#SomaticExperiencing

Gavin Conochie

Aug 8, 20222 min read

Letting Ourselves Be Broken

The early experience that many of us who were traumatized in infancy are carrying is one of fragmentation: the sometimes frightening...

Gavin Conochie

Jul 16, 20222 min read

Making Space for Emotion

Photo: Robert Harding I’m currently on Dartmoor, in the south west of England, where the weather systems shift and change more in a day...

Gavin Conochie

Jun 20, 20222 min read

Masking Our True Selves

A key part of developmental trauma involves learning to hide what we really feel. It is not safe to come into contact with our...

Gavin Conochie

May 28, 20222 min read

Does Healing Come at a Price?

People don’t often talk about the cost of healing. Many of us embarked on this journey hoping that it would lead to a place where we have...

Gavin Conochie

Apr 5, 20222 min read

Counting the Cost

My body has been in a state of readiness for over half a century now: ready to respond to the feeling of crisis that has continued to...

Gavin Conochie

Aug 13, 20211 min read

''Yes, but how do I do that?''

One question that comes up a lot in therapy is the “How do I...?” question: “How do I get to a place where I’m happier?” “How do I stop...

Gavin Conochie

May 12, 20173 min read

On Embodiment

One of the things that really interests me is this word 'embodiment', and what we mean when we use it. It's a question of how do we...