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I want to pause and honour the men in our communities—those who show up every day as fathers, partners, colleagues, lead...
19/11/2025

I want to pause and honour the men in our communities—those who show up every day as fathers, partners, colleagues, leaders, friends, and protectors.

So many men carry their struggles quietly. We’re taught to be strong, to hold it together, to cope in silence. But strength also includes vulnerability, asking for support, and making space for our own well-being.

International Men’s Day reminds us that men deserve safety, emotional support, healing, and belonging just as much as anyone else. It invites us to see the whole human behind the roles.

To the men who are trying their best, even when no one sees it—your efforts matter.

To the boys becoming men—may you inherit a world where expressing emotion is not seen as weakness.

And to every man navigating pain, trauma, or responsibility in silence—you don’t have to carry it alone.

👉 silentia.co.za
📞 082 576 5720
📧 johan@silentia.co.za


Trauma isn’t always a big event. Everyday stress can overwhelm the nervous system too. The T.R.A.U.M.A. model shows how ...
19/11/2025

Trauma isn’t always a big event. Everyday stress can overwhelm the nervous system too. The T.R.A.U.M.A. model shows how common experiences keep the body stuck in survival mode.

M – Moments of Loss
T.R.A.U.M.A

When grief has no space, it settles into the body:
😔 exhaustion
😔 headaches
😔 sleeplessness
😔 numbness

Daniel, 55, said:
“I’m fine — I just need a new job.”

But his body said something else:
🧠 racing mind
💤 no sleep
⚡ constant tension

Through trauma-focused counselling and TRE® tremoring, his nervous system finally released months of held-in grief.

He told me,
“It feels like I can breathe again.”

Grief is not weakness.
It’s the body’s natural reset.

🌿 Silentia supports gentle, healthy processing of loss — so life can move again.

Contact Johan Nickols for a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to healing.

👉 silentia.co.za
📞 082 576 5720
📧 johan@silentia.co.za


Trauma isn’t always a big event. Everyday stress can overwhelm the nervous system too. The T.R.A.U.M.A. model shows how ...
17/11/2025

Trauma isn’t always a big event. Everyday stress can overwhelm the nervous system too. The T.R.A.U.M.A. model shows how common experiences keep the body stuck in survival mode

U – Unprocessed Memories

Some memories don’t stay in the past — they stay in the body.

When something overwhelms us, the brain doesn’t file it away neatly.
So later, a tone of voice, a smell, or a look can trigger a reaction you can’t explain.

“I don’t know why I overreacted.”
“I shut down and I hate it.”
These are signs of unprocessed memories.

Healing doesn’t mean forgetting.
It means your body recognises that the danger is over.

🌿 Silentia helps gently release what the nervous system is still holding.

Contact Johan Nickols for a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to healing.

👉 silentia.co.za
📞 082 576 5720
📧 johan@silentia.co.za


Trauma isn’t always a big event. Everyday stress can overwhelm the nervous system too. The T.R.A.U.M.A. model shows how ...
16/11/2025

Trauma isn’t always a big event. Everyday stress can overwhelm the nervous system too. The T.R.A.U.M.A. model shows how common experiences keep the body stuck in survival mode.

A – Anxiety About Money & The Future

Financial stress isn’t “just worry.”
It’s a survival alarm.

When money feels tight or the future feels uncertain, the body reacts like there’s danger:
❗ racing thoughts
❗ tight chest
❗ trouble sleeping
❗ stomach in knots

Rina, a small business owner, told me:
“I lie awake every night replaying numbers.”

Her mind was busy,
but her body was terrified.

Through Multi-Level Neuro-Processing, her nervous system learned how to calm down again.
A few weeks later she said:
“I can think clearly — I’m not panicking anymore.”

When the body feels safe, the mind can plan.

🌿 Silentia offers trauma-focused counselling for stress and anxiety — especially the kind you carry in silence.

Contact Johan Nickols for a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to healing.

👉 silentia.co.za
📞 082 576 5720
📧 johan@silentia.co.za


Sometimes you just gotta laugh.When life has you feeling all topsy-turvy, inside-out and upside-down…but you still show ...
14/11/2025

Sometimes you just gotta laugh.
When life has you feeling all topsy-turvy, inside-out and upside-down…
but you still show up, grip the wheel, and try not to scream at strangers. 😅

So if your nervous system is frozen solid, let's help you melt it back to calm.

Contact me, Johan Nickols for a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to healing.

👉 silentia.co.za
📞 082 576 5720
📧 johan@silentia.co.za


Trauma isn’t always a big event. Everyday stress can overwhelm the nervous system too. The T.R.A.U.M.A. model shows how ...
13/11/2025

Trauma isn’t always a big event. Everyday stress can overwhelm the nervous system too. The T.R.A.U.M.A. model shows how common experiences keep the body stuck in survival mode

R – Relationship Struggles

Relationships are where we feel love…
and where we feel some of our deepest pain.

Conflict at home, silent treatment, criticism, or feeling unheard — these experiences stay in the body.
This is called relational trauma, and it can make connection feel unsafe.

I worked with a couple, Michael and Sarah, who said:
“We argue all the time, and nothing changes.”

The real problem?
Their bodies were stuck in old patterns from childhood, where love didn’t always feel safe.

Through MLNP™, they learned to recognise what was happening inside:
💬 tight chests
💬 shutting down
💬 wanting to run

Once the nervous system felt safe, the conversations changed.

