SOMA means living body. Working somatically means working with our living bodies for grounding ourselves and living with greater ease. Working somatically also, importantly, allows us to lean towards goodness. And when we lean towards goodness, we have greater ability to cope when things get hard. Over summer, when we often have a bit more time,
We so often believe and are taught that anger is unhealthy and needs to be managed and suppressed. But anger is human and is good information. If we’re not used to feeling it, we can mistake it for rage and think we’re going too far when really we’re testing out what it could feel like to express what we need and speak up when we’ve been hurt.
© Jane Kennedy Counselling 2025