Moving Beyond Trauma—Healing Through Body Based Therapy With Ilene Smith

<p>I thought I would talk to someone about a subject that many of us like to avoid, although so many are affected by—that is trauma. We all have had some degree of trauma in our life. Though I wanted to bring on a guest that shares a unique and very useful way to heal trauma other than normal talk therapy. </p> <p>My next guest uses a method that delivers an overall healing of the mind and body to create synergy between them both. Welcome Ilene Smith. Ilene is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) whose work incorporates attachment theory, touch work, movement, and therapeutic dialogue. Through healing trauma, her clients develop a safer and deeper relationship with themselves and increase their capacity for resilience and joy. Ilene holds master’s degrees in Mental Health Counseling and Exercise Physiology and is a Certified Professional Coach through the GROW Training Institute. She completed the three-year training program at the Somatic Experiencing Institute and has conducted research on Somatic Experiencing for eating disorder treatment. </p> <p>Her new book on body-based psychology, <em>Moving Beyond Trauma,</em> is now available on Amazon. I hope this episode will serve you in a great way and will open your eyes to a better understanding of trauma and how you can heal past your wounds and develop a different relationship to it. </p> <p>We talk about:</p> <ul> <li>What is Somatic experiencing</li> <li>How do we know when we have trapped energy in our body from unhealed trauma</li> <li>the difference between Bottom Up and Top Down therapy</li> <li>How to heal different types of trauma</li> <li>a holistic approach to healing</li> </ul> <p>For full show notes and episode resources head to <a href= "https://ericalippy.com/ilene-smith/">https://ericalippy.com/ilene-smith/</a></p> <p>Find our guest at:</p> <p><a href="https://ilenesmith.com">https://ilenesmith.com</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/SomastasisLLC/">facebook/SomastasisLLC</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ilenesmithheal