Cam Ashley - Holistic Psychotherapist, 1 Ethel Ave, Brookvale, Sydney (2025)

25/08/2025

In taking a Mind-Body approach, we don’t just treat the organ — we listen to the emotion behind it.

Ancient healing systems like Chinese Medicine and modern somatic therapies have shown what many of us intuitively feel: our emotions live in our organs.

Think of how the body responds to fear — a clenched gut, weak knees, rapid heartbeat. Or how sadness makes your chest heavy and your lungs feel tight. These aren’t metaphors.

They’re real physiological responses.

Each organ in your body is connected to a specific emotional and energetic function:

Liver: Associated with anger and frustration. When suppressed, it can lead to tight muscles, headaches, or digestive issues.�

Lungs: Tied to grief and letting go. Unprocessed grief can manifest as shallow breathing, chronic colds, or tightness in the chest.�

Kidneys: Connected to fear and survival. When overwhelmed, you may feel drained, anxious, or hypersensitive to stress.�

Heart: Not just a pump, but the emotional center. Joy, heartbreak, and connection live here — and their absence may cause palpitations or tension.�

Muscles don’t just carry physical tension — they carry the burden of held-back tears, unsaid truths, and lifelong emotional habits.

This is known as the mind > organ > muscle relationship. It explains why emotional healing often leads to physical shifts — and why massage, breathwork, or somatic movement can bring up emotion.

When we treat the body as separate from the mind, we miss the whole picture. But when we bridge the gap, we open the doorway to deep, integrated healing.

Reflection Question:�Which organ or body part do you feel tension or discomfort in most often — and what emotion might be stored there?

Share your reflection: what have you learned first hand about your mind body connection ?

20/08/2025

We often think of ourselves as solid, separate, physical beings. But modern science — especially quantum physics — tells a different story.

At your most essential level, you are not a fixed object. You are energy. Vibration. Frequency.

If you were to zoom in past the skin, past the cells, past the molecules, even past the atoms... you'd find mostly space. What appears to be “solid” in your body is actually a field of vibrating energy, constantly in motion.

This might sound like a spiritual idea, but it’s rooted in physics: Matter is energy condensed into form. Your bones, tissues, emotions, and thoughts are all patterns of vibration. And this energy is not isolated — it’s interconnected with the world around you.

This understanding changes everything about healing.

Instead of seeing illness or emotional pain as isolated problems to “fix,” we begin to see them as energy patterns that can be shifted, harmonized, or released.

This is why practices like somatic therapy, breath work, energy medicine, or nervous system healing can have such deep effects. They work not just on the physical level, but on the energetic blueprint beneath it.�

Healing happens when the energy in your system becomes more coherent, fluid, and alive.

You are not just your body.�You are an electromagnetic field of intelligence.�And your journey of healing is not about becoming someone new — it’s about re-tuning yourself back to your natural frequency.

Reflection Question:�Where in your life have you been treating yourself as only physical — and what might change if you saw yourself as energy too?

Share your insight in the comments. I'd love to hear what this unlocks for you.

18/08/2025

We’re taught to think of the body as a machine — muscles, joints, and organs doing their job.

But the body is far more intelligent: it's a living, breathing consciousness that remembers everything you've lived through.

Your body isn’t separate from your mind. It is your mind — just expressed in another language or form.

When you're anxious, your stomach tightens. When you're heartbroken, your chest aches. When you're carrying too much responsibility, your shoulders clench.

These aren't random coincidences. They're messages.

Your body has been listening all your life — to the things you said, and the things you didn’t.�

It remembers every stress, every suppressed emotion, every trauma — especially the ones your mind had to forget to survive.

That lingering fatigue? The back pain that shows up after every emotional confrontation? The immune flare-up when you feel overwhelmed? These are not just “symptoms to fix” — they’re signals asking for your attention.

Your Mind-Body invites you to listen.

It teaches us that healing is not about fighting the body, but befriending it.�Not about removing the pain, but understanding what the pain is pointing toward.

When you begin to view your body as an intelligent storyteller, everything changes. You stop asking, “What’s wrong with me?” and begin asking, “What is my body trying to say?”

Because your body isn’t broken. It’s trying to bring you back into wholeness.

Reflection Question:�What is one recurring physical symptom or tension in your body that you’ve ignored — and what might it be trying to tell you?

Share your reflections in the comments. Your body’s wisdom might be the doorway to someone else’s healing, too.

14/08/2025

Manifestation isn’t about chasing what you want — it’s about becoming who you truly are.

How do you know that what you are choosing to create isn't coming from your pain ?

When you align with love, truth, and trust… life starts flowing.

This post is a gentle reminder of the power you actually have.

🔮 Comment “I AM READY” if you’re ready to step into your soul-led future.

13/08/2025

Reflection:�

Healing isn’t always dramatic.

Sometimes it looks like pausing for breath. Drinking water. Lying in the sun. Crying in the car or even saying "NO".

This quote is a tender reminder: you don’t have to do more to be worthy. You are allowed to rest. To be. To exhale.

Sometimes, slowing down is the most courageous act of healing.

Journal Prompt:�Breathe into this:

How do I feel when I slow down and rest?�
What beliefs do I hold about rest and productivity?�
What does my body need today—and how can I honour it?

Share an insight in the comments below 🙏🙏🙏�

11/08/2025

“Manifestation” gets tossed around a lot these days —
But so often, it’s misunderstood.

It’s not about magically attracting your dream life by only thinking positive thoughts.
It’s not about bypassing your pain, ignoring reality, or pretending everything’s perfect.

✨ Real manifestation is practical.
✨ It’s powerful.
✨ And it’s deeply grounded.

