Rooted Light Somatics

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Melanie Custodio is a Somatic Practitioner who helps women reclaim embodied self trust and unfiltered self-expression after years of disconnection through 1:1 sessions using Somatic Experiencing.

In Fall 2022 I learned about Somatics Experiencing.I didn’t know much about it. My gut was shouting that this was someth...
08/18/2026

In Fall 2022 I learned about Somatics Experiencing.
I didn’t know much about it.
My gut was shouting that this was something to look into.

I looked into it. There was going to be an introductory workshop in White River Junction of all places.
Hell yes I’m going.

The one hour workshop ended and I knew in every fiber of my being that I wanted to pursue the professional program.
I had to wait almost a whole year to start (bummer)
But I could do 2 years of the training in person only an hour away (hell yeah… I mean I live in Vermont, to not have to travel to Boston or Montreal is a big deal)

The 2 years have passed now.
The spiraling nature of healing I found in SE fills me with awe and also with a big old belly laugh.

I began the training absorbing it all.
The wisdom, but also the pain of every nervous system in the room of 50 people.
My nervous system desperately finding safety by being a chameleon, shape shifting and accommodating, to make other people comfortable and safe.
Psychically “fixing” others when they never consented to it.

What I learned is that there is a gift to be able to do that in a 60 minute session, but not 12 hours a day.

I learned what it was like to belong with others in a group— not through blending and merging, but by being unwavering unto myself with clear boundaries.

(Also I went from terrified to ask a question in front of the whole class to singing “In this House” by MaMuse… there is no video evidence so I’m featuring the OGs)

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and this is to make a long story short.everything I do now is to honor both parts of me.I’m here to show you that you ca...
07/04/2026

and this is to make a long story short.

everything I do now is to honor both parts of me.
I’m here to show you that you can be both strong and soft.
You can be powerful without being forceful.
You can access healthy aggression.
You can practice radical vulnerability too.

06/30/2026

Sometimes I literally have no energy to pick up a pen and write in my journal or call a friend and tell them how I’m feeling.

That’s because sometimes I don’t know how I’m feeling and that’s when I know it’s a good time to spend five minutes on the ground to connect with my body.

These 3 movements are my go-to when I need to take a pause and come back to earth.

Save these for the next time you need to slow down and step out of the mind for a little while.

06/27/2026

Deep rooted emotional and nervous system healing isn’t the absence of activation.
We don’t do breathing exercises and mantras to shut down the discomfort.
It’s the ability to move into activation, through it, and back into safety.
(In a titrated way with a lot of support and resource… of course)

Sometimes the path to feeling calm isn’t calming down first.
It’s allowing the body to complete the story it never got to finish and to feel what was not possible to be felt.

Our bodies don’t just need rest.
They need resolution. And to get to resolution our body needs to build capacity to be with what doesn’t feel “good.”

06/26/2026

When you’re in pain your body feels vulnerable and like it’s in DANGER 🚨

Imagine it’s 8,000 years ago and you have to rely on your body to hunt for food and run away from predators. 🦁

Going into survival mode is a very natural and protective strategy that’s ingrained in our bodies. Heck yeah, Nervous system doing it’s job! 🥇

AND… it’s been two weeks and you back still hurts like crazy and you don’t have a lion chasing you so that strategy is no longer helpful.

I help you bring those alarms down through breathing, reassurance/education, stretching, getting back to your pre-injury routine. Easing you back into a para-sympathetic (rest and digest) state. 🧘🏻‍♀️

BUT! We can’t stop there. We need to build that body to be able to be with activation, to be able to hold tension, become more resilient. Or else it may hold the memory of that injury for a very long time. 🧠

We don’t need a regulated nervous system- we need a flexible and resilient one! 🤸🏻‍♀️

06/25/2026

If you feel suffocated by your self help books, oracle cards, and enneagram research come join the Soft & Strong Gang 🎀🏋🏻‍♀️🌸

06/24/2026

Strength training and trauma therapy have something important in common: both can use something called titration.

Titration means giving your nervous system a small, manageable dose of challenge- enough to create change, but not so much that you become overwhelmed.

In the gym, that might be choosing a weight that feels hard, but still lets you breathe, stay present, and use good form. You do a few reps, you rest, and your body learns: I can do hard things, and I can recover.

In trauma therapy, it can mean touching into a difficult feeling or memory in small pieces, then returning to safety, grounding, or connection, than trying to process everything all at once.

Obviously, strength training is not a substitute for trauma therapy… but as someone who has a background in both it’s fascinating to see how the nervous system operates similarly in two very different contexts.

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05601-05604, 05609, 05620, 05633

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