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You're Here Because Something Needs to Change.Â
Maybe you feel stuck in survival mode—constantly reactive, anxious, or shut down.
Maybe you've read the books, done the therapy, understand your patterns perfectly... and still can't seem to break free of them.
Maybe you're exhausted from trying so hard to "fix" yourself.
Here's the truth: You are not broken. You are protecting.Â
What feels like dysfunction is actually your nervous system doing exactly what it was designed to do—keep you safe. The freeze, the spirals, the shutdown, the overthinking... those aren't flaws. They're adaptations. They made sense once. They kept you alive.
The problem isn't that you're broken. The problem is that your nervous system is still running outdated software.
It's still protecting you from threats that may no longer exist, using strategies that no longer serve you.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN 12 WEEKS
The S.A.F.E. Method is a proprietary 4-step neuro-somatic framework that integrates decades of trauma research into a simple, body-based process for nervous system regulation.
This isn't another "calm down" approach. It's a comprehensive methodology grounded in:
✓ Polyvagal Theory - Understanding and shifting nervous system states
âś“Â Internal Family Systems (IFS)Â - Working with protective parts
✓ Somatic Experiencing - Completing stuck survival responses
✓ Attachment Theory - Building secure connection as regulation
✓ Affective Neuroscience - How emotions actually process in the body
✓ Trauma-Informed Practice - Reframing symptoms as adaptations
This program teaches you to move from chronic dysregulation to regulated, the ability to stay connected to yourself, your body, and others, even when things are hard.
THE 12-WEEK JOURNEY
PHASE 1: FOUNDATION COURSE
(Weeks 1-4)
Self-paced. Complete before live coaching begins.Â
Each week includes:
- Video Lessons: Core teaching content (15-25 minutes)
- Guided Practices:Â Somatic exercises to try (5-10 minutes)
- Workbook Pages: Reflection prompts and tracking tools
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PHASE 2: LIVE GROUP COACHING
(Weeks 5-12)
Available every Monday or Wednesday at 12 pm EST.Â
(Live coaching begins on 2/16 and 2/18)
Eight 60-minute live calls with Melissa and your cohort
- Teaching (10-15 min): Weekly theme introduction
- Hot Seat Coaching (30-35 min): Real-time S.A.F.E. application with volunteers
- Group Practice (10-15 min): Guided somatic experience together
WEEKLY COACHING THEMES
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THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
âś“ You're tired of understanding WHY you're anxious but still being anxious
âś“ You've tried meditation and breathing but it doesn't work when you're actually triggered
âś“ You're sick of feeling like your body is the enemy
âś“ You want tools you can use in real life, not just in a therapist's office
âś“ You're ready to do the work (not looking for a quick fix)
âś“ You're done trying to "fix" yourself and ready to work WITH your nervous system
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THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF...
âś— You're looking for a passive solution or quick fix
âś— You want someone else to fix you
âś— You're not willing to feel discomfort
âś— You're currently in crisis or experiencing severe dissociation
WHY THIS INTENSIVE? WHY JANUARY 2026?Â
This isn't just another course you'll buy and never finish.
Here's what makes this different:
1. Live Coaching Support
You're not going through this alone. Eight weeks of live coaching with Melissa means you get real-time support when you're actually stuck.
2. Hot Seat Coaching
Bring real situations from your life. Work through them live. Watch others get coached. This is where the magic happens—seeing the method applied to real, messy, human situations.
3. Community Co-Regulation
Connection is biology, not weakness. You'll practice co-regulation with your cohort—because we regulate through relationship.
4. Built for Real Life
This isn't about perfection. It's about practice. Some weeks will feel easy. Others will feel like you're learning a new language. Both are progress.
5. Limited to 20Â Spots
Small cohort size means more individual attention, deeper connections, and space for everyone to be seen.
Hi! I'm Melissa
For most of my life, I lived in survival mode without knowing it. Chronic pain, anxiety, digestive issues, depression—my body was screaming at me, but I didn't know how to listen. I thought something was fundamentally wrong with me. What I didn't understand then was that my nervous system was doing exactly what it learned to do: protect me at all costs.
When my son was born in 2015, everything changed. The protective strategies that kept me functional but disconnected suddenly weren't sustainable anymore. I had a C-PTSD diagnosis and years of talk therapy under my belt. I understood my trauma intellectually. But my body was still living in it.
That's when I learned the truth that redirected my entire life and career: You cannot think your way out of a nervous system response.
I went back to school, earned my Master's in Social Work, and pursued specialized training in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, Applied Polyvagal Theory, and Internal Family Systems. I learned how trauma lives in the body and, more importantly, how the body heals when we stop trying to control it and start learning to connect with it.
I created Connected Healing and the S.A.F.E. Method because I needed an approach that actually worked in real life—tools that were simple, body-based, and repeatable. Tools grounded in neuroscience and trauma research, but accessible enough to use when you're in the middle of a panic attack or shutdown.
This work isn't about becoming someone new. It's about reconnecting with who you've always been underneath the protection.
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