Building nervous system literacy can help us understand our reactions as biological reactions designed to keep us safe and remove the shame we may hold around our triggers and habitual patterns that arise from experiences of trauma.

When we bring the body into therapy, we can access a different information source stored within our bodies. Our bodies store past experiences of pain, trauma, and unprocessed emotions. When we turn our awareness to our bodies during therapy, we can access that information to process past emotional experiences in the present.

Turning inward allows us to reclaim our power by better understanding our contribution to our life patterns. When we know the root of the patterns, we can do something to change them.

When we hold space, we let things be exactly as they are without trying to change or fix them.