Healing from Chronic Trauma Through a Holistic Approach

Melinda E. Tupling
6 days ago
4 min read

Many of us carry deep emotional wounds that aren't always visible, but subtly influence how we think, feel, and live. Chronic or long-term trauma often begins in childhood or builds over time through repeated stress. Our minds and bodies did what they needed to survive but those same protective patterns can linger long after the event has passed.

What Long-Term Trauma Can Look Like in Daily Life

Chronic trauma doesn’t always look like anxiety attacks and emotional flashbacks. It shows up in everyday behaviours, relationships and self-worth:

Freeze as Safety: You may find yourself shut down or stuck, because your system still believes stillness is the safest place.
Shame-Driven Action: Motivation only kicks in when shame becomes unbearable, rather than from inspiration or joy.
Perfectionism as Protection: Trying to “get it right” all the time may have once felt like the only way to earn safety or love.
Missing Memories: Entire parts of your life may feel foggy or missing, your mind’s way of protecting you from what felt overwhelming.
Boundary Struggles: Saying “no” might feel dangerous, leading to people-pleasing or over-giving.

These are not flaws. They are intelligent, adaptive responses your system developed to survive.

Why the Body Still Holds the Story

Even when we’ve “moved on,” the body continues to carry the imprint of what it experienced. This is why people living with chronic trauma often experience anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional overwhelm or low self-worth without always knowing why.

Kinesiology and other somatic and energetic therapies work with the body’s innate wisdom to help you gently release these patterns, reset the nervous system and restore a felt sense of safety and balance.

"Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you." ~ Gabor Maté

The Healing Power of Integration: Kinesiology, Energetic Medicine & Somatic Wisdom

This is where body-based and energetic practices are profoundly supportive. At Happy and Well Kinesiology, sessions work directly with the body’s innate wisdom to gently release stored trauma and rewire survival patterns into safety and balance.

Through kinesiology and complementary practices, we can:

Calm and reset the nervous system so it no longer stays locked in fight, flight or freeze.
Release stored trauma that the mind may not remember, but the body still holds.
Restore boundaries and self-trust, helping you feel safe to say “no” without fear.
Transform perfectionism and people-pleasing into healthier motivation and self-respect.
Rebuild a felt sense of safety so life feels lighter, freer and more expansive.

We draw on a wide and deeply integrative healing toolkit to meet each person exactly where they are on their journey. Sessions are tailored intuitively using:

Natural Biofeedback
Energetic Medicine & Meridian Balancing
Mindfulness Practices & Wisdom Philosophy
Sound Therapy, Tuning Forks
Reiki & Subtle Energy Healing
NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
Acupressure & Emotional Stress Diffusion (ESD) Points
EDMR-Inspired Processes for emotional integration
Neurolymphatic Massage to support detox and flow
Flower Essences (Bach, Bush, Desert Alchemy)
Chakra & Nadi Balancing
5-Elements Balance from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Somatic Practices for nervous system regulation
Inner Child Healing, Ancestral Pattern Clearing & Akashic Records

Each session is a co-creative space for deep listening and heart-centred, soul-aligned healing. Whether the support needed is emotional, physical, energetic or spiritual, we work gently and powerfully with the body’s innate intelligence to restore balance and reconnect you with your healed wholeness.

Return to Your Magnificence Package

7-Session Healing Package

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"Kinesiology sessions with Melinda are powerful deep work in such a beautiful and supportive space. I am always met with compassion, empathy, patience and unconditional support throughout the whole process. From just one session I was able to work through what was holding me back and each session gets me back to myself. If you have been considering kinesiology or are curious I couldn’t recommend Melinda enough! Do your soul a favour." ~ Brianna

Pay for 6 Sessions, Receive the 7th FREE!

If you're ready to break free from old trauma patterns, reconnect with your true self and finally feel like you again, this journey is for you.

At Happy and Well Kinesiology, I’m offering a deeply supportive 7-session package designed to help you return to your natural state of calm, confidence and connection.

The Return to Your Magnificence Program

A step-by-step guided healing journey that supports:

Session 1 – Safety & Nervous System Reset Establish calm and grounded presence. Begin from a space of trust and inner safety.

Session 2 – Releasing Old Trauma Imprints Gently clear stored stress and unconscious patterns the body has been holding.

Session 3 – Healing the Inner Child Meet younger parts of you with compassion, care, and presence.

Session 4 – Restoring Boundaries & Self-Respect Learn to say “no” safely, honour your needs, and stand in your truth.

Session 5 – Transforming Shame & Perfectionism Replace old survival strategies with self-worth, trust and inner freedom.

Session 6 – Reconnecting with Joy & Vitality Reclaim your playfulness, lightness, creativity, and inner spark.

Session 7 – Integration & Embodiment Anchor your healing and shift into your new way of being.

A Path Back to Wholeness

This is more than symptom relief - it’s a full-body, heart-centred return to self. Kinesiology helps your nervous system recalibrate, your emotions integrate and your soul feel safe enough to shine again.

These sessions are available: In-person in BunburyOr via Distance (anywhere in the world)