"Self-care is not a luxury, it is the most powerful form of doing. It is an act of service and revolution. When we show up well, we're able to do so much more."

"The brain doesn't like to surrender. Change is scary. Change is danger. Change means death. The brain will do what it can to bring you back to what it believes is safe, whether that is true or not."

"Trauma creates patterns in your nervous system that informs how you relate and behave. These patterns get woven into your body, and somatic work can help unwind these patterns for deeper healing."

"Befriend the resistance to loving yourself. If you are always overriding your essential needs and real nervous system responses, your body believes it is unsafe to step outside of that pattern. Somatic work can help the body shift into different patterns to create safety around change."

"The way you breathe shapes your nervous system and gives signals to your brain and your body. Just slowing down your breath helps you to feel safe."

"We store survival stress by sucking things up, choking back tears, and not communicating what we need. Make time to check in with yourself and listen to what your body needs to release the stress."

"The world needs you well. When you show up well, what you can do is so much more powerful, and you can help others to be well."

"The dream in your heart is your unique expression of change in the world. Clear away the parts of you that are holding back from believing it is safe to live into that dream."