Finding Home In Your Skin: Somatic Coaching And Inner Child Healing With Jay Fields

Brave Women at Work

Hello everyone! How are you doing out there?

Let’s start with a quote:

“We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice. The child we once were is still there.” – Paulo Coelho

This quote directly relates to my conversation with Jay Fields, somatic coach, today. Funny enough, I connected with Jay after she shared an interesting post on LinkedIn about the inner child. I also completed coaching with one of my clients a few years ago, and one of her big a-ha moments was the fact that the scared and angry little girl was indeed still inside her. With all of this pointing to the inner child and how we need to take care of it so we can be the best version of ourselves, I am excited about having Jay as a guest on the show.

During my chat with Jay, we discussed:

1. What motivated her to become a somatic coach and how tapping into our bodies can help us tremendously.

2. What Jay’s quote, “I believe people want to feel at home in their own skin and have fulfilling lives, but they just don’t know how to actually do it” means.

3. What Jay references when she talks about “take your child to work day”.

4. The signs that our inner child may be cranky or running the show rather than the calmer or cooler versions of ourselves.

5. How we can be authentic to ourselves at work and in life.

6. Jay also shares the Basic Exercise, which supports our nervous system regulation.