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The next step on my journey home!!

As of yesterday, I am now fully certified as a Soma Breathwork Facilitator **Woo Hoo*

If you have been following my journey to date you will know how relentless the drive has been to rediscover the joy and playfulness that used to flow at the heart of my life.

I find this joy in breathwork - not any old breathwork though - when I used to try breathwork it seemed very dull and also to be quite extreme with lots of hyper ventilating and people shouting and screaming - not into that at all btw. I find it a bit frightening to be honest. And scary is not the palce to be for some one creating a trauma-informed recovery! Soma Breathwork is beautiful. And I make it safe.

We combine ancient yogic tradition with rave music. Psychedelics without the psychedelics. Thumping beats to aid rhythmic breathing and an emphasis on intermittent hypoxia - simple breath holding techniques

Why this has worked for me - the technique awakens our inner pharmacy and every time we practise Soma Breathwork we get A-DOSE (Anandahide, dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins) and with daily practise we find we can access more of this in our life effortlessly + its breath and therefore FREE to use - haha!!

Wherever you are on your journey - keep going - every evolution brings with it more joy and grace

I hope you will join me soon out on the dance floor - to experience the collective joy and collective heart coherence that is the hall mark of SOMA breath!

with love

Kate ❤️

#addiction #recovery #sugaraddiction #foodaddiction #soma #somabreathwork

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The next step on my journey home!!As of yesterday, I am now fully certified as a Soma Breathwork Facilitator **Woo Hoo*If you have been following my journey to date you will know how relentless the drive has been to rediscover the joy and playfulness that used to flow at the heart of my life.I find this joy in breathwork - not any old breathwork though - when I used to try breathwork it seemed very dull and also to be quite extreme with lots of hyper ventilating and people shouting and screaming - not into that at all btw. I find it a bit frightening to be honest. And scary is not the palce to be for some one creating a trauma-informed recovery! Soma Breathwork is beautiful. And I make it safe.We combine ancient yogic tradition with rave music. Psychedelics without the psychedelics. Thumping beats to aid rhythmic breathing and an emphasis on intermittent hypoxia - simple breath holding techniquesWhy this has worked for me - the technique awakens our inner pharmacy and every time we practise Soma Breathwork we get A-DOSE (Anandahide, dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins) and with daily practise we find we can access more of this in our life effortlessly + its breath and therefore FREE to use - haha!!Wherever you are on your journey - keep going - every evolution brings with it more joy and graceI hope you will join me soon out on the dance floor - to experience the collective joy and collective heart coherence that is the hall mark of SOMA breath!with loveKate ❤️#addiction #recovery #sugaraddiction #foodaddiction #soma #somabreathwork

This is the third and final part of a series published on Substack @adoptedandaddicted. Part One, Swimming Upstream, explored why traditional recovery so often fails those of us with early trauma. Part Two, Falling Through Air, followed the science into the body — into the places where that trauma actually lives. If you`re arriving here fresh, both pieces are worth your time. If you`ve been with me from the beginning, you`re ready for what comes next: not more understanding, but the map back home to yourself)

PS. Just so you know, it`s taken a while to write these three pieces - the culmination of a lot of work and self-discovery and I wanted to record and share where this journey has taken me to leave a trail for others.

#addiction #addictionrecovery #trauma #developmentaltrauma #adoption #sugaraddiction #foodaddiction

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This is the third and final part of a series published on Substack @adoptedandaddicted. Part One, Swimming Upstream, explored why traditional recovery so often fails those of us with early trauma. Part Two, Falling Through Air, followed the science into the body — into the places where that trauma actually lives. If you're arriving here fresh, both pieces are worth your time. If you've been with me from the beginning, you're ready for what comes next: not more understanding, but the map back home to yourself)PS. Just so you know, it's taken a while to write these three pieces - the culmination of a lot of work and self-discovery and I wanted to record and share where this journey has taken me to leave a trail for others.#addiction #addictionrecovery #trauma #developmentaltrauma #adoption #sugaraddiction #foodaddiction

Bear at 11 weeks (:

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Rhythm, movement, sensation.

It`s so simple - our ancestors knew this but we have simply lost the knowledge.

If you have struggled with C-PTSD and developmental trauma the chances are you never learned how to co-regulate as an infant and never experienced safety with another.

The repair (for a dysregulated nervous system) lies in the rhythmic, relational, repetitive practices that speak directly to the brainstem and limbic system in the language they understand.

Drumming, dancing, movement, kundalini yoga, rhythm and breathwork have been key to my recovery. And are even stronger when practised in group.

That`s why I am so delighted to be completing space holder training for Soma Breathwork to bring to open meetings in the near future. Rhythmic breathing and intermittent hypoxia have re-awakened the joy in my life and I get to share this with you!!

I will be offering 40-60 minute sessions of group work online , in dance, rhythm and breathwork all to fantastic music to include experiences of breath holding techniques which allow the body to pause and reset and will help to re-wire the brain.

If you would like to join the wait list for notifications, send me a DM!

