being a person can be really hard
So many of us live our lives not feeling like our bodies are a safe home because of pain, burnout, trauma, illness, or just the day-to-day ways the world can be so inhumane. This is not our fault. I spent decades not realizing that I didn’t feel at home in my body at all and it resulted in serious illness, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue. As a somatic practitioner and nervous system regulation expert, I love to help people befriend their body again after the comfort has been taken away or maybe never existed at all. I use a variety of modalities grounded in the scientific foundation of the autonomic nervous system to help you make sense of your own experience and chart a course toward feeling good again. This can look quite different for each person and my goal is to bring warmth and non-judgment as well as technical expertise to help you in the way that is going to be best for you, rather than having a template that I believe should be applied to everyone
what is tre?
Tension and Trauma Release Exercises are one of the cornerstones I use to help people regulate their nervous system and begin to feel at home in their body again. Regardless of the reason someone has ended up in a persistent state of fight-or-flight or shutdown, one of the primary physical manifestations of that is tension in the body. TRE is a simple practice that unravels this tension and can have a variety of other positive effects. My philosophy when it comes to nervous system regulation practices is that if you find the right tools, you can weave them into the fabric of your life and recovery doesn’t have to feel like a chore.
FROM PEOPLE I’VE WORKED WITH…
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Morgan F
“When I first started working with Nate, it felt like I was drowning in symptoms and no one had any answers for me. Perhaps the worst part was the crippling fatigue - a small amount of exercise or a busy day, and I’d be laid flat for multiple days in a row. It’s interesting to think about this now, less than a year later, when all that fatigue is gone. Nate somehow manages to combine deep empathy and optimism that things can get better without any of the toxic positivity I’ve found in so many other places.”
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Nate E
“During my first session with Nate I gradually felt access to parts of my body I haven’t felt engaged for years! The healing process didn’t stop there, but it was a huge first step in understanding what part of the problem really was. Since working with him a few times I have been equipped with tools to heal myself and I couldn’t imagine life without these techniques now!”
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Katie J
“I took expensive swim lessons from the ages of 4-12 and I never got it. I couldn't ever dive or swim like the other kids. After our last session I decided to go in the pool to cool off and I was able to do things with my body in the water that I hadn’t before. I began doing laps around the pool and I cried with a smile on my face. I have been trying to swim for so long and I think since I was so relaxed and not forcing anything, the water became my friend. It was wild.”
