Turning Pain Into Purpose: How Somatic Work Changed My Life

A year ago, I didn’t know much about somatics. I’d heard the term floating around the wellness world — often brushed it off as just another trendy buzzword.

But at the time, I was facing intense health challenges.
I was constantly battling symptoms and sensations that impacted every part of my life — physically, emotionally, mentally. My days felt like survival mode. I was tired, depressed, overwhelmed, and honestly, running out of hope. I became a shut in, and did not want to leave my house, not even for a short walk around my apartment.

That’s when I decided to try something different.
I found a somatic coach. And in just a few sessions, things started to shift. My physical symptoms began to ease. My nervous system softened. I felt more grounded, more connected — to myself, to life.

What I hadn’t realized until then was just how interconnected everything really is: body, mind, emotions, energy. Healing one part of me meant healing all of me.

I was hooked.
And not just on the transformation I was experiencing — but on what this work meant for others, too.

That’s when I found IWA’s Integrative Somatic Practitioner Certification.

I enrolled not because I wanted a new career (at first), but because I wanted to go deeper. To keep healing. To better understand the tools that were helping me come back to life. And maybe — just maybe — offer that same possibility to others.

The program was everything I hoped for and more:
✨ Deeply embodied
✨ Science-informed and trauma-aware
✨ Grounded in compassion and real-life application

I use what I learned every day — for myself and with others.
Today, I’m in a place I never thought I’d reach: feeling healthy, whole, and genuinely fulfilled. Not perfect, not symptom-free (because I’m still human) — but fully alive. Equipped. Empowered.

And here’s what I know now:
Our deepest pain can become our greatest teacher.
Our most difficult seasons can point us toward our purpose.

So if you’re feeling stuck or unwell or like something in life just isn’t clicking — and the conventional routes haven’t helped — maybe somatic work is your next step.

And if you're feeling the call to not just heal, but help others heal too… the IWA Somatic Practitioner Certification might be the doorway you’ve been waiting for.

It was for me. And now I feel like I can handle anything that life throws my way. 🙏

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Let your healing become your path. Let your path become your purpose.
Learn more about the program here (and feel free to use my code LISA for $50 off your tuition if you pay in full). Or, if you’d like to chat more about it and ask questions, please email me.