It’s been 10+ years since I began to shift from full-time private practice to being fully online.
I made this move for many reasons, but one in particular still stands out:
While rewarding in so many ways, doing one hour of work per week with a client (for some clients, over 3+ years) was not enough for them to realize their full nervous system potential.
They needed so much more than just ‘me’ for 60 minutes a week.
They needed a full apprenticeship in their own biology.
The shift started to take shape in 2015, but in all honesty, the first two years were insane…
I was still in full-time private practice.
I was also assisting at numerous SE trainings (local and abroad).
And I was attending training to learn the skills to work with early trauma.
I even have a vague memory of hosting a Zoom call from a remote location in the Blue Mountains, Australia, for this new program that would eventually become SmartBody SmartMind™ (my biggest worry at the time was whether the internet would work!).
By the time 2018 rolled around, online learning was a real thing (not just an idea that seemed nice).
At around the same time, people were finally starting to understand the importance of nervous system health and why we couldn’t ignore it.
Why am I sharing this rough timeline with you?
Not long ago, I sat down (virtually) with my buds from the Here For The Truth podcast for a deep dive into the current “industry” of healing trauma at the somatic and nervous system level.
One part of our talk was my origin story: how I came to realize (well before “nervous system work” became popular) that a shift from private practice to online teaching was essential.
Now, over 10 years later, I see the pros and cons of what has taken shape in the online space.
You can watch this specific portion of our talk here:
I hope you check out the clip above (and perhaps the full talk, too).
I think they’re important ones for anyone trying to navigate this new field of healing trauma via a nervous system and somatic lens.
