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Navigating dysregulation and selling presence as a therapist in times of horror.
Being a therapist can feel a little bit like being in a play at times. You can catch yourself giving your best performance to appear regulated, seemingly unaffected by what’s going on in the outside world or indeed within your insides. I take extra care in also trying to provide an environment where my clients can feel safe and held. A sort of magical sanctuary for the contemporary hyperaroused nervous systems of my community where nerves can have a chance to (temporarily) do

André
Jun 164 min read
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G*L*I*M*M*E*R*S - a somatic practice that matters
This is a post informed by PolyVagal theory (as developed by Dr. Stephen Porges) and based on Deb Dana’s concept of somatic glimmers. My journey into the world of noticing, collecting and cultivating glimmers is a fairly recent one. Glimmers, however, happen spontaneously for everyone, whether you notice them or not. A glimmer - as defined by Deb Dana - are:

André
Apr 105 min read
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On ‘skin hunger’ and how my ‘Introduction to Embodied Touch’ may help
It could be said that we all have an ideal amount of touch we’d like to receive at any given moment in time, and an actual amount that we ac

André
Aug 10, 20246 min read
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What matters to me this Pride month, and always
As the month of June approached, I sent out my June newsletter in the last day of May. Two days later, I felt terribly guilty when my...

André
Jun 11, 20245 min read
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A perspective on the use of touch in therapy
A perspective on the use of touch in therapeutic settings. When is it ok to touch?

André
May 29, 20245 min read
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Fellow bodyworker? This is how I keep myself safe
I'm pretty confident that you know exactly what I'm talking about and if you don't, well, perhaps you've taken all the rights steps in...

André
Apr 8, 20246 min read
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The many masks of my dysregulation and the value of Somatic Trauma TherapyÂ
Some psychotherapists and psychologists will tell you that self-disclosure in a therapeutic relationship is a big ‘No-No’. This has often...

André
Dec 27, 20237 min read
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Masseur, massage therapist and the elephant in the room
Us massage therapists have regularly come across this problem. To educate or not to educate someone who just used the word ‘masseur’ (or...

André
Sep 11, 20234 min read
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A touch therapist's perspective on cultural appropriation
For a while I have intended to articulate my thoughts on the cultural appropriation of indigenous knowledge, practices and beliefs in the...

André
Aug 17, 20237 min read
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