Embodied Wisdom Counselling and Somatics

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Embodied Wisdom Counselling and Somatics I’m Stephanie, a Registered Social Worker and founder of Embodied Wisdom. We work in a collaborative way to allow integration to unfold.

I offer somatic, experiential trauma therapy for adults feeling stuck in anxiety, depression, or unresolved trauma. ​I am a Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant™ and Registered Social Worker. I believe that food an emotions are deeply entwined, and when we get right down to looking at the roots of issues, understanding our nutrition and imbalances are pivotal to creating a healthy sustainable lifestyle. We can't make good choices if we don't knowhow, or if we believe we can't. I work with people to help develop an understanding of their beliefs around food and finding a way to move toward health in a supportive partnership, not a dictatorship. I love seeing people change their perspective on food, and fall in love with themselves again, it's a true gift to help someone find their confidence and health! I offer a number of supportive services including healthy weight loss & lifestyle group programs, private nutritional assessment, one on one coaching, meal planning, workshops and more! Let's connect if you think you might be interested in learning more about how I can serve you!

Somatic work isn’t always about the big cry.
Or a dramatic release.
Or even the big bold movement.
It can be, but it can...
10/15/2026

Somatic work isn’t always about the big cry.
Or a dramatic release.
Or even the big bold movement.
It can be, but it can also be so subtle.

Sometimes it’s the softness in between moments where everything finally breaks open.
The integration between sessions when the work unfolds in real time and you notice it.

It can be so gentle, and so quiet.
A survival pattern doesn’t arrive all at once. It builds fragments slowly over time.
 little more each time our body decides it isn’t safe and goes to what it knows.
Over the years it starts to feel less like a response and more like a personality.
“I’m just anxious.”
“I’m just the one who holds it together.”
“I’m just like this.”

That’s the trick. The pattern gets so familiar we mistake it for who we are.

Somatic work meets a pattern in the body, where it lives, and gives it a chance to finish what it started. And that’s the magic. We slowly rebuild safety over time, just like the pattern built, and that’s part of how we sustain change.

Not always a big breakthrough or revelation, but a renegotiation of your own sense of safety within yourself.
What’s one “I’m just like this” you’ve been carrying that might actually be your body still trying to keep you safe?

If you keep asking yourself why you can’t just change it, you’re in the right place. DM me or email [email protected] to see if working together could be a good fit.

This content is for reflection and education only and isn’t a substitute for individualized therapeutic support. 💛

Therapy doesn’t need to have so many barriers.Fee being one of them.Meet Mich (she/her).
Graduate intern therapist.
Pass...
10/13/2026

Therapy doesn’t need to have so many barriers.
Fee being one of them.

Meet Mich (she/her).
Graduate intern therapist.

Passionate about working with youth.
The eye rolls.
The one-word answers.
The “I’m fine” that is very much not fine.
Mich meets young people right there. No pressure to have the words yet.
She supports folx navigating:
ADHD
Anxiety
Depression
Burnout
PTSD
The whole beautiful mess of adolescence

There are two ways in:
✨ Reduced, sliding scale sessions with Mich
In person in Airdrie or virtually anywhere in Alberta.
✨ Therapy Without Barriers
Our no-cost therapy program for ages 10+ who might not otherwise access care. Mich holds these spaces, and they are limited.

Equitable access to care isn’t a marketing line for us. It’s the whole point.

Book a consult through the link in bio and select Mich.
Who in your life needs to know this exists? 💛

This content is for reflection and education only and isn’t a substitute for individualized therapeutic support. 💛

A client said this to me once, laughing. (Maybe more than one)
And honestly? Fair.Because here’s what happens.
You’re te...
10/12/2026

A client said this to me once, laughing. (Maybe more than one)
And honestly? Fair.

Because here’s what happens.
You’re telling me about something and I’m tracking as I listen.
I track what’ happening in you and what’s happening in me.

And I notice your hand drifting to your chest.
Your shoulders creeping up.
Your breath stopping right before a certain name.
The pattern of holding your breath at either the top or the bottom.

And instead of moving on, I get curious.
What if that hand kept going?
What if those shoulders went all the way up?
What would they say if they could talk?

It might feel weird, and honestly it is sometimes. But it is incredible when our bodies get to move through something that’s been trapped.

That’s usually a good sign.

Your body has been saying the thing for years.
We’re just finally listening.

What has your body been trying to tell you lately?

10/11/2026

What helps you come back to your body?





