You made it your job to nourish, be present, love, educate, and share your knowledge with your children.
In this life, I have only been a stepmother, and it is not exactly a rewarding job; the stepmother is often described as bad. Which I was certainly for my stepsons in some ways. But there were also lots of good moments. And I am grateful for this experience.
Mothers are human beings…with flaws
But what happens when the mother can’t do the abovementioned things, such as loving, sharing, educating, etc.? Often, something goes awry with the child. It’s not because their mother is an evil person! All mothers do their best! But they frequently carry much from their own loaded or their ancestors’ traumatic history.
Or, the circumstances during gestation and birth were adverse.
The development from birth on
This directly influences the development of the child. Recent research has shown that what happens during gestation and birth will affect a baby, child, and person more than what happens later in life!
That’s why the work with developmental trauma is so important. Many women don’t have the chance to be free of worry and available to that child in their womb, or the birth was challenging, or there weren’t enough resources financially, physically or emotionally to raise the infant appropriately.
Regulating the nervous system
The nervous system develops during this time and will be negatively impacted. In the work with developmental trauma, we gradually allow the nervous system to regulate in a new way, which is healthier and much more agreeable for the person.
How does that practically look? What does it mean?
Imagine, for example, you are amongst a crowd, and it’s always been difficult for you to be around people. Not to get triggered, not to get upset over something someone says or someone acts on, or how they behave with you. You may feel exhausted once you’re back home by yourself.
What’s the role of the somatic practitioner
This is one example of a nervous system that isn’t in balance. As a somatic practitioner, I work with the body, with different organs, glands and the nervous system. We slowly bring equilibrium into the nervous system. So that you can become activated, but also can calm yourself easily.
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