Deep Somatic Healing Strategies for Unconditional Self-Worth

Welcome to Healing the Hungry Ghost! 🪷 I’m Summer, a trauma therapist exploring the roots of stress, disconnection, and emotional suffering — and what it truly means to heal.

In this video, we take a deep dive into healing negative beliefs and feelings about yourself through somatic healing—working directly with your body, brain, and nervous system.

Self-worth isn’t just a thought; it’s a visceral, embodied experience—how you truly feel about yourself in your body. These powerful tools help you process and move through even the deepest, most painful emotions, guiding you toward feeling empowered and unconditionally worthy just as you are today.

If you’re ready to transform your relationship with yourself on a profound, body-centered level, this video offers essential strategies for lasting healing and self-acceptance.

⏱️Timestamps⏱️
00:00 Welcome
01:06 Feeling Self-Worth in Your Body
04:37 Formula for Somatic Healing
06:27 What Are Unconscious Core Beliefs
11:09 What Happens When a Core Belief Is Triggered
12:29 What Fear Does to Our Brain & Body
13:31 Social Threats
14:52 Frozen Memories
16:29 Healing in a Therapeutic Relationship
17:41 Identifying Negative Core Beliefs
24:21 Healing Negative Core Beliefs
29:17 Reinforcing Positive Core Beliefs
31:20 Somatic Healing Outside of Therapy

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