I get the intention, but this phrase assumes home is safe, which isn’t always the case.
What do you do when home isn’t a place you want to be?
When turning inward feels overwhelming?
What about when you don’t feel anything?
When your sense of home gets disrupted, it’s not necessarily a safe place.
Divorce brought on total disruption to my experience of home.
HOME was shared with a partner who didn’t want to be there.
HOME was filled with constant reminders of the strain in my relationship.
HOME was hollow and charged at the same time.
HOME meant being one version of myself when friends were over, but then dropping the facade and crying myself to sleep later that night.
It was disorienting: the double vision, the confusion, and the tension between what it appeared to be and the actual experience of being in the relationship that felt like it was ripping me in two.
“Coming home to myself” was not a place I wanted to be.
I remember the morning I took our wedding photos down because I couldn’t handle looking at what felt like a lie. The blank wall was easier to accept than the pictures that felt like they were judging my innocence for believing in love.
I’m not as cynical now, but there were times when commitment felt like a bait and switch.
Divorce feels a little bit like an UNO reverse card or like every day is opposite day because things that once felt grounding and comforting can become the most intense sources of pain and anguish.
There aren’t too many things that I still have from my married days, but I’m sure I’ll unearth some as I continue to unpack.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of home with this most recent move and I’m curious to see what “home” means for me here.
So if it’s not “coming home to ourselves”, what healing looks like somatically? DM me for the link to my next workshop. AND I’d love to hear in the comments what HOME means
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Better Half to Whole is a platform supporting the renegotiation of trauma through somatic work and resources for life after divorce.
Healing post divorce, looking to start meeting people again, or supporting someone divorcing, you're in the right spot.
03/30/2026
Divorce changed me.
Healing revealed me.
How are you different now? ❤️
03/15/2026
Grief can be surprising. It has layers. It’s not convenient and can pop up unexpectedly.
Just like pulling your hand off a hot stove, the nervous system just responds.
Today, we gathered to share stories, learn somatic practices, represent our grief or hope for what’s next through paints on canvas.
The Things We Carry Grief Gathering with was really special.
We witnessed each other in some of the unspoken experience after the loss of a loved one, the life we thought we would have, the relationships we wished for, dreams unrealized.
Thank you to for your heart and vision to bring people together intentionally and for creating these spaces to connect. We need this.
Who's excited for the Singles Social tonight at Union Bar and Soda Fountain? There are still a few tickets available here: Singles Social.
Join us for lite bites, a mini dance lesson and facilitated conversation. If you're looking for love or friendship with other singles in Northern Colorado, this is the place for you!
Thank you to Friendship Sponsor Anastasija Mamatsiuk, Broker Associate/Partner at the Group Real Estate. We can't wait to share some sweet giveaways of local art provided by Anastasija.
See you tonight!
NYE Dinner
Among us are major heartbreak a few divorces.
One of my friends asked do the same themes come up in your somatic practice for your divorced clients
Yes.
✨Identity✨
who was I in the relationship
who am I now
who do I want to be
✨Grief✨
navigating extreme and prolonged change in housing, work, relationships, finances, responsibilities
✨Self worth✨
how we treat ourselves
what behavior we accept in others and partners
self respect
So many aspects of the divorce experience go unseen and unspoken.
So many of our patterns in relationships stem from our childhood.
The echos of early experiences show up in our present day, even if we aren’t aware of it.
In somatic work with my clients, we start with what safety and connection feel like to the nervous system.
We approach each response of the body slowly so it has time and space to complete.
Your body isn’t wrong for trying to protect you, but you may not need protecting in the same way anymore.
We can tend to these responses with compassion and I’ll teach you how.
Join me at the next Somatic Healing 101 ❤️ link in bio or dm me for the link to register.
01/03/2026
Your body is always speaking to you through emotion, sensation, and the subtle signals of your nervous system.
Join me in the Magic Rat at for this free in person workshop
✨ an introduction to somatic healing
✨ simple regulation exercises
✨ the definition of trauma and triggers
✨ live demonstration of 1:1 somatic support
Link in bio to register or find the event on Eventbrite ✨
No fee, but please RSVP.
01/03/2026
It would be easier to only share an annual highlight reel as this has been what some would consider a banner year.
Almost everything that happened this year was not on my 2025 Bingo card.
The truth: I’ve been holding my breath and waiting to leave again since last summer.
I was supposed to be living internationally as a digital nomad…not long term house sitting in Colorado cruising around in a manual ‘89 yellow Toyota (yes - it is basically the Pizza Planet delivery truck from Toy Story, and yes - it has been awesome).
Although this year wasn’t what I envisioned, I’m proud to say I consistently went to group therapy twice a week, ate breakfast, facilitated 19 workshops, launched two communities, and accepted significant support without guilt.
Emotionally, I feel unrecognizable from who I was a year ago with so much more capacity to be present, be witnessed in my learning, stay with discomfort, to give and receive love, and embrace collaboration.
I credit nervous system work and becoming a somatic practitioner.
Scroll through for some major highs and lows from 2025. It has been a YEAR.
Whats one HIGH and one LOW from your year? ✨❤️ ✨
I see you. I celebrate you!
#2025
12/12/2025
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…right??
Not for everyone. The holiday season can bring on a flood of memories and magnify your experience, especially the first year when going through a divorce.
Who knew you could get triggered opening the mail addressed to Mrs.? Or it’s the two names on the card when you don’t live at the same address anymore?
A Very Unmarried Holiday Guide is a free download to help you get through this holiday season with realistic parameters for when you’re feeling less than cheery.
Link in bio 🎄
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