When we hold it too tightly, it isn’t always care.
It’s fear.Fear of losing something we can never own.“Don’t go” is a r...
10/09/2026

When we hold it too tightly, it isn’t always care.
It’s fear.
Fear of losing something we can never own.
“Don’t go” is a request.
A boundary is what you’ll do with the information.
A request dressed up as a boundary is still a grip.
The open hand isn’t detachment.
It can hurt a lot, and we still hold it open.
I want this.
And you get to choose.
Holding two truths is the trauma work in action.
Every time we do it, the nervous system learns that uncertainty doesn’t equal unsafety.
One exception: if someone is hurting you, they don’t get to keep choosing to. That’s a firm boundary, or a walk away.
What are you holding too tightly right now?
This content is for reflection and education only and isn’t a substitute for individualized therapeutic support. 💛

The funny thing about October is that it’s a full spectrum of feelings that change just as the days do for me. The amazi...
10/07/2026

The funny thing about October is that it’s a full spectrum of feelings that change just as the days do for me. The amazing thing about becoming more at home in my body is that I can move with the feelings and there is space for all of them. I don’t have to stay stuck in anyone place as often as I once did.

I’ve never been terribly afraid of marching to my own beat, and I do love a good birthday celebration.
Maybe that was always the gift of sharing a birthday so close to my gran, is that together we could create so much magic and laughter.
I always was more of an ice cream kid than a cake lover, so cheers to this solar return and happy birthday to me! The only thing that could make this day better is an appearance of the Aurora’s! 💛

Today was my grandmother’s birthday. 💛She was magic.
The kind you don’t fully understand until you’re grown
and find her...
10/06/2026

Today was my grandmother’s birthday. 💛
She was magic.
The kind you don’t fully understand until you’re grown
and find her everywhere in yourself.
The years keep passing without her,
and still I’d give anything
for a little more time.
She is the imprint of all that I am today.
I feel her with me on this journey.
Close, but different.
The relationship changed,
and some days that is the hardest part to accept.
Grief is a tricky thing.
It never really goes away.
The box around it just gets bigger.
Our bodies learn to hold it.
Not smaller.
Just with more room.
So I’m creating a Daily Somatics practice for grief.
A few gentle minutes to be with what you’re carrying,
without needing to fix it or move past it.
Follow along so you don’t miss it. 🤍
Who left an imprint on you that you still carry?
This content is for reflection and education only and isn’t a substitute for individualized therapeutic support. 💛

I believe that reducing barriers to support can have a profound impact on individuals, families, communities, and the wo...
10/03/2026

I believe that reducing barriers to support can have a profound impact on individuals, families, communities, and the world.
Because this work doesn’t happen in isolation.
When one person gets support, it ripples.
Into their relationships.
Their families.
Their workplaces.
Their community.
That’s why we are holding space for 5 no-cost therapy spaces for humans ages 10+ who might not otherwise be able to access care.
These spaces will be held by Mich, our graduate intern therapist, who is walking alongside us in making equitable access to care real, not just something we talk about, but something we are committed to practicing. Sessions are available in-person in Airdrie or virtually across Alberta.
If cost has ever been the thing standing between you and support, this is for you. Or maybe you know someone who could benefit, then this is for them. Please share this and repost it so those who need it may find it!
If you’re a parent or caregiver wondering whether your young person could use a space to be heard, this is for them too.
Interested in learning more? Reach out directly to Steph at [email protected]
What would it mean for you to receive support without the barrier of cost?
This content is for reflection and education only and isn’t a substitute for individualized therapeutic support. 💛

Our existence is not an invitation.
Not our bodies.
Not our clothes.
Not our silence.
Not our smile.
Not our simply bein...
10/02/2026

Our existence is not an invitation.
Not our bodies.
Not our clothes.
Not our silence.
Not our smile.
Not our simply being in the room.
And we’re tired of having to say it.
Every time an excuse gets made,
every time the story bends to protect the person who caused harm,
every time a survivor is asked what she was wearing,
we all get the message.

Your body is negotiable.
Your safety is conditional.
His comfort matters more than your truth.

So we learn.
We scan the room.
We hold our keys between our fingers.
We text when we get home.
We shrink, smile, go quiet, and call it being careful.
That’s not careful.

That’s a cost.

And we’ve been paying it for generations.
Not just one Jane Doe.
All of us.

Our bodies carry it long after the headlines move on.
In the clenched jaw.
In the startle.
In the panic room we disappear into when the world feels too sharp.

None of that is weakness.
It’s a nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do in a world that keeps failing it.
And the rage you might be feeling right now?
That’s not too much.
That’s your body remembering you were never the problem.
Let it move.
Let it be loud.
Let it go somewhere.
What does your rage want you to know?

This content is for reflection and education only and isn’t a substitute for individualized therapeutic support. 💛

Checked in early.
Did everything right.
Still waiting for someone to call our name.Here’s the thing about the waiting ro...
10/01/2026

Checked in early.
Did everything right.
Still waiting for someone to call our name.
Here’s the thing about the waiting room.
Nobody’s coming to tell you you’re allowed to leave.
You get to stand up anyway. 💛
Whose permission are you still waiting on?
This content is for reflection and education only and isn’t a substitute for individualized therapeutic support. 💛

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