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Amy Williams | Trauma + Somatic Therapist for Women

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To all my over thinkers and deep feelers- welcome! You’re in the right spot! ☺️

#somatictherapy #traumatherapy #womenshealth #loveyournervoussystem

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dismissal of trauma symptoms comes in all shapes and sizes. often it’s from people who are uncomfortable with distress, don’t understand trauma, or want someone to return to functioning in a way that was comfortable for them.

what else would you include?? 🧐

📸 @ashleygreenphotography taken in Milford, Massachusetts by @amyaligned

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using frightening filters to terrify your children is emotional abuse. and filming your child’s distress to post for your own adult gain is exploitation.

this is a hill i will die on.

can we just not with this trend? full stop. and towards animals while we’re at it. genuinely scaring children, scaring cats… like what are we doing, yall? 😒

#emotionalabuse #emotionalneglect #childexploitation taken in Massachusetts by @amyaligned

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7 days ago

just some thoughts on the impact of #collectivetrauma #systemictrauma

ps i used AI to help me make this carousel and it still took forever lolll halp 😅🫠🥴 taken in Massachusetts by @amyaligned

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10 days ago

There’s so much I could say about this weekend’s Relax and Restore Retreat put on by Kristin Gauthier of @nourishwomenshealth_. 🤗

It was just the room of women I needed to be around. To both hold and be held. To feel safe to slow down and move at the pace of my nervous system. 😌✨

Endlessly thankful for Kristin approaching me to do this retreat with her! In this season of life as a homeschooling mom and business owner I have been cautious about trying to avoid burn out and not adding too much on my plate. Somehow in my gut I knew this opportunity would be worth it, that it was right where I needed to be. 🙏🏼

To the ladies who joined and collaborated with us this weekend- what an amazing pleasure it was to be in connection with you! So many laughs and memories made! May your days be filled with plenty of oxytocin and moments with your inner Wild Woman! 🐺💞

Til our paths cross again! 😘

xo Amy taken in Plymouth, Vermont by @amyaligned

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14 days ago

It is hard to put into words how amazing the first annual Nourish Relax + Restore Retreat in Vermont was this past weekend. But I will try❤️

On Thursday evening I welcomed 13 women from 4 different states and within minutes Good Commons was filled with laughter and joy...exactly as I had pictured it.

For 3 nights and 4 days we talked, laughed, cried, bonded, formed friendships, supported each other, learned, rested, relaxed, hiked, walked, napped, created, moved and nourished our bodies with theee most amazing food from Tesha, Marissa and Janelle.

The foliage outside and the warmth of women congregating together inside set such a beautiful scene. I have dreamt of this retreat in my mind for so long and it was honestly everything I wanted to create for these women and more.

Some women came not knowing anyone else, some came with friends...regardless we all left with 13 new friends, nourished in mind and body and restored with new vitality as we head back into our own lives today...but with new ideas, support, ways to enrich and take care of ourselves.

We experienced somatic yoga, human design, herbalism, hypnotherapy, yoga nidra, time in nature, hot tub, bonfire, field trips 😀, chats on the porch, vision boards, designing charm bracelets and lots and lots of yummy food.

Yesterday as one by one the women departed Good Commons, it was hard to say goodbye but also exciting to know that many will be back next year and that we will all stay in contact with bonds that grew stronger over 4 days together in VT.

What I am most proud of is that more than once the women said to me how much they needed this weekend, how wonderful a group of women it was and how much they were enjoying themselves. The group of women came together very organically, most women I knew in some way whether it was from childhood, friends, local acquaintances or social media and everyone clicked so well! The noise level in the house at meal times was hysterical at times. Eveyone could not get enough connection!
Pretty sure people down the street could hear us! The house must have been vibrating in the most wonderful way.

Thank you to each and every woman who said YES to themselves! by @amyaligned

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Women NEED… THIS!

Pure genuine interactions with one another and to be surrounded by other women who love them for who they are fully. The good, bad, and ugly.

This retreat was absolutely 💯 a time I will treasure forever until the next one with new memories to just keep adding on.

Where are my other women who go on or put retreats together??!!

