If you’re exhausted no matter how much you rest, it may be nervous system shutdown — not depression. Learn what your body is signaling.

Integration is where somatic healing lands. In this final phase of Somatic Experiencing®, the nervous system settles, reorganizes, and makes meaning after a shift. This post explores how integration feels, why it matters, and how to support the body as it returns to wholeness.

Completion, also called discharge, is the moment the nervous system finally releases stored survival energy. This post explains how completion emerges, what it looks like, and why it can only happen once safety and capacity have been built through earlier SE steps.