In today's episode Steven and I dive into that exact question. We broke apart what trauma is, how it shows up in our bodies, relationships, life and what it actually is asking of us. If you have been on a healing journey or carry trauma in your body this conversation is for you. Thank you to everyone who joined us live. Let us know in the comments below what you took away from this conversation, what landed and what did it spark inside of you. If you missed the live click the below video and tune in.

The sandbar is magic — sometimes land, sometimes sea, a space that keeps returning. A space that I return toBare feet walking on broken shells; the sandbar surface shredded with the tide pulling out too fast shells left to harden when there is too much sun.Too much, too fastI create my own magic on the sandbar in movements calling energy : Ropeflow, QiGongI feel seen judged as the spring break crowd fills my magic spaceI see youth, I am reminded of the speed of timeToo many, Too fastHave I been too much? Am I too much? Or am I exactly who I am to be if I could only trust. I can feel when I am marked as too muchI am always asking yearning to learn more – today’s question when am I too muchAn Answer, when I don’t meet people where they are, When I expect them to be where I am?Too much, Too far When is it too much for me? When someone says, “what if I don’t want to change,”I ask myself: why does their unwillingness to grow pound in my chest?Why does their unwillingness to grow bother me so much?Why does other’s pettiness feel like an open wound?Too hurt Too much A wave of memory — visions crash across my cortex all the times I crushed, the times I offended, the times I was too hard too much.Those in my path just saw the feisty, abrasive, relentless fury of the wounded honey badger clawing their way out of the cornerSurvival modeSurvival built from neglect; survival that looked like armor and drive.A question how did I get like this.Parents young and dumb; they had their own shitwe left on our own.left oversChildren made to parent themselves — cooking, cleaning, carrying the house,adults too soon They Too busyI got harder and I moved faster to meet others expectations. Too hard too fast A photograph found decades later: a 14 year old me — on the back, in my grandmothers hand too much too fast — those words hunt me.Too much too Fast Back to the inner world Launched into space — a field of color moved with me, through me, from me. A symbol seen in sea shells — an omen: ying yang, purple on the right, black on the left, circling closer and closer until something loosened and I burst through.

Today, Steven and I dove deep into the essence of being. Living somatically means recognizing the connection between our body, mind, and heart. So many of us get caught in the rat race of "who we should become", forgetting that the journey is really about "who we already are being". We are born with unique expressions, yet the world often pressures us to fit into molds that don’t reflect our true selves. Our being is always striving for balance and growth. Our body strives for balance, our heart yearns for belonging, and our mind is always pushing to become. When we focus solely on becoming, we miss the beauty of just being. This week, take a moment to reconnect with your essence. Are you allowing yourself to simply be? What’s your experience with this? What really landed with you during this episode? Drop it in the chat and let us know. 💬 If you missed the live click the video below to tune in.

Hey Somatic Academy VIP Tier members! Thank you to everyone who joined the session today. It was a really grounded, spacious experience working with the body in a slower, more intentional way. If you joined live, we’d love to hear: What did you notice as you tracked sensation in your body? Did anything shift as you moved between activation and safety? What supported you most in staying present without trying to change anything? The replay is now live in the classroom. 👉 CLICK HERE to watch. Take your time with this one. It’s a good one to come back to when you want to slow things down and reconnect without pushing. P.S. If anything subtle came up for you, don’t overlook it, those small shifts tend to go further than we think.

Aloha from Maui to all the SBW community! I will be hosting a zoom group SBW journey for 2 or more receivers as part of my certification process. Time and date determined by those who are ready to receive. Please comment if you are interested in receiving, i am excited to work with you!