Emotionally Immature/Narcissistic Parent: A Body-Based Healing Circle

Experiential Healing Circle — Please note: this session may bring up deep feelings, emotions, or memories. Take care of yourself and participate at your own pace.

Did you grow up with a parent who couldn’t meet you emotionally — who dismissed your feelings, made everything about them, or left you feeling unseen and unheard?

Many of us carry invisible wounds from emotionally immature or narcissistic parents. These patterns can shape our self-worth, our relationships, and even the way we feel inside our own bodies.

This circle is a gentle space to begin releasing those old imprints. Through somatic awareness, guided inner listening, and reflection, we’ll explore how to reconnect with the parts of ourselves that long for safety, love, and freedom.

In this 60-minute circle, you’ll be invited into:

• Grounding & Breath Awareness to settle your nervous system
• Somatic Body Sensing to notice where old imprints live in your tissues
• Gentle Inner Reflection to separate your truth from their story
• Stillness + Journaling to allow your inner voice to emerge
• Optional Group Sharing in a safe, supportive container

This is not talk therapy and not about blaming — it’s about reclaiming yourself and beginning to let go of dynamics that no longer define you.

Come as you are. There’s no need to share or be on camera. This is a soft landing place to be with what’s real, and to remember that your body is your home, your anchor, and your guide.

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Host:
Natalie Bussell
Healing & Embodiment Coach | NB Holistic Health
Trauma-informed. Nervous-system aware. Body-based healing.

### Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice

1. Safety – Physical, emotional, and energetic safety are prioritized. People aren’t pushed to do anything that feels overwhelming.
2. Choice – Participants have agency; they can opt in or out of any practice, change positions, or just observe without pressure.
3. Collaboration – The facilitator and participants are in a shared experience, rather than a top-down “expert/subject” dynamic.
4. Empowerment – Focus is on strengths, resilience, and self-trust rather than on deficits or “fixing.”
5. Cultural Humility – Recognizing and respecting that people’s experiences, beliefs, and bodies are shaped by diverse backgrounds.

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### Why It Matters for Healing

• Many trauma survivors are hyper-aware of threat cues (tone of voice, body language, abrupt changes), so being mindful of these creates a safe space where healing can actually happen.
• The nervous system learns safety through experience, not just logic — so a calm, respectful, choice-based space helps the body downshift out of survival mode.
• Avoiding re-traumatization means you don’t accidentally trigger someone into reliving their trauma through overly intense, invasive, or fast-paced practices.