In 1925, neurologist Ivan Pavlov conducted a famous yet cruel experiment, using inescapable shock to prove the concept of learned helplessness.
He gave a group of dogs in cages a mild electric shock. The dogs were startled enough to associate being locked in a cage with annoyance. The control group of dogs was only shocked once in the cage, so if they were shocked again, it would frighten them as much as the first time.
Another group of dogs, the variable group, were shocked multiple times until they either stopped flinching or became used to it.
Later, scientists opened the cage door and shocked both dogs again. Once the cage was opened, the control group that had been stunned once yelped and ran out to avoid being shocked again.
Despite having the option to escape the cage and avoid further shocks, the variable group of dogs was stunned when the door opened. Given their familiarity with the shocks, they felt trapped and chose to remain in the cage.
Daily life can feel like a cage when society trades freedom for convenience. Over time, humans have allowed a profit-driven healthcare system to dictate their ability to heal.
We put our children in schools that teach them a storyline written to keep them from accessing free thought.
So they can grow up compliant to a system that doesn't have their best interests at heart because it doesn't have a heart. It's a well-oiled machine that runs on the vitality we've given it.
We don’t have to be programmed commodities anymore.
What I love about embodiment and somatic experiencing is my clients' ability to identify subconscious parts of their psyche that recreate situations that keep them stuck in unfulfilling roles that drain them of time, energy, and resources.
The goal is survival, not thriving.
When we gain enough clarity to realize it’s possible to choose freedom, we do.
Conscious beliefs inform our reality and provide us with the power to create the life we want. I've seen embodiment practices work miracles in people's lives, including my own. They help me remember how to choose joy and freedom every day.
Negative beliefs and unconscious behaviors that do harm keep us stuck. Until we remember who we are underneath the layers of junk our experiences taught us.
The relief I felt at remembering my power to create safety in my life inspired me to help other parents step out of their cages.
That's why I teach parents how to turn their stress into an endless source of creative energy.
I’d love to hear about the life you’re creating; book a call and tell me what brought you here.
