Can AI really replace somatic therapy? AI can write, chat, and even sound smart. But can it feel your body? Artificial intelligence has been making its way into mental health spaces from chatbot “therapists” to automated coaching systems. But research is beginning to show what many of us already know deep down: when it comes to real healing, AI misses the mark. In fact, some studies suggest that AI therapy can actually increase stress and emotional disconnection because what

Overwhelm is the enemy. For some, the emotional body is a place of intense overwhelm. Feeling feelings isn’t about forcing exposure. It’s about creating space for it to emerge safely.

Some thoughts for the therapists, coaches and facilitators looking to work with shame at a somatic level.

I have started to follow some whispers, emergent whispers from deep below.

The situation has gotten worse and we cannot say we did not know.

The journey for everyone I have the utter privilege of working with is completely unique. My private practice is developing in ways that...

There is not joke or pun here. Sadly, I am just not that clever with word play. But I wanted to get under the skin of a phenomena I work...

How gentleness can sometimes be misunderstood Bingz Huang invited me to write an article for her #PracticingGentleness collaboration. She...

Boundaries can feel tough sometimes. The seemingly simple things like saying yes to a night out when really your whole body is longing...

What would pleasure do? Good question, am I right? It is a question I pose from time to time each day as an antidote to these urgent...