Grief isn’t always about death. Sometimes, it’s about letting go of someone who is still alive, like a parent who, for your wellbeing, you can no longer be in contact with. This kind of grief is complex, often invisible, and rarely understood. It carries layers of loss, longing, and the challenge of navigating a world that assumes family is always safe.

If you’re facing this, you are not alone. In this blog, we explore what it means to grieve a living parent, why no-contact can be a necessary act of self-protection, and how to process this unique form of loss with care and compassion.

Today, I’d love to introduce you to three somatic practices for nervous system flexibility: Resourcing, Pendulation, and Titration. These tools can help you to begin to reconnect with your body and build resilience over time.

Have you noticed how much we live in our heads? We’ve been taught to think our way out of problems, to believe our minds can solve everything. But when it comes to our healing - especially from trauma - this mind-only way of making sense of things can feel disconnected…

I notice a slowing in my breath, an expanding of my contracted chest and shoulders, and a release of tension I did not even know my body was holding - like a breath held in anticipation of something unknown.