Thank you Jane for the most nourishing and insightful “blab”. I remember you talking about catharsis in the Jungian Somatics MFT training and it struck a chord with me. It’s something I think about a lot and I witness the purity culture in a lot of healing spaces with many well meaning practitioners. Glad to be subscribed to your wonderful Substack. More blabs! - Ala
I’m not a NARM expert but my limited understanding doesn’t line up with it being about releasing. If anything, more about making emotions felt and accepted that could be experienced with a more complex understanding of nervous system than SE.
Soo interesting, I was reflecting about the “emotional release” trend that i see a lot of on Instagram these days and how it’s shaping/misleading people’s perspective to somatic or trauma work! Posted it on IG in my simplistic form 😊
I enjoyed hearing your musings. I’d love to hear more about your criticism of polyvagal theory and SE. Do you have that written or recorded anywhere? I really resonated w what you shared in terms of how I practice and have adapted SE- the release piece has never quite made sense to me in practice- more about witnessing and integration of the whole
Oh geez. Opening up that can of worms about polyvagal theory can trigger a lot of people who believe in it with a religiosity that can't be questioned. I talk about it in my smaller group trainings. It's a symbolic representation of archetypal patterns of survival but it doesn't align with the actual anatomy of the brain. The triune brain doesn't exist anatomically but I like it from a symbolic perspective.
Thank you for this brilliant musing. I have a powerful complex born out of trauma that saved my life and helped me to achieve strong footing in the world. I’ve heard a lot about how I need to let that part go because that work is done. It feels impossible not to be that autonomous part without going off the rails. But since I decided to befriend it, allow it a bold voice on my council I both have access to that power while being able to reign in the rage that can get triggered when we were dis-integrated.
I’m going to read and listen again. Thank you Jane!!💕
Thank you Jane for the most nourishing and insightful “blab”. I remember you talking about catharsis in the Jungian Somatics MFT training and it struck a chord with me. It’s something I think about a lot and I witness the purity culture in a lot of healing spaces with many well meaning practitioners. Glad to be subscribed to your wonderful Substack. More blabs! - Ala
Thank you for being here and listening to my musings!
While listening to you talk about releases, I was curious if NARM which I don’t know much about but the little I’ve seen seems to be release work.
I’m not a NARM expert but my limited understanding doesn’t line up with it being about releasing. If anything, more about making emotions felt and accepted that could be experienced with a more complex understanding of nervous system than SE.
Really insightful. Thank you!
What’s the article you referenced?
https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/12/our-obsession-with-releasing-letting-go-is-hurting-us/
Incredible article, so true in yoga classes and teachers who really do not understand developmental trauma. Thank you!
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And you put it really nicely
Soo interesting, I was reflecting about the “emotional release” trend that i see a lot of on Instagram these days and how it’s shaping/misleading people’s perspective to somatic or trauma work! Posted it on IG in my simplistic form 😊
I enjoyed hearing your musings. I’d love to hear more about your criticism of polyvagal theory and SE. Do you have that written or recorded anywhere? I really resonated w what you shared in terms of how I practice and have adapted SE- the release piece has never quite made sense to me in practice- more about witnessing and integration of the whole
Oh geez. Opening up that can of worms about polyvagal theory can trigger a lot of people who believe in it with a religiosity that can't be questioned. I talk about it in my smaller group trainings. It's a symbolic representation of archetypal patterns of survival but it doesn't align with the actual anatomy of the brain. The triune brain doesn't exist anatomically but I like it from a symbolic perspective.
Thank you for this brilliant musing. I have a powerful complex born out of trauma that saved my life and helped me to achieve strong footing in the world. I’ve heard a lot about how I need to let that part go because that work is done. It feels impossible not to be that autonomous part without going off the rails. But since I decided to befriend it, allow it a bold voice on my council I both have access to that power while being able to reign in the rage that can get triggered when we were dis-integrated.
I’m going to read and listen again. Thank you Jane!!💕
Thanks Jane. The anatomy of the psyche structure - is there a text, book that you could recommend?