Trauma Trained Relational Somatic Practitioner - Family Nervous System Mentor
Katie Ruddell
Where the power of nervous system regulation transforms the parent-child relationship - expanded capacity, deepened connection, and the presence, peace & safety you’re looking for in your everyday life.
This is nervous system training for parents who need capacity under the immense stress, pressure and overwhelm that life brings.
Sound a little familiar?
If you have ever found yourself thinking it will get better but it doesn't seem to, you're in the right place. Take a breath, parenting is hard and there isn't anything wrong with you. You just haven't found the support your family actually needs.
You've tried to be more patient, it works for a bit and then fizzles out.
You've tried all the strategies to stop raising your voice but none last.
Your child's behaviors really test you.
You've tried everything to manage the behaviors.
You criticize yourself for how you react or show up.
You feel exhausted and unable to find energy while still pushing through.
You wonder if you're causing damage to your kids.
You feel unable to rest or enjoy life.
You feel like your child is pulling away from you.
You keep telling yourself it's a phase, it will get better.
You Are Welcome Here
My Mission
I help revitalize family dynamics through somatic healing work that supports healthy nervous system dynamics in the home. Together, we create the conditions for authentic, lasting connection between parents and children.
I guide parents to understand their own nervous systems so they can feel more grounded, present, and attuned to their children's needs. From that foundation, we then explore how to best understand and hold a child’s nervous system. This individualized but SHARED re-wiring process creates children who feel deeply seen, valued, and free to be themselves.
Many parents work endlessly to show up for their child and embody the love & leadership required for healthy co-regulation…but still feel like something is missing. One moment things are calm, and the next everyone is shouting or shutting down. This isn't because you're doing it wrong.
Coaching
| Mini Kinect | Kinect and Revitalize |
|---|---|
| For parents feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, emotionally charged, and reactive | For parents feeling drained, overstimulated, emotional, and reactive-wanting deep healing, regulation, and strong lasting connection in their home |
| Timeline: 6 week coaching container | Timeline: 12 week coaching container |
| Basic Nervous System understanding | Advanced and Individual Specific Nervous System knowledge and understanding |
| Included: Weekly 1:1 coaching calls, Nervous system support, regulation and somatic tools to navigate hard moments | Included: Weekly 1:1 coaching calls, deeper somatic work, Nervous System repatterining, personalized guidance for family dynamics, emotional support and integration between sessions. |
| Working on triggers, overstimulation, reaction, stress, disconnection | Working on building safety in the body, breaking generational cycles, connection, nervous system healing and capacity for each individual |
| You'll Gain more patience, more presence, emotional availability, tools to help you navigate without spiraling | You"ll Gain greater emotional regulation, deeper connection to yourself, deep connection in relationships, confidence in your parenting, expansion, the ability to receive joy, calm, and connection |
| Perfect for you if you feel overwhelmed, reactive, and you're ready for change. | Perfect for you if you're ready for the transformation of connection, expansion, and actually living instead of surviving your way through life. |
Not sure which container is right for you and your family? Book your free clarity call with me. Together, we'll find the best fit for where your nervous system and family currently need support.
What you always dreamed of is waiting for you
Ready for change?
The life you imagined, the one you crave.... it all begins here.
you'll have your spark, an unshakeable confidence in yourself and your parenting
less yelling and reactions, more real regulation
greater patience and capacity to navigate difficulties
enjoying time spent together with energy
you'll show up in the way you always dreamed you would
deep rich connection and safety with your kids and partner
their behaviors will decrease, you'll know how to meet them in attunement
kids that have powerful self confidence
kids who truly feel seen, valued, and understood
you'll all begin living and growing in connection, instead of co-existing
Hi, I'm Katie
Somatic healing changed everything for me. My mission is to make that possible for your family too.Most of my life’s work has always been rooted in supporting children and their parents. Over the last two decades, I’ve worked closely with families as a nanny and full time educator…witnessing firsthand the gaps that exist in the adult/adolescent relationship - especially between parent and child.
This isn’t just a profession for me — it’s personal. I was the struggling child, which has allowed me to now understand from the other side. The child who felt alone, the child who felt mis-treated, and the child who carried so much in her little body that it impacted her adult relationships and how she navigated the world. I searched outside the home for the connection that I needed, but wasn’t getting. I constantly struggled to feel belonging in my own family and it trickled out into belonging anywhere.
These emotional patterns persisted for many years, but I found somatic work and everything I knew as life evolved. Through embodying my learnings and devoting myself to the tools and techniques I gathered along the way, I experienced a transformation that has been nothing short of life-changing. I am no longer the girl who feels unworthy or disconnected from belonging. I can now see quite clearly how so much of this story was perpetuated by the lack of knowledge and embodiment many of the adults around me had while growing up. It wasn’t their fault, and it’s not yours either.
Today, I’m passionate about helping parents and children reconnect with themselves and each other, so they can build deep, resilient bonds. Together, we create the safety and understanding children need to feel secure in who they are...
so they never have to question whether they belong in this world.
Gain that big parent confidence, that spark
What this work Does
This is the work that lasts — the work that keeps giving long after our work is completed.
The goal is to begin with the basic fundamentals of body regulation and somatic safety. From there, we will wire your systems for greater capacity - so that the connection of your family can weather life’s storm and grow stronger through them. As capacity continues to expand, so will your ability to show up as the parent you’ve always wanted to be.
This work helps you better understand your child’s needs so they feel safe coming to you openly — without fear of judgment. It creates the kind of bond every child deserves…one they won’t have to search for somewhere else.
How it's different
You won't sit and talk about your feelings for an hour. Our sessions won't end without you having a plan. We train your nervous system and work to support your child's nervous system with practice, repetition, and you get real life tools that apply to your specific family.
We won't be fixing anyone or working on mindset hacks.
This isn't about just feeling your feelings, telling your kids to feel theirs, or just being calm all the time. It is about expanding your capacity in real time, so you no longer snap and feel guilty. We teach your child how to regulate, build their capacity, and communicate what is going on inside.
This is not a quick fix with a script to follow.