We Cannot Talk About Holistic Healing Without Talking About the Body. So much of traditional mental health care has taught us to begin with the mind. We examine thoughts, identify patterns, name emotions, and work to understand the stories shaping our lives. This work matters. Insight can be powerful. Language can help us make meaning of experiences that once felt confusing or unspeakable.

Nervous system regulation has become one of the most widely talked about topics in wellness, and one of the least understood. There has been a real shift in how people are coming to understand trauma, and how trauma, anxiety, and mental health concerns impact the body, and how the body is impacted by what is happening around it.

July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, and this month I want to have an honest conversation about something the mental health field has been slow to address: the fact that the system was not built with everyone in mind. Decolonizing mental health is not about rejecting therapy. It is about expanding it, honoring the whole person, and reclaiming the ancient healing practices our ancestors always knew were necessary for wholeness.

June Is for Healing and You Are Included