Michael said,
“For the first time, I could stay in the argument without defending myself.”

Healing relationships starts with healing the nervous system, not just communication.

🌿 If connection feels hard, painful, or triggering — you don’t have to fix it alone.
Silentia offers gentle counselling and body-based support to rebuild safety.

Contact Johan Nickols for a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to healing. Let today be the day you take a step towards transformation.

👉 silentia.co.za
📞 082 576 5720
📧 johan@silentia.co.za


T – Traffic & Time PressureWe don’t always realise it… but one of the biggest stressors today is daily rushing.Traffic, ...
11/11/2025

T – Traffic & Time Pressure

We don’t always realise it… but one of the biggest stressors today is daily rushing.
Traffic, running late, never-ending to-do lists — the body treats it like danger.

Your nervous system doesn’t know the difference between:
🚗 being stuck on the N1
🦁 or a lion chasing you

The same stress response fires: shallow breathing, tight muscles, racing thoughts.

Linda, a 42-year-old accountant, told me:
“I’m not traumatised — just tired.”
Her body was living in constant survival mode.

Through Multi-Level Neuro-Processing, we helped her slow down, breathe deeply, and feel safe again.

A few sessions later she said,
“I can sit in traffic now and feel calm.”

Her circumstances didn’t change —
✅ her nervous system did.

If you feel constantly tired, tense, or overwhelmed, your body may just be asking for a reset.

🌿 Silentia Specialised Counselling
Helping your body come out of survival mode — safely and gently.

Contact Johan Nickols for a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to healing.

👉 silentia.co.za
📞 082 576 5720
📧 johan@silentia.co.za


Small moments of stress add up. Chronic stress builds like a volcano. Over time, it can erupt into rage, anxiety, or eve...
11/11/2025

Small moments of stress add up.

Chronic stress builds like a volcano. Over time, it can erupt into rage, anxiety, or even physical pain.
Reach out to Silentia today and explore ways to heal.

🌐https://silentia.co.za/
📞Contact Johan Nickols: 082 576 5720
📧 Email: johan@silentia.co.za

Ek spreek ook graag in Afrikaans.

"So often we lock away our feelings, standing like statues, unshaken on the outside, yet silently carrying the weight of unspoken pain. We can only walk through life like this for so long before something within us longs to break free."


When all you see is disaster and you live in your past pains, it can feel like you're trapped in a cycle with no way out...
02/11/2025

When all you see is disaster and you live in your past pains, it can feel like you're trapped in a cycle with no way out.

The weight of these memories and the constant worry about what’s ahead can leave you anxious, stressed, and disconnected from the present.

It’s okay to reach out for help when the past and your fears of the future are overwhelming.

🌐https://silentia.co.za/
📞Contact Johan Nickols: 082 576 5720
📧 Email: johan@silentia.co.za

Ek spreek ook graag in Afrikaans.

"So often we lock away our feelings, standing like statues, unshaken on the outside, yet silently carrying the weight of unspoken pain. We can only walk through life like this for so long before something within us longs to break free."


Everybody has experienced some level of trauma that filtered into our adult lives. Trauma is not the terrible thing that...
31/10/2025

Everybody has experienced some level of trauma that filtered into our adult lives. Trauma is not the terrible thing that happened to me years ago. It happened, and we can do nothing about it!

Trauma is the result and effect of that external experience inside of me.

The triggers are external in daily life, happening around me. The emotional impact, however, is so overwhelming and unendurable that the only way to survive it is to disconnect from myself.

This way I cannot feel, and I can protect myself from further suffering.
The emotional task you have here is reconnecting to yourself. This reconnecting can start at this very moment.
This is where a specialised counsellor can help you.

Contact If you’re ready to let go of what no longer serves you, book an appointment with a specialised counsellor:

🌐https://silentia.co.za/
📞Contact Johan Nickols: 082 576 5720
📧 Email: johan@silentia.co.za

Ek spreek ook graag in Afrikaans.

"So often we lock away our feelings, standing like statues, unshaken on the outside, yet silently carrying the weight of unspoken pain. We can only walk through life like this for so long before something within us longs to break free."


Emotional pain and past trauma can be invisible but just as real. You don’t have to heal alone.Silentia Specialised Coun...
28/10/2025

Emotional pain and past trauma can be invisible but just as real. You don’t have to heal alone.

Silentia Specialised Counselling offers a safe, private space.

🌐https://silentia.co.za/
📞Contact Johan Nickols: 082 576 5720
📧 Email: johan@silentia.co.za

Ek spreek ook graag in Afrikaans.

"So often we lock away our feelings, standing like statues, unshaken on the outside, yet silently carrying the weight of unspoken pain. We can only walk through life like this for so long before something within us longs to break free."


Coping is surviving. Healing is living. You deserve the latter.Take the first step and reach out to Silentia Specialised...
26/10/2025

Coping is surviving. Healing is living. You deserve the latter.

Take the first step and reach out to Silentia Specialised Counselling today.

🌐https://silentia.co.za/
📞Contact Johan Nickols: 082 576 5720
📧 Email: johan@silentia.co.za

"So often we lock away our feelings, standing like statues, unshaken on the outside, yet silently carrying the weight of unspoken pain. We can only walk through life like this for so long before something within us longs to break free."


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