At its core, manifestation is about alignment —
Bringing your thoughts, emotions, choices, and actions into harmony with what truly matters to you.

It’s not about forcing life to give you what you want.
It’s about becoming the kind of person who can receive what you desire —
Because you’re aligned with it from the inside out.

Here’s what I’ve seen time and time again in people who create meaningful change in their lives:

🌱 They get clear on what they truly value — not what society, family, or fear tells them they should want.
🌱 They start treating themselves with love and respect — even when it’s hard.
🌱 They take small, consistent steps that reflect that love — whether it’s setting boundaries, honoring rest, or saying yes to joy.
🌱 And they learn to trust life again — not blindly, but wisely.

Because when your inner world is aligned —
Your outer world begins to shift too.

💡 Ask yourself:

What do I truly want — not just in my head, but in my heart and soul?

Do my daily choices reflect the life I’m trying to create?

Where am I still acting from fear or “shoulds” instead of truth and love?

You don’t need to have it all figured out.
Just start with one clear, loving step today.
That’s how real manifestation works:
Not from wishing harder — but from living clearer.

🌟 Align with love.
🌟 Align with truth.
🌟 Align with action.

And watch your life begin to reflect it back to you.

07/08/2025

Every emotional trigger is a flashlight — illuminating a need that once went unmet.

Instead of suppressing pain, what if we met it with nourishment?

This is the sacred work of reparenting. Of loving ourselves forward.

What need has been calling to you lately?

06/08/2025

Reflection:�

Healing can feel overwhelming. There’s so much to process, so many layers to meet. But MLK reminds us: you don’t need to have it all figured out in one moment.

All you need is one step. One act of courage. One moment of truth. Healing is not linear or fast—it is made up of many small sacred steps.

Each day, you have the chance to choose presence. That’s enough. Trust the path is forming beneath your feet.

Journal Prompt:�Begin with:

What is one small, supportive step I can take today?�
What fears come up when I think about healing?�
How can I remind myself that I don’t need all the answers to begin?

Share an insight in the comments below 🙏🙏🙏�

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04/08/2025

He came to me tired — tired of chasing love,
of hoping someone else would fill the emptiness inside.
“Why do I always feel not enough?” he asked.

For years, he looked outward.
Seeking approval. Validation. Acceptance.
But no matter how hard he tried,
love felt just out of reach.

Through our work, we stepped into the Love pillar —
not as a distant concept, but as a lived experience.
He began to ask a new question:

“Who am I ? — not to others, but to myself?”

He started to define his values —
not based on what others expected,
but what resonated deep within his soul.

Slowly, something shifted.
His relationships stopped being about approval.
They became reflections of his own transformation.

Love wasn’t about being perfect.
It wasn’t about changing or proving himself.
It was about showing up — fully, authentically, tenderly — for himself.

Here’s the truth:
The love you seek isn’t out there waiting to be found.
It’s been inside you all along, quietly waiting for you to come home.

Reflection for you:
What values do you want your love to live by?
How would your relationships change if you loved yourself first — fully and without apology?

True love begins with presence.
With self-respect.
With the courage to be authentically you.

04/08/2025

Ever felt like you were finally making progress…
Things are opening up. You’re starting to feel better.
And then — bam — it all shuts down?

You pull away.
You lash out at someone you love.
You freeze, go numb, or collapse into shame.
You start doubting everything again.

And the voice of self-judgment gets loud:
“Why am I like this?”
“Why do I always mess things up?”
“Why can’t I just move on?”

But here’s what I’ve learned from sitting with many people in their most tender, stuck places — and from my own journey too:

💔 The part of you that “sabotages” your healing…
…isn’t trying to ruin your life. It’s trying to protect you. It's an old part, a familiar part.

It’s the part that’s scared of being seen too deeply.
Scared of being hurt again.
Scared that if you open your heart, it’ll only lead to pain.
Scared that joy or peace is just the setup before the fall.

And in its own way, it’s doing its best to keep you safe.
Not in a wise way — but in a familiar way.

🔄 These reactions aren’t failures. They’re protective strategies —
Ones that were often born in moments when you really did need protection.

So what if, instead of shaming that part of you, you paused…
And gently asked:

✨ “What are you trying to protect me from?”
✨ “What are you afraid might happen if I keep moving forward?”

This small moment of curiosity — without judgment —
Is often the beginning of a huge shift.

You don’t need to be harder on yourself.
You don’t need more discipline or control.
You need more presence. More compassion.

🌿 Healing comes not from pushing these parts away…
But by welcoming them into the light.
By letting them be heard, seen, and softened.

Next time you notice yourself shutting down, try this:

Pause.

Take a breath.

Name what’s happening without judgment.

Ask that inner part what it’s afraid of.

Offer it kindness instead of criticism.

💛 You’re not broken.
You’re protecting something tender.
And tenderness is where healing begins.

31/07/2025

Emotions are meant to move — not be managed, suppressed, or silenced.

When you let your body move freely, your energy flows. You release what no longer belongs.

🎵 Dance. Shake. Cry. Breathe. It’s all sacred.

🕊 What’s your favourite way to move emotion through your body?

30/07/2025

Reflection:

At the heart of trauma is often the belief that we are somehow “too much” or “not enough.” But what if you were never broken—only hurt?

Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching invites a sacred pause. You don’t need to fix yourself. You need to love yourself back into wholeness.

The wounded part of you doesn’t need judgment—it needs witnessing. Compassion is not a reward you earn once you’re “better.” It’s the medicine you deserve now.

Journal Prompt:�Invite gentleness with:

What parts of me feel hurt, small, or unworthy?�
How have I treated those parts in the past?�
What would it feel like to say: “You are not broken. I’m here for you.”

Share an insight in the comments below 🙏🙏🙏�

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