Being introduced to Somatic Experiencing as a practice saved my life. During my time sitting with practitioners and receiving training through Somatic Experiencing International, I learned this is not something you do for 1 hour during a session, but rather, it is an invitation to a new way of moving through the world. A way of moving that creates space for all expressions of who we are--whether it be those we are aware of, or the ones we have yet to meet.
The tools and knowledge I acquired through this work have allowed me to personally navigate things like depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, dissociation, gender dysphoria, and body dysmorphia, all while integrating my own trauma history in a way that brought me home to my body.
It is these tools and knowledge combined with my own experience that I call upon to offer an invitation for others. An invitation to find freedom and safety in our bodies as we move though this unpredictable world. An invitation to heal and discover our most authentic expression so we may share it with the world around us.
Clay Massey (he/they)
Somatic Experiencing