Adelina Rotaru

Adelina Rotaru

I’m a trauma-informed psychotherapist, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, NARM® therapist, and yoga teacher based in Romania, working internationally with individuals and groups.

Learned Helplessness

I chose to write about this because I often see how easily we blame ourselves for feeling stuck—when in reality, what we’re experiencing is a survival response.

Somatic Experiencing® and trauma therapy

In recent years, the term “somatic” has gained increasing popularity in psychotherapy and personal development circles. However, not all somatic practices promoted on social media are authentically grounded in trauma therapy or based on scientific understanding.