How the Nervous System Stores Childhood Trauma...

(and how Somatic Experiencing Supports Its Release)

Trauma isn't just what happened.

It’s how the body responded and how it continues responding long after the moment has passed.

For many people, especially those with childhood trauma, certain reactions don’t seem to match 

what’s happening right now.

• A tight chest when someone raises their voice.

• Feeling disconnected in the middle of a conversation.

• Exhaustion after saying “no.”

• Startle Response
• People Pleasing
• Difficulty trusting others and/or situations
• Feeling unsafe
• A harsh inner critic
• Chronic pain or health issues

These aren’t overreactions or overthinking.
They’re signals from a nervous system still carrying unfinished survival energy from the past.

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body based healing approach designed to gently help the 

nervous system release that stored activation without re-traumatizing or pushing too far, too fast.

 Traum...