I recently had the pleasure of attending a 4 day intensive workshop training session in “Somatic Experiencing”. This is the process that has evolved from the Trauma recovery work of Peter A. Levine, PhD.
The approach (as I understand it so far) puts our human response to trauma in a biological context. Symptomatic responses to trauma are considered through the lens of an understanding of the anatomical nervous system and specifically the dorsal and ventral vagal systems.
The process works by resolving and releasing the energy of trauma gradually and not getting stuck in the memories or the narrative of the traumatic event(s).
