Whale Being Therapy, Ellie Wilde, Ph.D.
tired of pretending everything is fine?
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Exhausted, numb, stuck, looping in anxiety, perfectionism, or despair? You're in the right place. Take a deep breath, if you like, or take a moment to stretch, wiggle, or loudly yawn.​​​
​I offer relational somatic support to healers, change-makers, creatives, and community leaders from diverse backgrounds. We help you out of burnout and overfunctioning so you can feel your way back to creativity and aliveness.
In an overwhelming world, this work helps us expand capacity to stay connected to what matters through grief and uncertainty. Life regains meaning and brightens as we open to love, integrity, awe, hope, clarity, spontaneity, enchantment, self-trust.
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I see individuals and relationships ready to come back to life. This therapy supports and frees the body, heart, imagination, and spirit.​ All offerings are grounded in service to collective care and collective liberation.
Tears and laughter are frequent and equally welcome as aliveness returns. I am genuinely honored to help hold all parts of you that long to feel safe and loved.
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Clients tell me that moving differently in our sessions reveals an endless world of possibilities, and realms of life they last accessed as kids. Life is your playground, even in hard times. Imagination and energy emerge to catalyze empowering growth. ​I delight in discovering together what becomes possible for you, and watching the ripple effect!​​​
Read on or reach through the portal to begin!
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cool, BUT HOW?
Great question! We don't just talk about problems. We do something about them in real time.
Transformation comes when we ground into support, then actively explore possibilities: We play with new shapes and ways your body can move. We discover new ways you can see, hear, feel, and use your voice.
We move slow and pause to notice sensation together. We physically release stress. We resource you and refill your cup. We shift between bottom-up and top-down processing to build mind-body integration. We help you name and strengthen knowings and connections you discover in each moment.
A deep well of creative energy opens, one we can all access. You learn to both guide it and make it your guide, discovering deep purpose, support, and meaning as it helps you move towards your dreams. All parts of you are welcomed share their needs and wisdom as you grow and transform.
Each session includes powerful somatic practices you can access anytime, anywhere. Your expertise in stress release gets you an all-access pass to flow and play. Leading others gets easier when you can lead a harmonious inner team.
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We explore gentle, playful ways for you to grow capacity for presence with what is --- and with what is possible. You set the pace as we make room to learn for the the full range of your human experience -- grief, shame, rage, joy, curiosity, awe, reverence, love, excitement, compassion.​ We integrate thoughts, feelings, and actions to help you move in alignment with your purpose, and guide others skillfully.
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This approach is the one I use myself. It's easily the most powerful and enjoyable I've found in a lifetime of searching. It reveals opportunity where we once only saw obstacle, replaces numbness with attunement, turns scarcity into abundance. ​​Removing blocks to flow lets your gifts come through and shine. You breathe easier, and enjoy yourself way more, while somehow making a much bigger impact!
