Suppressing emotions through numbing
I vividly remember it. At 38, curled up in a ball of frustration and shame after another binge and purge episode. I hated myself and the cycle that had controlled my life since I was 16.
My frustration stemmed from years of attempting recovery through counselling and self-help books, only to end up right back where I started.
I knew something was missing. The mental strategies, talk therapies, and affirmations weren’t working for me. I needed something different—I just didn’t know what.
Then one day, I decided to Google “coaching that includes the body” and that was the game changer!
Embodiment entered my life and gave me the missing piece I needed to end the cycles of binging and purging. For years, those cycles had been my way of controlling my body and emotions, especially my anger and shame.
Embodiment taught me how to stop numbing my emotions and begin feeling, loving and processing them instead.
I’m sharing this story with you because it’s this integration of body and mind that makes my work different and profoundly transformative.
It’s not that your mind is wrong. It’s just that it only tells part of the story. The rest lies in your body and you can learn to access and understand it through non-verbal communication. Communication chanels such as movement, sensation, and posture. These intuitive tools help you get to the root of deeply held beliefs and behavioural patterns.
As one woman I had the privilege of working with last year said, “I love how Sarah combines coaching sessions with somatic movement. The two work together to create powerful shifts. It’s one thing to know something, but it’s another when you’re fully embodying it!”
How to stop numbing your emotions
These powerful shifts happen because my embodiment coaching helps you:
🔥 Go beyond the stories in your head and uncover the truth in every situation.
🔥 Reconnect to your intuition and make decisions that FEEL right for you.
🔥 Tend to and process emotions you’ve previously shamed, helping you heal numbing, addictive, or sabotaging behaviors.
🔥 Regulate your nervous system so you feel safer standing up for yourself.
🔥 Access more ease and flow in your everyday life—things don’t have to feel hard all the time!
Embodiment has profoundly changed the way I move through life, and I LOVE supporting women in discovering their own flavor of embodied magic.
So, if you’re actively seeking a different style of coaching—one that blends somatic work with powerful questioning to enhance your emotional intelligence, switch on your inner compass, and create a life that feels alive and aligned—book a clarity session with me to see how I can support you.
