Coaxing Playfulness into Relationships
Susie Showers Susie Showers

Coaxing Playfulness into Relationships

Think of a time you acted in alignment with what you wanted in a dynamic with someone. This could be in your relationships, or your creative practice, your work, even day to day life like house tasks or eating. Were you asking for something, or were you responding to a request? Were you giving or receiving an answer? When you recall this moment in your mind, the body also remembers it and sensations can arise.

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free workshop: Nervous system regulation for people-pleasers
Susie Showers Susie Showers

free workshop: Nervous system regulation for people-pleasers

I guide you through creative somatic exercises which map out your unique automatic responses to stress, so you can start to identify and regulate those responses without them taking over total control and saturating your nervous system. You build your own tools for practical use in everyday situations.

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4 questions for people-pleasers
Susie Showers Susie Showers

4 questions for people-pleasers

More often than not, people grappling with low desire tend to turn blame inward, berating themselves with thoughts that they are somehow broken or pathological. They may falsely believe that they should just try harder to enjoy the type of intimacy their partner(s) desire. But unless a medical condition is the main complaint, low desire could signal that a channel to connection is pinched off.

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The Power of Intentional Touch in Creative Therapy
Susie Showers Susie Showers

The Power of Intentional Touch in Creative Therapy

Physical touch is a basic need at all stages of life. It is vital for well-being and can be used to calm, reassure, hold, contain, and otherwise make contact with another person. It signals to the body that it is safe in a relationship, making it possible to be calm and present with another person. Intentional, consensual physical touch has been proven to contribute to optimal human development throughout the lifespan, and contributes to high physiological quality of life.

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