Hi there! I’m Chelsea and I created Healing Embodied because I went through the torment of relationship anxiety for the first 2 years of my relationship with my now husband. I was constantly obsessing about if he was "the one."

I worried that we wouldn't work out because we were too "different." I was constantly doubting my decision to be with him - wondering if there was someone "better" out there. I was terrified of commitment, because I feared getting divorce and having my heart broken.

 These doubts and fears consumed me. It got so overwhelming at times that I broke up with my now husband TWICE in the first year of dating.

I thought these doubts were my "gut." I had no idea how to tell the difference between fear and what I really wanted. I cognitively knew that I was in the healthiest relationship of my life with someone who cared so deeply about me, but I couldn't shake the feeling of anxiety and thoughts that felt so real. 

 I tried and I tried to "figure it out" in my mind. I tried to get reassurance and answers from friends, therapists, god, and the internet. But this got me nowhere. The anxiety would always find its way back. I would find a new doubt, a new fear, a new obsession. The cycle would begin all over again. Then I entered into a dance/movement therapy and counseling program and things began to change for me on a cellular level.

 I learned to get out of my head and into my body.

I learned to be present. 

I learned to differentiate between the voice of fear and my own desires.

I learned that I was never going to think my way out of it.

I healed on the deepest level. 

I rewired my nervous system from constantly being in fear to knowing how to feel safe and present. 

I learned to process emotions instead of fearing them.

I learned to trust myself and my decisions and to embrace the uncertainties of life. 

 The "answers" were never in my mind. They existed in the wisdom of my body. It wasn't until I brought my body into the healing process that I truly began to experience freedom from the prison of my mind. Once I experienced these shifts, I felt confident to take the risk of love and be all in with my amazing partner. I no longer feared "making a mistake" or picking the "wrong" partner. I felt safe to be vulnerable and open my heart up fully to the love that was right in front of me.

 At the start of that dance/movement therapy program, I was at the height of my relationship anxiety. By the end, I had an engagement ring on my finger, preparing to move across the country to be with my partner. I am so glad I found freedom to love.

I knew that what I had experienced was truly life changing. And I wanted to share the magic of embodied healing with others. And now, I have the honor of bringing others through the same process that set me free.

I get to help others around the world learn to trust themselves, feel safe to open their hearts, and take the risk of love. I know deep in my bones that it's possible for you to heal and embrace love, too.