Family of Origin

Designed for those who are ready to explore their own families of origin, this experience will include education on the effects of relational trauma and neglect, particularly from childhood, and will also include experiential work on healing from trauma’s wounds. The work done in this intensive is deep, profoundly sacred, and transformative.

The focus of this intensive is looking at relational/developmental trauma that occurred between birth and 18 years old. This intensive will make use of a number of treatment modalities, including elements from Brené Brown, Pia Mellody, Pat Love, and others. Some prep work and assessments may be required. This intensive is offered for men and women separately.

Day 1 of this intensive consists of education about childhood relational trauma through a relational and neurobiological lens. Attention will be paid to applying the model to client’s own stories through narrative processes.

Day 2 consists of taking the knowledge deeper, exploring the inner world of the client from the perspective of their childhood experiences. This is an important step in collecting more data about the experiences that shaped them and their relationships today.

Day 3 consists of inner child work and feeling reduction work, utilizing whole–brain, somatic processes to help clients develop skills as a functional adult rather than falling into old patterns left over from childhood.