Skylark Somatic Therapy

09/03/2025

Whether we meet here in my office or connect online, this space was created for you.

For the women who’ve spent a lifetime holding it together…
For the ones who keep going, even when they feel anxious, numb, or disconnected…
For those who wonder if their struggles are “bad enough” to count.

This isn’t a space that asks you to repair what was never your fault.
It’s one that invites you to come home to yourself—gently, and without judgment.

At Skylark Somatic Therapy, I work with high-achieving women navigating the quiet aftermath of relational trauma: perfectionism, emotional dysregulation, chronic anxiety and overwhelm, or a deep sense of inadequacy.

🌿 If you’re ready to feel more at home in your own body, I’d love to share the journey with you.

📍 Located in Branchburg, NJ | Online across New Jersey
✨ Learn more or download your free somatic guide: https://www.skylarksomatictherapy.com/

08/29/2025

Relational trauma isn’t always loud.
Sometimes, it’s quiet.
A silence that echoes.

It’s not just about the moments that hurt.
It’s about the moments that never came.
The confusion–the emptiness.

The mother who was physically present but emotionally unreachable.
The caregiver who provided the basics but never made you feel known.
The absence of comfort when you were scared.
The praise that never followed your effort.
The tenderness that never arrived.

This kind of trauma doesn’t leave bruises—it leaves questions:
“Was I too much?”
“Didn’t I matter?”
“Why can’t I just be grateful?

These are the invisible wounds of relational trauma.
And they shape how we relate to ourselves, our partners, our children, our bodies.

But healing is possible.

When we learn to attune to the parts of ourselves that were never met with care,
When we create the safety we need but didn’t receive,
When we stop minimizing what we needed—because those needs still matter.

🌿 You don’t have to go back to the beginning to begin again.
You just have to start where you are—with compassion.

08/24/2025

08/24/2025

Many of the women I work with have spent years appearing composed, competent, and reliable—while quietly feeling disconnected, anxious, or unsure of who they really are.

They often say things like:
“I should be over this by now.”
“I just want to put it behind me.”
“Nothing feels wrong, but nothing feels quite right either.”

These patterns may not look like trauma from the outside.
But they often point to something deeper—
early emotional wounds, unmet needs, and the protective parts of us that learned to survive without closeness.

🌿 In my work, healing isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about reconnecting with the parts of you that had to hide—
and helping you feel safe enough to let closeness feel possible again.

✨ If this resonates, you can download my free somatic healing guide here: http://subscribepage.io/zBEiur

08/21/2025

You’re efficient and dependable.
The reliable one.
The one who gets it done.

On the outside, you seem calm and composed.
But inside, you're on edge—tight-chested, wired, waiting for something to go wrong.
You’re always offering help—before anyone asks.
You crave reassurance but rarely ask for it.
You do more than your share, tell yourself it’s no big deal...
and still wonder why you feel so tired, so discontent.

This is what high-functioning anxiety can look like.

Not frantic—but overextended.
Not visibly falling apart—but slowly unraveling inside.
And the hardest part? These patterns are often praised, reinforced, even admired.
But your body always knows the truth.

✨ If overfunctioning has become your way of being, download my free somatic healing guide, "Coming Home to Your Body." It’s filled with gentle, body-based practices to help you loosen the patterns of over-functioning and find your way back to your True Self.
📥 Get your free guide here: http://subscribepage.io/zBEiur

07/31/2025

✨ I never really left.
I was just quiet—listening more than speaking, healing more than sharing.

After a season of focusing on coaching and workplace wellness, I found myself returning—not just to therapy, but to the heart of what drew me to this work in the first place:
💔 the complex dynamics of early relationships,
🌱 the body’s wisdom and capacity to heal,
🕊️ and the quiet longing so many women carry to feel at home in their own skin.

During the stillness of COVID, I immersed myself in somatic training. I began to trust the language of the body—not just as a tool for survival, but as a sacred place of remembrance.

The body holds so much for us—lovingly, patiently—until we’re ready to return, to listen, to be guided back into wholeness.

This next chapter of my work is rooted in that return.

In supporting women who’ve spent years navigating:
• fractured self-identity
• persistent shame
• emotional dysregulation
• and the ache of disconnection

In making space for the parts of us that had to grow up too fast, stay small to stay safe, or remain composed in a world that asked for self-control, not vulnerability.

In honoring the truth that healing doesn’t always look like doing more—
It often looks like softening, noticing, and allowing.

I’ll be sharing more here:
💭 reflections on relational trauma
🌿 nervous system healing
🧘‍♀️ boundaries, self-compassion, permitting ourselves to rest, and the healing that unfolds when we make space for our complete, imperfect humanity.

If you’re new here, welcome—or welcome back.
Let’s begin again.
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🌐 https://www.skylarksomatictherapy.com/
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05/02/2024

I got to catch up with a good friend over lunch and spend quality time hiking local trails with my two best four-legged buddies today. It was a great day—a simple day. The simple stuff, like being in nature, breaking a sweat, and seeing the excited expression on my dogs' faces when they realize they're going for a walk, puts a smile on my face, instantly lifting my spirits—simple.😊

Simple days are easy ways to take care of your mental health.

What does your simple day look like?

04/17/2024

There's a lot of misinformation about mindfulness and meditation floating around social media, so calling out misinformation is one of the first things I like to share in my mindfulness training programs.🧘‍♀️

This is a big one: Mindfulness meditation is a way to control your thoughts.🤔

❌Nope, it's not. There is no controlling, forcing, or pushing away anything.

Instead, we welcome it all!😊

Learning to be mindful means accepting whatever is happening in the present moment. But, accepting doesn't mean we like what's happening. It just means we take it as our present reality.

We don't exert emotional energy trying to control our thoughts to avoid unpleasantness. Living mindfully means we know that thoughts aren't facts. Eventually, if we leave the thought alone, it will pass. 🌈

Want to learn more? I'm offering a FREE webinar on Mindful Living, but you have to sign up. Link below.

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