tool to uncover your core values and gain clarity on what truly matters—a gentle, powerful way to align your life with your body, mind, and spirit.

Getting to Know Your Sticky Emotions

I created this tool to support you in exploring and working with the emotions that can feel hardest to hold—like guilt or shame. You can move through it at your own pace: try one prompt a day, several at once, or return to it whenever new emotions arise. Healing is a non-linear journey, and you deserve gentleness along the way. Download it here.

Embodying Joy and Justice - FREE somatic tools & community resources