Life By Design Therapy

  When something overwhelming happens and there’s no space to release it, no chance to run, cry, be held, or feel safe again, your nervous system holds onto that survival energy. It stays in your body, quietly shaping how you think, feel, connect, and cope. And even if the trauma is long past, your body might still be waiting for the signal: “It’s safe now.” That’s where somatic therapy can help. Healing and regulation starts when your body gets to complete what never got to finish, so you can finally return to a place of safety, presence, and peace. And please know that your body isn’t the problem. It’s part of the healing. https://www.lifebydesigntherapy.com/somatic-therapy

  What if your symptoms are actually unprocessed trauma? Trauma isn’t just the moment something painful happened. It’s what didn’t get to happen afterward. You didn’t get to cry. Or be held. Or run. Or feel safe again. Because of this, your nervous system stays in gear. You carry this survival energy in your subconscious which tells your body that you’re still experiencing the event and need to stay on high-alert. That’s exhausting… When your mind and body don’t have the ability to come back to a place of safety after a traumatic experience, you continue looping through the trauma cycle. Somatic Therapy can help complete that unfinished loop by bringing awareness to the mind & body connection. Not by reliving the past, but by offering your body what it never got: ☀️ Safety ☀️ Movement ☀️ Connection Healing starts when your body gets to exhale what it’s been holding. https://www.lifebydesigntherapy.com/trauma-therapy

  I used to follow all the “morning routine” tips . Wake up early, drink water, make a list, go for a walk… But no matter how consistent I was, the overwhelm never really went away. That’s because the problem wasn’t my routine, it was how my nervous system was carrying unprocessed stress underneath it all. If your daily habits aren’t helping you feel more grounded, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong. It might be because your body doesn’t need more structure. It needs more safety. This post breaks down why your current routine might not be working, and what actually helps when overwhelm is rooted in your nervous system, not your schedule. You don’t need to push harder. You need a rhythm that holds you with care. 💛 https://www.lifebydesigntherapy.com/

  There was a time in my life when everything looked fine on the outside. I was dependable. High achieving. Always the one who had it together. But underneath that? My body was exhausted. My mind never slowed down. And rest felt more like a threat than a relief. It took me a while to realize that what looked like success was actually survival. The over-functioning. The people-pleasing. The need to stay busy, in control, and composed. These weren’t just personality traits. They were responses shaped by what I didn’t get to feel, express, or release. I wasn’t thriving. I was coping in the only ways my nervous system knew how. If that resonates with you, I want you to know that I understand. There were things I couldn’t think my way out of. I had the insight. I had the language. But my body still felt tense, guarded, tired. That’s what led me to somatic therapy. Somatic therapy helped me stop fighting my body and start listening to it. Instead of trying to “fix” symptoms like overw...

  Trauma doesn’t always show up in obvious ways. Sometimes, it quietly integrates into our lives everyday. You might not call it trauma. You might just say: 👉 “I’m always tired.” 👉 “I can’t sit still.” 👉 “I don’t know why I shut down in conversations.” But these everyday experiences are your body’s way of saying, “I don’t feel safe.” In this post, we’re unpacking some of the surprising ways unprocessed trauma can shape your routines, reactions, and relationships, often without you realizing it. The goal is to bring awareness to the symptoms or patterns you’re experiencing and to help you understand them. Somatic therapy can play a key role in healing because it brings your mind and body back together to find safety again. If you are ready to learn more about how Somatic therapy can support with healing unprocessed trauma, and nervous system regulation, click the link in our bio to book a call. https://www.lifebydesigntherapy.com/trauma-therapy

  Did you know that not all trauma shows up as flashbacks or panic attacks? Sometimes, it lives quietly in your everyday experience, until you learn to recognize the signs. Here are 4 common (but often overlooked) signs of unprocessed trauma : 🌀 Chronic tension or pain – This one is so common it often flies under the radar. Maybe it’s your jaw, shoulders, stomach, or chest, but it’s always there. Sometimes, people don’t even realize how much tension they’re carrying until they feel what it’s like to soften. The body doesn’t hold that tightly without a reason…it’s protecting something. 💤 Fatigue that doesn’t go away – This is more than being sleepy. It’s a deep exhaustion, the kind that seeps into your bones. I often see this when someone’s system has been in survival mode for a long time, especially when in freeze mode. The body is conserving energy, but it’s not truly resting. ⚡ Restlessness or inability to slow down – Have you ever felt like the moment you stop moving, it’s ...

  Some symptoms don’t look like trauma at all. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t. Unprocessed trauma doesn’t always come with big, obvious signs. Sometimes, it’s the fatigue that sleep doesn’t fix. The jaw that never relaxes. The discomfort with stillness. The overthinking you can’t seem to turn off. These patterns are easy to miss, especially when they’ve become part of your everyday life. Maybe you’ve always been the strong one, the calm one, the one who never needs help. But underneath that… your nervous system might still be bracing. Still waiting for signs of safety. These signs aren’t weaknesses. They’re protection. They’re what your body did to get you through. And with the right support , they can shift. 💬 Have you ever noticed one of these patterns in yourself? https://www.lifebydesigntherapy.com/trauma-therapy