12/10/2026
When I ask clients how they feel about crying or expressing emotion… so many feel really uncomfortable, or feel they just can’t quite access their emotions.
So many of us grew up with the belief that there are good and bad emotions… or the conditioning that some are too much for others.
So holding it in became the easier and safer option.
Opening up means being vulnerable and for many there’s a real fear that if they start crying they won’t be able to stop or handle it.
When I am working with clients, we aren’t forcing emotional releases. The focus is to allow the body to feel safe enough, give it the time, space and capacity it hasn’t had previously.
And when the tears finally come, you can see the relief in their whole body, and they can feel it too. Their breath changes, their face softens. There’s a lightness, and a real empowerment in finally letting go of what you’ve been holding, sometimes for years.
I’m Cate, a somatic and nervous system practitioner helping people move through what they’ve been holding. Less talking about it, more feeling it 💛
1:1 sessions available online globally and in person on the Sunshine Coast (Buderim)
