HELD: Somatic Mentorship
You’ve Learned How to Be Strong. And you’re exhausted. Now Your Body Can Learn How to Feel Supported.
You’ve learned how to be strong.
But something inside still longs to be held…
You’re capable. Responsible. Self-sufficient.
You show up, you handle things, and you keep going — even when it’s a lot. You’re the person people turn to when things become difficult.
From the outside, you seem strong.
But beneath that strength, there’s often a quieter experience that doesn’t get seen.
A quiet loneliness.
An undernourished heart.
A sense that only the strong, competent part of you is welcome in the world.
When you grow up in an environment where emotional nourishment is limited and you have to become the mature, responsible one early on, your nervous system adapts.
It learns that being strong is what keeps things stable.
That needs can be set aside.
That it’s safer to rely on yourself than to depend on others.
So you become the one who can handle it.
When you’re tired, you keep going.
When you feel overwhelmed, you push through.
When you need support, part of you believes you should handle it alone.
Your strength becomes your identity. But your vulnerability gets left behind. Over time, this takes a toll.
Your nervous system stays on overdrive— moving between pressure, urgency, and exhaustion.
Your body carries tension in your shoulders, your gut, your jaw.
And underneath it all, there is a heart that quietly longs to not always have to be the strong one. To be seen and nourished-whether or not you’re pasting a smile on your face.
These parts of you — the ones that feel tired, tender, or unseen — often hold the emotional residue of unmet emotional needs from earlier in life.
In a high-functioning life, these parts rarely receive attention.
Yet they are often the ones quietly waiting to be met.
HELD: 1:1 Somatic Mentorship is for people who are ready to move beyond understanding their patterns…and begin to shift them at the level of the body.
Instead of focusing on fixing yourself or analyzing your past, this work gently shifts attention toward the body and the nervous system - where these patterns live.
Together, we create a space where your system can begin to soften and your inner life can begin to unravel.
Where the pressure to hold everything together starts to ease.
Where your feelings and needs can come back into awareness.
Where the parts of you that have quietly carried so much for so long…can finally be met and receive the nourishment they’ve been missing.
The 3 Pillars of Our Work
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Embodiment Over Mindset
You may have already learned a lot about psychology and personal growth.
Somatic work moves beyond understanding your story and helps you reconnect with what’s happening in your body - the emotions, sensations and younger parts. Change begins here.
02
Building Safety in an Overextended Nervous System
We work gently to gradually build safety in the body so your nervous system can release the constant pressure to hold everything together.
As safety grows, so does your capacity for rest, support and connection.
This is how we break out of cycles of burnout, exhaustion and collapse..
03
Inner Nourishment
You may be good at taking care of yourself through exercise, sleep, nutrition.
Yet the deeper parts of you may still feel unseen or unsupported.
Here, we create space for those parts to emerge and receive what they’ve been needing. Over time, a sense of nourishment is cultivated which leads to inner freedom and fulfilment that is generated from within.
These pillars are based on a body-centric approach to healing and self-connection that taps into your body’s innate wisdom, feelings, sensations & nervous system to guide your process. Through this approach, we move beyond self-care into self-nourishment so you can give yourself what you really need to thrive.
My Approach
Each session is guided by what is present in your body and what your nervous system is ready to explore.
Sessions may include:
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To learn the language of your felt experience - track your nervous system, connect with sensations and emotions in the body while softening protective patterns.
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To connect and bring attention to parts of you that may carry grief, loneliness, or unmet needs as well as your inner wisdom.
Inner parent work to heal patterns of self-abandonment and learn to nourish yourself from within.
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To allow non-verbal processing and connection with the deeper layers of your experience. This may include movement, art or vocal expression.
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To help you build safety in the body, soften patterns of vigilance and increase relaxation. This includes Vagal Toning Exercises and nervous system mapping.
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Somatic EFT or EMDR-informed approaches that support the body in processing deeper emotional experiences when they arise.
I’m Natalia, a somatic mentor and therapist and without supporting people in reconnecting with their body and building a felt sense of inner safety.
My work focuses on helping people reestablish lines of communication with the wisdom that lives in the belly, the heart, the shoulders, and anywhere below the neck.
Through this process, people often develop greater self-compassion, deeper trust in themselves, and a growing capacity to receive support from within and without.
If we haven’t met yet, let me introduce myself.
HELD:Somatic Mentorship works best for people who:
are not novices to inner work
are ready adn open to uncovering deeper layers of vulnerability
have a practice that keeps them connected to their body (ex yoga, walking, etc)
are ready to move beyond talk therapy and into feeling-oriented processes
are ready to commit to this work for a minimum of 3-6 months
are available for 60min sessions as well as at least 30min/week of self-reflection and self-connection
have a strong internet connection to support zoom video calls
have a private and quiet space where they won’t be interrupted during our calls
Your Investment
2 1hr sessions/month
take home self-reflection & somatic practices
minimum committment: 6 months
ideal for you if you want to have somatic support in addition to other support that you already have in place
$250/month
4 1hr sessions/month
take home self-reflection & somatic practices
minimum committment: 3 months
ideal for you if you are desiring consistent support through a challenging time in your life
$440/month
START BY SCHEDULING YOUR COMPLEMENTARY 20MIN INTRO CALL
In this call, we will explore your goals and desires for the mentorship and address questions. If we agree that we are a good fit, you can book your sessions.