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Welcome to my Blog
What if the answers you’ve been seeking aren’t in your head, but in your body?
Here I share reflections on somatic therapy and how reconnecting with your body, emotions and inner wisdom can open the door to more ease, aliveness and connection.


Unlocking the Power of Somatic Awakening with a Somatic Therapist
Reconnecting with our body on the healing path Many of us carry tension, stress and unresolved emotions in our bodies without realising it. We get on with life, we function, we look after others, yet somewhere inside there is a tightness, a numbness or a constant hum of anxiety that never quite settles. Somatic awakening is one way of describing what happens when we begin to listen to the body again. Rather than trying to think our way out of stress and old patterns, we inclu
Laura Starky
Dec 11, 20255 min read


What Is Somatic Healing?(and why it might be the missing piece on your journey)
After years of trying to heal only from the neck up, I discovered somatic therapy — a gentle way of listening to the body’s wisdom and finding safety within.
Laura Starky
Aug 16, 20255 min read


The Benefits of Somatic Therapy and Meditation in Your Journey to Self-Discovery
Finding emotional balance and inner steadiness can feel like a lifelong project. Many of us have tried traditional talking therapies, different meditation apps and self help tools, yet still feel anxious, overwhelmed or cut off from ourselves. When we bring somatic emotional therapy together with meditation , something different becomes possible. We are not just trying to think differently or force ourselves to relax. We are learning to include the body, the nervous system a
Laura Starky
Dec 11, 20255 min read


When Therapy Becomes a Spiritual Practice
Therapy and spirituality are often seen as separate paths, one tending to our wounds, the other to our awakening. Yet the more deeply we listen to the body, the more we realise they are the same journey. Healing becomes the way awareness learns to live through us; therapy becomes a sacred practice of remembering who we already are.
Laura Starky
Nov 14, 20255 min read


ADHD or Trauma? A Somatic Perspective on Attention, Hyperfocus and Emotional Suppression
Is it ADHD, trauma, or both? This article explores hyperfocus, procrastination and emotional suppression through the lens of somatic therapy and nervous system healing.
Laura Starky
Nov 14, 20256 min read


Moving Toward Resolution — The Gentle Return to Connection
In somatic work, resolution happens slowly through breath, awareness and the safety to feel. It isn’t about erasing the past but letting the parts of us that became separated find each other again, until the body remembers its natural rhythm of connection and flow.
Laura Starky
Oct 8, 20255 min read


What’s the Difference Between Somatic Practices and Somatic Therapy?
Somatic practice is awareness. Somatic therapy is healing in relationship. Discover how the two meet, and why both are vital for building safety, resilience and connection in the body.
Laura Starky
Sep 26, 20253 min read


Fibromyalgia, Boundaries and the Body: A Somatic Therapy Perspective
Many women with fibromyalgia share a common thread: always saying yes to others, never to themselves. This piece explores the cost of hidden stress and how somatic therapy helps restore boundaries.
Laura Starky
Aug 24, 20256 min read


Why the Body Doesn’t Feel Safe: Understanding Somatic Therapy and Polyvagal Theory
Somatic therapy often talks about the body not feeling safe. Rooted in polyvagal theory, this blog explores why safety is more than a thought and how nervous system regulation supports true healing.
Laura Starky
Aug 18, 20256 min read
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