Season 2 Episode 2 - Exposing the Red Flags in Trauma and Somatics Coaching with Will Rezin
GBRF Season 2 Episode 2: Exposing the Red Flags in Trauma and Somatics Coaching with Will Rezin
About the Episode
In this episode of Girl Boss Red Flags, Erin and Tay interview Will Rezin [SEP, CPC, ELI-MP], the co-founder of Trauma and Somatics, a 35hr practitioner training that teaches trauma-informed care and somatic interventions and practices to helping professionals around the world.
Will talks about how to identify real credentials and steer clear of shady marketing in the trauma and somatics coaching world. At the end of the episode, Will shares some practical tips for tuning into your body and staying grounded—especially when the political and social climate is so full of fear and uncertainty.
Connect with Will Rezin and @traumaandsomatics on Instagram. To view Will’s recommendations for Trauma Informed Care and Somatics Interventions, check out his list on our website here.
CHAPTERS
00:55 Meet Will Rezin: Trauma Educator and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
10:21 The Rise of Trauma and Somatics in Coaching
30:11 Accreditation and Red Flags in Somatic Training
41:25 Navigating Uncertainty and Fear
57:49 Identifying Predatory Marketing in Trauma Space
01:02:55 Choosing the Right Trauma Practitioner
01:08:40 Upcoming Training and Community Resources
WILL’S RECS
for Trauma Informed Care and Somatics Interventions
Somatic Experiencing: find a practitioner here
Somatic Regulation and Resilience (for healing from early developmental trauma or CPTSD): Find a practitioner here
NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) (relational attachment focused somatic trauma healing): Find a practitioner here
NeuroAffective Touch (NARM with touch components): Find a practitioner here
Organic Intelligence (Created by one of SE’s long standing trainers): Find a practitioner here (This is a form of coaching that is not specifically trauma focused - it’s post trauma growth focused)
I mentioned Rolfing as an important part of the healing process (to help the physical changes match the emotional and psychological): Find a practitioner here
Hakomi (Incredibly potent somatic modality): Find a practitioner here
Somatic Coaching with Strozzi Institute (Richard Strozzi Heckler founded this school and is one of a few people who emerged out of the blending of somatic teachers in the 60’s-90’s in Berkley): Find a practitioner here
Compassionate Inquiry (Dr. Gabor Mate’s training): Find a practitioner here
Feldenkrais (Created by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. This pairs well with Rolfing and SE): Find a practitioner here