It’s the season for giving and a season where a lot of our mental health struggles can be stirred. Instead of buying the latest toy or gadget for your loved ones, perhaps gift them something that will benefit their mental health. Maybe you’re also looking for some sweet self care items for yourself—the Moving Parts team has you covered with our mental health gift guide!

With the popularization of Bessel Van Der Kolk’s “The Body Keeps the Score,” this trope has become common when we speak about trauma. What we mean when we say ‘the body keeps the score,’ is trauma is held in the body. It is the body that determines whether something registers as trauma, it is the body that responds to trauma in an attempt to protect us from threat, it is the body that responds to outside stimulus in an attempt to prevent future trauma from occurring. It is the body that must heal from trauma as much as (if not more than) the mind.

According to Steven Porges it takes 10 sessions to build safety in the therapy room.