Entering trauma therapy is one of the most significant decisions a person can make. It is deeply personal, often emotional, and always brave. For many people, trauma has shaped the way they see themselves and the world around them. Trauma can influence relationships, sense of safety, expectations of others, and the capacity to trust. It can touch every part of life, sometimes in ways a person may not fully recognise until much later. When the impact of trauma has been present

Every November, when the poppies reappear and Remembrance Sunday edges closer, I notice a familiar internal shift. It arrives quietly, not as ceremony, but as sensation, a heaviness behind the sternum, a heightened clarity around what really matters. It is not a flare of nationalism or nostalgia. It is recognition and memory. A reverence for stories most people will never hear. For a significant part of my clinical career, I have been lucky enough to have worked alongside ser

Discover how the body stores emotional and traumatic experiences through somatic memory. Explore the science behind how sensations, posture, and physiology record the past — and how body-based therapies are helping people heal from trauma. Introduction: When the Body Becomes a Storyteller You might not remember the words someone said during a painful event years ago, but your stomach might tighten when you hear a similar tone of voice. Or your shoulders might stiffen in a cro