Things are shifting. We talked about how trauma isn't a common household word describing the moment life goes sideways. So let's make this feel more like your community, not a clinic. Ever find yourself behind the wheel, parked. Just parked. Because...what do? Bad news from the doctor. Now what? Graduation cap tossed. Fram cheered. So proud. Why am I fake smiling/paralyzed by fear? Relationship suddenly...just...ended. What do? While I update headings and the language, think about the last time you said, "What do?" or "Now what?" Bring it here. Let's get into it.

For anyone new, we are bumping our weekly live practice to 5pm PDT to support our 1st member! If you want to join, the link will remain the same for each live practice. Just click on the zoom link and we'll see you at 5pm.

This space is for people who are ready to move beyond just understanding their trauma… and start trusting themselves again. If you’ve done the work, read the books, cried on the couch, had the realizations—but still find yourself second-guessing your decisions, your instincts, or your voice… you’re not alone. That’s precisely the gap we span here. Inside this space, we focus on: • understanding patterns without getting stuck in them • learning how your nervous system actually works • rebuilding self-trust in small, real-life ways This isn’t therapy. It’s a place to learn, practice, and reconnect with yourself. A place for people who refuse to outsource authority. If you’re here, you’re already on the path. I’m really glad you found your way in.

In case you'd like to dig deeper, these folks inspire my work, The Science of Self Trust: 🧠 1. Bessel van der Kolk Book: The Body Keeps the Score Why: 👉 trauma reshapes how we feel safety + respond internally Supports: → “your system adapted for survival” 🧠 2. Stephen Porges Theory: Polyvagal Theory Why: 👉 nervous system drives perception + decision-making Supports: → “you don’t trust yourself because your system doesn’t feel safe” 🧠 3. Judith Herman Book: Trauma and Recovery Why: 👉 trauma disrupts autonomy + sense of self Supports: → “loss of internal authority” 🧠 4. Antonio Damasio Work: Somatic Marker Hypothesis Why: 👉 emotions guide decision-making Supports: → “if signals are disrupted → decisions feel unreliable” 🧠 5. Gabor Maté Work: trauma + adaptation Why: 👉 behaviors are responses, not pathology Supports: → “nothing is ‘wrong’ with you”

Welcome 🤍 If you’re new here, you don’t need to catch up or figure everything out before starting. This space works more like a spiral than a straight line. Imagine climbing a spiral staircase with a lantern. You can only see what’s lit right in front of you—and that’s enough. As you move, more becomes visible. Not all at once, but exactly when you’re ready for it. And as we move, we come back to the same themes—awareness, patterns, self-trust—but from a different place each time. Nothing is missed. Nothing is wasted. You’re arriving right on time. --- To begin: • read the Welcome post • jump into the current Weekly Practice • join the next live session That’s it. No pressure to go back. No pressure to do this perfectly. Just start where you are 🤍