#thisgirlcan #recovery #joy #addiction #sugaraddiction #foodaddiction #breathwork

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Rhythm, movement, sensation.It's so simple - our ancestors knew this but we have simply lost the knowledge.If you have struggled with C-PTSD and developmental trauma the chances are you never learned how to co-regulate as an infant and never experienced safety with another.The repair (for a dysregulated nervous system) lies in the rhythmic, relational, repetitive practices that speak directly to the brainstem and limbic system in the language they understand.Drumming, dancing, movement, kundalini yoga, rhythm and breathwork have been key to my recovery. And are even stronger when practised in group.That's why I am so delighted to be completing space holder training for Soma Breathwork to bring to open meetings in the near future. Rhythmic breathing and intermittent hypoxia have re-awakened the joy in my life and I get to share this with you!!I will be offering 40-60 minute sessions of group work online , in dance, rhythm and breathwork all to fantastic music to include experiences of breath holding techniques which allow the body to pause and reset and will help to re-wire the brain.If you would like to join the wait list for notifications, send me a DM!#thisgirlcan #recovery #joy #addiction #sugaraddiction #foodaddiction #breathwork

"The truth is there is nothing wrong with me. And that body sensation—that felt sense that hijacked my body in real time is real to all intents and purposes in my brain. It`s the echo of a preverbal memory held in the body from a long long time ago. The threat is not happening now but the part of the brain that holds this memory is timeless. There is no timestamp, no words, and no language. The mind cannot recall but it seems the body never forgot."

ABOUT THE ARTICLE:
This quote is from a new substack article "Falling Through Air: How Early Trauma Rewires the Brain"— & Part 1 of a three-part series called "Swimming Upstream."
The series explores why traditional addiction recovery fails when compulsive eating is rooted in preverbal trauma. This first article explains the neuroscience: what happens when abandonment occurs before memory, how trauma/developmental trauma/ complex PTSD gets stored in the body as sensation instead of story, and how it is you can have overwhelming feelings hi-jack reason with absolutely no explanation for them.
If you`ve wondered what`s wrong with you & felt that nothing seems to work—start here.

Link in bio or cut and paste this link https://adoptedandaddicted.substack.com/p/falling-through-air

#AdoptionTrauma #ComplexPTSD #SugarAddiction #FoodAddiction #DevelopmentalTrauma #TraumaRecovery #AdopteeVoices #PolyvagalTheory #NervousSystemHealing #ImplicitMemory #PreverbalTrauma #TraumaInformed #SomaticHealing #AddictionRecovery #BodyKeepsTheScore

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"The truth is there is nothing wrong with me. And that body sensation—that felt sense that hijacked my body in real time is real to all intents and purposes in my brain. It's the echo of a preverbal memory held in the body from a long long time ago. The threat is not happening now but the part of the brain that holds this memory is timeless. There is no timestamp, no words, and no language. The mind cannot recall but it seems the body never forgot."ABOUT THE ARTICLE:
This quote is from a new substack article "Falling Through Air: How Early Trauma Rewires the Brain"— & Part 1 of a three-part series called "Swimming Upstream."
The series explores why traditional addiction recovery fails when compulsive eating is rooted in preverbal trauma. This first article explains the neuroscience: what happens when abandonment occurs before memory, how trauma/developmental trauma/ complex PTSD gets stored in the body as sensation instead of story, and how it is you can have overwhelming feelings hi-jack reason with absolutely no explanation for them.
If you've wondered what's wrong with you & felt that nothing seems to work—start here.Link in bio or cut and paste this link https://adoptedandaddicted.substack.com/p/falling-through-air#AdoptionTrauma #ComplexPTSD #SugarAddiction #FoodAddiction #DevelopmentalTrauma #TraumaRecovery #AdopteeVoices #PolyvagalTheory #NervousSystemHealing #ImplicitMemory #PreverbalTrauma #TraumaInformed #SomaticHealing #AddictionRecovery #BodyKeepsTheScore

When will I ever learn??

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"I have been sober from my drug of choice—food—more times than I can count. Ninety days here. Six months there. Once, gloriously, almost two years.
I worked the steps. I called my sponsor. I white-knuckled my way through cravings. I surrendered. I admitted I was powerless.
And every single time, eventually, inevitably, I found myself back in the grip of it.
For years, I believed what recovery culture told me: that I wasn`t working my program hard enough. That I wasn`t truly committed. That the problem was me—my character, my willpower, my lack of commitment.
It took me far too long to consider a different possibility: that maybe I was treating the wrong problem.
Maybe I had misidentified the problem right from the very start."
— from "Swimming Upstream: When Traditional Addiction Recovery Models Are Not Enough"
Link in bio.
If you`ve relapsed more times than you can count and wondered what`s wrong with you, this series is for you.
#FoodAddiction #SugarAddiction #RecoveryJourney #ComplexPTSD #TraumaInformed #RelapseCycle #AdoptionTrauma #DevelopmentalTrauma #ItsNotYourFault #WoundNotDefect #HealingTrauma #NervousSystemDysregulation #ChronicRelapse

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