Becoming Safely Embodied is a step-by-step process that helps clients between therapy sessions to live a more satisfying life. 'Becoming Safely Embodied’ is a skill-building model that helps those who have experienced trauma develop the capacities they need to ‘be with’ themselves. Within Becoming Safely Embodied, the skills are taught experientially, step-by-step, and practiced until it becomes possible to use them during normal daily life. Nine easy-to-learn skills are presented that are readily incorporated into self-study, group format or individual therapy. These skills can build a foundation to be in one’s own skin, sort out confusing emotions and sensations, while staying present with oneself and others. When people are “safely embodied” they no longer live with the past constantly invading the present moment, instead living in the present, consolidating new, more nourishing memories. About the Author: Deirdre Fay, MSW has decades of experience exploring the intersection of trauma, attachment, yoga and meditation, and teaches “a radically positive approach to healing trauma”. Deirdre founded the Becoming Safely Embodied skills groups, the basis for this manual, and is the author of Attachment-Based Yoga & Meditation for Trauma Recovery and co-author of Attachment Disturbances for Adults, as well as the co-author of chapters in Neurobiological Treatments of Traumatic Dissociation. A former supervisor at The Trauma Center, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute trainer from 2000–2008, certified in Internal Family Therapy, qualified trainer in Mindful Self-Compassion, former board member of the New England Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, and trained in Self-Awakening Yoga and LifeForce Yoga, Deirdre is a respected international teacher and mentor for working safely with the body. She currently resides in Boston, MA. |