Comment below 👇🏻 by @amyaligned

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15 days ago

Becoming a parentified child doesn’t only happen in situations of extreme abuse or neglect. It can also happen in situations where a parent is chronically struggling with their own mental health or the symptoms of systemic trauma (such as having to work multiple jobs to make ends meet and never being home to tend to your emotional or physical needs). This type of parentification is actually so common and under recognized as the trauma that it is on a child’s developing nervous system.

If this sounds like you, know that change is possible. Visit the link in bio and schedule a free, no-pressure consultation to see if working together feels like a good fit!

#complexptsd #developmentaltrauma #parentifiedchild #somaticpsychotherapy taken in Milford, Massachusetts by @amyaligned

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As a recovering perfectionist I can attest that will power and optimization is not what shifted these patterns for me. Excelling academically felt so good til it felt like the only choice.

You don’t have to spend your whole life proving you’re worthy, babe.

If you’re ready to explore what’s underneath your perfectionism, schedule a no-pressure consultation at the link in bio.

#perfectionism #selfworth #somatictherapy #massachusettstherapy taken in Milford, Massachusetts by @amyaligned

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talk about deep feelers…

this back to school season’s got me feeling some kind of way. as much as i look forward to having more routine, id be lying if i said i wont miss these slower days with less on the schedule.

and this subtle heartache really isn’t just about what’s on the calendar. it’s also the acknowledgment that time is passing. that my kids are growing older, just as i am. that every new milestone, however exciting, also means saying goodbye to the person they used to be. who i used to be, as well. (queue john mayer stop this train 😅).

i feel it in my bones- even as a second year homeschool mother. i know each new season will require something different from me. there’s a whisper in my ear, questioning do you have what it takes? can you handle it all? can you be the home educator and mother your children need, and continue to build an impactful, profitable business- the business you dream of??

i’m grateful though, because these whispers — they were once roars. through my own somatic therapy, i’ve learned to turn the volume of my fears down, and the volume of my heart up. i trust my intuition that this path i’m on is right for me, and that i have what it takes to succeed. 💓

so if anyone else is feeling tender right now in this season of transition, know i’m right there with ya in the Deep Feelers Social Club. 🫶🏼

represent your tender heart with the new Deep Feelers tshirt- all proceeds from the Deep Feelers Campaign go to @foster_care_essentials, a nonprofit providing free essentials — clothing, diapers, school supplies, hygiene products — to families caring for children in foster and kinship care, so every child has what they need to feel steady, and every family stepping up gets support too.

shop the campaign and more (including the Love Your Nervous System design!) at the link in bio! ☝🏼

https://www.bonfire.com/store/felt-sense-psychotherapy/ taken in Milford, Massachusetts by @amyaligned

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finally put down the non-fiction. currently: ACOTAR series. 🧚😜 something about fiction reminds me that play is healing and that life doesn’t have to be so serious.

#iykyk #acotarseries #play #nervoussystem #healing taken in Milford, Massachusetts by @amyaligned

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I made something new that I’m excited to share, though I’m more excited about the purpose behind it. 🤗

This is the Deep Feelers Social Club. Two hand mirrors cross at the center — like tennis, but make it introspective 😉. If you’ve ever visited the depths within yourself, you know it takes real courage to see yourself truly. The parts you’re proud of. The parts you’d rather not name. The parts still healing.

𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 is for anyone who has learned that softness is a strength, not something to hide.

Before I became a therapist, I worked as a Social Worker with the Department of Children and Families, sitting with foster families through some of their hardest moments. That experience shaped my entire career, leading me to complex trauma and the embodied work I do today.

So this fundraiser is personal. All profits go to Foster Care Essentials, a nonprofit providing free essentials — clothing, diapers, school supplies, hygiene products — to families caring for children in foster and kinship care, so every child has what they need to feel steady, and every family stepping up gets support too.

𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫. Come as you are, and help another child feel a little more at home.

Shop the new collection and more Felt Sense merch at the link in bio! 🤩

#fostercare #complextrauma #deepfeelers taken in Milford, Massachusetts by @amyaligned

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