Imagine sitting down to a meal where the salt, the heat, and the texture are all served as separate, disconnected bites rather than a single, savory soup. There is no coherence, only fragmented sensations that don't quite make sense together. This is often what life feels like when the thalamus—the brain’s internal "cook"—shuts down.
The thalamus is responsible for stirring all our sensory inputs—sights, sounds, smells—into a unified, autobiographical experience of "this is what is happening to me". When trauma strikes, this "cook" often goes on strike, too. The result is a life remembered only as isolated, terrifying fragments: a sudden scent that triggers a racing heart, or a flash of an image that brings on an unexplainable migraine. Without the thalamus to filter and integrate these pieces, the world becomes a constant sensory overload.
My approach at Fig Tree is built on the understanding that you cannot "think" your way into a coherent story if your "cook" is offline. We use somatic tools to help your system begin to name and identify these fragmented sensations. In our unrushed, private-pay partnership, we aren't just "talking about" the past; we are creating the physiological safety required for your internal system to finally integrate these fragments into a meaningful whole.
Ready to trade the chaos of "sensory overload" for the clarity of an integrated internal story?
I provide 100% virtual, neuro-affirming somatic therapy for adults across Minnesota who are ready to move from a state of fragmented survival into a life of embodied, values-aligned peace.
