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Jo's Somatic Trauma Informed Life Coaching Life looks fine on the outside, but feels empty on the inside? To reconnect, heal, and thrive. "Doing what it says on the Tin"

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Reconnect with yourself through Trauma Informed Somatic Coaching and understanding your nervous system. Talking therapy can open the door and give you insight, but lasting healing often requires being fully present in your body. Experiences like trauma, stress and even joy are not just held in the mind but in your body, so true change comes from feeling, moving, and responding to these patterns physically in your present self. Together in a safe and compassionate way, you can learn to find body awareness, regulate your nervous system and build a sense of internal safety. This will help ease anxiety, reduce physical tension and support emotional resilience.

14/10/2026

**Have you ever felt something, but couldn't quite put your finger on what it was?**

You receive news that affects you.

You know something has shifted, but you can't quite find the words to describe it.

Perhaps you feel numb.
Perhaps you feel flat.
Perhaps the tears come, but you can't explain why.
Perhaps you simply carry on as normal, even though something doesn't feel quite right.

When someone asks how you feel, you genuinely don't know what to say.

Here's something important to remember.

**You don't have to be able to name an emotion for it to be real.**

Sometimes, we need time to take in what's happened before we can begin to understand how we feel about it.

Our emotions don't always arrive clearly labelled. We might experience several feelings at once, or find that our emotional response changes over time.

Rather than putting pressure on yourself to work it all out, perhaps you could begin with a little curiosity.

 What am I noticing right now?
 What feels different?
 What might I need in this moment?

You don't have to force an answer.

Sometimes, the first step isn't naming the emotion. It's allowing yourself the space to notice what is happening, without judgement.

**You are allowed to feel before you understand.**

Supporting you to understand what you feel, at a pace that feels right for you.

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14/10/2026

There is something incredibly grounding about being in your garden and doing weeding, pruning, planting etc

You can’t rush it.
You can’t pull a plant upwards and tell it to grow faster.
You can give it water.
You can give it sunlight.
You can nurture the soil to get the best from it.
You can remove what is getting in the way.

You then have to allow nature to do what it knows best.

I think and feel that there is something really powerful when we think about ourselves and our own nervous systems.

So often we expect ourselves to change quickly.
We want to feel better.
We want to stop reacting.
We want to be more confident.
We want to move forward.

Sometimes, without realising it, we can turn healing into another thing we have to achieve.

However, our nervous system does not necessarily respond to being pushed harder.

Sometimes it needs something different.

Safety.
Patience.
Consistency.
Curiosity.
Space.

Gardening reminds me that growth does not always happen where we can immediately see it.

There can be roots growing beneath the surface long before anything appears above it.

I also think people can be like that too.

You might look at yourself and think nothing is changing.

Perhaps something is happening underneath.
Perhaps you’re noticing something you’ve never noticed before.
Perhaps you’re beginning to recognise what your body is telling you.
Perhaps you’re responding differently to something that once felt overwhelming.
Perhaps you’re simply beginning to give yourself permission to slow down.

Those things matter.

Just like in the garden, growth does not have to be dramatic to be real.
Sometimes the most important work is happening quietly beneath the surface.

Perhaps we don’t need to constantly ask ourselves, "𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙢 𝙄 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙?"

Perhaps we could become a little more curious and ask, "𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮?"

Like tending a garden, we can begin creating the conditions that allow us to grow.

𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲

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Client Feedback𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘰, 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭...
09/10/2026

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𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘰, 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵. 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥.

𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦.

𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳. 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.

𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺.

𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦.

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Website: https://jojacklin.thementalwellbeingcom

09/10/2026

TOMORROW

A new workshop all about neurodivergence and girls.

Join us on Zoom for this friendly and informal session - no need to book!

See joining details on the flyer 👇

06/10/2026

What does creativity look like for you?

As a young girl, I learnt to play the Organ(two keyboards and foot pedals), nowadays I have an electric piano that I can play, for me it’s not about becoming a musician or playing everything perfectly.

It is about what happens inside me when I sit down at the keys.

There is something about the combination of sound, movement, rhythm and concentration that invites me into the present moment.

I can notice how I am feeling.
I can notice whether my body feels tense or relaxed.
I can play softly or loudly.
I can repeat something.
I can make a mistake and carry on.

Perhaps most importantly, there is no pressure for it to be perfect.

As someone who works with the nervous system, I have become increasingly aware of how important these moments of creativity can be.

Our nervous systems can become accustomed to being alert, busy, productive and focused on what needs to happen next.

Creativity can offer a different experience.

It can invite you to become curious.
It can create space for you to express.
It can bring you back into your body.

It can give you an opportunity to experience something simply because you enjoy it, rather than because it has to achieve something.

This is why I believe creativity can be such a valuable part of self care.

It doesn’t have to be painting.
It doesn’t have to be music.

It could be gardening, cooking, dancing, writing, photography, crafting or simply putting some music on and moving your body.

The important part is finding something that allows you to experience yourself differently.

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Clarity - Listening to my own nervous systemSometimes, the work I do with others begins with listening to myself.As a S...
03/10/2026

Clarity - Listening to my own nervous system

Sometimes, the work I do with others begins with listening to myself.

As a Somatic Trauma Informed Life Coach, I spend a lot of time helping people become curious about what is happening in their bodies. Our bodies can communicate with us long before we have the words to explain what is happening.

And that means I need to practise it too.

One of the ways I care for myself is through attending Gong and Sound Baths.

Recently, while sitting there listening to the sounds and vibrations, I noticed myself yawning. My eyes then began to water with the yawns.

Nothing was wrong. I wasn't necessarily sad. I simply noticed what my body was doing.

For me, yawning is something I have come to recognise when my body is beginning to soften and settle.

Afterwards, I felt calmer and more rested. Quieter inside.

For me, that is the fascinating part of working somatically.

I don't need to immediately decide what every sensation means.

I can simply notice it. Become curious about it.

Listen.

My body doesn't always communicate through words.

Sometimes it communicates through a breath.

A sigh.

A yawn.

A tear.

A change in tension.

A feeling of warmth.

Or simply the sense that I can finally exhale.

This is also why self care is important to me.

We can't constantly pour out without creating space to come back to ourselves and listen to our bodies.

My work is about helping people reconnect with their bodies, their emotions and their own inner experience in a way that feels safe and manageable.

Sometimes, that starts with something incredibly simple.

Stopping long enough to notice what your body is saying.

What might your body be trying to tell you today?

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03/10/2026

Trauma doesn't always stay in the past. After abuse, the body can continue to respond to reminders of danger, even when you're trying to move forward. Recognizing these responses is an important part of understanding PTSD and healing.

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