How do you keep going when your internal 'co-worker' is being incredibly annoying? A raw look at hormones, mood fluctuations, heavy eyes, and the practice of making space for discomfort rather than trying to fix it.

Tired of the diet cycle? Adelaide psychotherapist Nikki Lucas explains how we use food to bury pain and how to heal through somatic awareness.

Feeling stuck in fight or flight? Adelaide psychotherapist Nikki Lucas shares 5 somatic steps to decompress your nervous system and move from bracing to safety.

Stuck in a cycle of trauma triggers? DBR therapy targets the brainstem to release deep-seated shock, reducing hypervigilance and helping you feel grounded and safe again.

In my last post, we explored why understanding our story intellectually often isn't enough to stop the physical 'bracing' of anxiety or trauma. But knowing that we need a 'bottom-up' approach usually leads to a much bigger, quieter question: 'If I actually stop and feel what I’ve been avoiding, will it break me?' It is a completely valid fear. We spend so much of our lives perfecting the art of pushing pain away because, for a long time, that was our only way to survive. Today, I want to pull back the curtain on the great paradox of healing—how the very things we instinctively push away are the ones that keep us stuck, and what it actually looks like to safely navigate those feelings in the therapy room.

Have you ever felt like you’ve talked a problem to death, but your body is still holding onto the stress? If years of talk therapy have left you feeling like you’re still 'treading water,' somatic therapy might be the missing piece. Discover why shifting from the 'story' to the 'felt sense' is the key to deep, lasting integration.