"In Him we move and have our being." – Acts 17:28

A Journey I Didn’t Plan For

My journey to self, growth, and true transformation came about in a very unlikely way.

We often want to self-direct and set our own course mapping the future based on what we think we need. But the path God has for us can be very different from what we anticipate. It winds, it pauses, and often, it calls us into the deep.

When I first came across The Centre for Healing and their work in Embodied Processing, I didn’t fully understand what I was stepping into. I had seen a few reels by Matt and Ryan and felt a pull in my spirit. Something clicked. I now believe that was divine intervention.

Initially, I thought I was there to help my daughter, who had just been placed on suicide watch. Her mental health was fragile, and I was desperate to support her in a meaningful way. I began researching the nervous system and the vagus nerve. I was certain this path was to help my children with Autism.

“But what I soon discovered was that I was the one who was dysregulated. I was being called to do the work for me first.”

Wrestling with Faith and Tradition

As a Christian, this realisation was confronting. I had long wrestled with the traditions of the conservative, structured religious community I had been a part of. Deep down, I knew something was missing.

Would I have known back then that studying somatic therapy was the key? No.

But for those of you who’ve walked a similar path you’ll understand. Within many faith communities come responsibilities, expectations, and silent comparisons. When mixed with childhood adversity and a lifelong feeling of "not good enough," it’s easy to feel distant from God.

“I wasn’t questioning His existence, I just couldn’t feel the relationship.”

So many of us go through the motions. We attend church. We serve. We recite verses. But is it embodied faith? Is it truly felt?

Finding God Through the Body

In my previous faith setting, we were encouraged to intellectually master the scriptures before baptism. We had to know the original Greek or Hebrew. I now know that not all Christian communities operate like this, but at the time, it made me want to shut off.

That was until my studies in Embodied Processing.

I remember the early training, the context-setting, and the language and scripture kept echoing through it all. Verses I had memorised were no longer just words.

They had weight. Meaning. Embodiment.

Suddenly, I didn’t just believe in God I could feel Him.

Christ within us.
The body as a temple.
Be still and know that I am God.

“The more I learned, the more I understood that I had been searching outwardly for a relationship with God, but it had always been within.”

Discovering Complex PTSD and Mindblindness

As I neared the end of my certification, I had a revelation: I was living with complex PTSD. I had always thought, “I don’t get triggered visually, so maybe I’ve not been impacted by my past.” But I didn’t yet understand my mindblindness, my aphantasia.

I couldn’t see images in my mind, and my body had been in a trauma state for years without me even knowing.

Root-Cause Therapy helped me connect the dots.

I was hesitant at first. Could I, as a Christian, explore the subconscious? Revisit old events? But the more I leaned into it, the more I saw the truth:

“We must discern between truth and the stories our trauma tells us.”

Without doing so, we live out inherited patterns, whether they are generational beliefs, childhood coping strategies, or church-based fear.

But with the right support, we can process, integrate, and break those cycles.

A New Kind of Grace

There’s no force, no pushing in Embodied Processing. There’s simply allowing. And in that surrender,

“I came face to face with the truth of grace.”

When we meet our inner “orphaned” parts the ones we try to hide, control, or judge we finally bring them to the foot of the Cross. No longer denying, resisting, or blaming, but offering them up.

This is how He bore our sins.
This is what compassion truly looks like.

Now, I don’t feel I have to be in church to be in His presence. I don’t run or hide when I mess up.

“I know where to turn: inward. I let Him carry it. And peace floods in.”

Supporting Other Women in Faith

I’ve seen firsthand how Embodied Processing transforms lives. Women who couldn’t feel or name a single sensation… now express their inner world with clarity and confidence. The Spirit has moved through our sessions.

I feel deeply called to support women of faith, especially mothers who feel not good enough. Those who love God but feel ashamed or disconnected. Who want to believe but can’t feel Him.

This is why I created my Anchored in the Word series. It bridges scripture with somatic tools. Not just reading verses but experiencing them. Turning inward to feel the presence of God.

That’s faith: the felt sense, the spirit within.

Without the body, it’s like having a boat but no paddle. We were designed to be living temples, but many of us have lost touch with the emotional and spiritual wisdom within.

My latest offering, Renewing in the Mind, is a heartfelt expression of this journey.

It’s a gentle invitation for Christian women to explore the roots of their limiting beliefs, break the cycles of shame, and begin again with grace. Through journaling, resourcing, and reflective somatic tools, I guide women to meet themselves and God with new eyes.

“Now I no longer hide in my wrongdoings I turn inward for His strength.”

If this resonates, I’d love to walk alongside you.
This isn’t just therapy it’s a return home.

With love and grace,

Deb x

Deb Founder of Soulroots Therapy a psycho-sensory and bioenergetic facilitator, certified in Embodied Processing and Root-Cause Therapy, and trained in psychiatric nutrition. I support women to heal from the inside out nervous system, beliefs, body, and spirit.

Follow Deb on Instagram @soulrootstherapy www.soulrootstherapy.com


Disclaimer: The Centre for Healing is not a faith-based or religious organisation. While this blog explores themes related to Christianity and healing, we honour and support individuals from all spiritual paths, religions, belief systems, and faiths. Our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive space for healing and personal growth for everyone, regardless of their background or worldview.

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