It Wasn't Only Back Pain: How Helen Beynon Found Somatic Experiencing And IFS

You're going to hear some courageous and vulnerable stuff right now. My guest today is a therapist who uses two methods to help her clients heal trauma. Her own healing journey started in an unexpected way. Helen Beynon is a somatic therapist and IFS-informed practitioner. She loves working with folks to transform trauma and build their capacity to navigate a tumultuous world. I met her when she was a teacher in my IFS learning. She's based in British Columbia. Here's some of what we talked about: How she found Somatic Experiencing as a client Doing deep emotional and physical healing she didn't expect Her personal experiences that led her to learn both IFS and Somatic Experiencing as a practitioner How she integrates the 2 methods How she now listens to and uses her anger rather than pushing it away Show notes at

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It Wasn't Only Back Pain: How Helen Beynon Found Somatic Experiencing And IFS is an episode from Rebel Therapist by Annie Schuessler.

This episode is 37:50 long.

This episode was published on Aug 9, 2025.

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