THE PEAT BLOG

Author: Gillian Maddigan

October 2026

The Power of Relationship Circles 

Lately, I have been reflecting on the many relationship circles I have moved through in my life.

I have been reconnecting with school friends, friends from my teenage years, colleagues, clients, students and people from s...

Author: Gillian Maddigan

September 2026

Does Her Body Know When It Is Safe? 

Autoimmunity Through a Psychosomatic Lens

No wonder autoimmune disease is so commonly experienced by women.

Research shows there are biological reasons for this, including genetics, two X chromosomes, Xist, hormones ...

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

October 2025

There is a language that the body speaks long before the mind understands.
It doesn’t use words — it speaks through sensation, breath, and movement.
It sighs through the lungs, tightens through the shoulders, swells through the heart, and folds quietly into ...

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

August 2025

What Is Trauma, Really?

Trauma is often misunderstood—not just in its origin, but in its shape, its duration, and its impact. It's not limited to extreme events or catastrophic incidents. Trauma can be loud and obvious, like an accident or abuse, but it ca...

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

July 2025

A personal reflection on somatic healing, emotional weight, and the hidden wisdom within anger

There’s a kind of sadness that makes it hard to breathe — where every breath feels heavy with memory. I’m angry. I’m disappointed. And I don’t know where to put it...

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

June 2025

I have a perceived idea about myself—how smart I think I am, what I know, and what I believe to be true. Let’s call it my perceived level of intelligence. It’s not just a passing thought—it’s intertwined with my identity, with how I measure myself and how I l...

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

May 2025

In my last blog, I reflected on the transformation that came from my fall from grace and the sixteen-year journey that followed. Today, I want to deepen one thread from that story: the capitalisation of self—and what that really means psychosomatically.

Duri...

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

April 2025

Following on from my last two blogs and podcast episodes, I’ve been left lingering with a question I know many of us ask:

"But what do I do now?"

I’m an adult. I can’t go back and change my childhood.
I am, in many ways, the product of my upbringing — of w...

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

March 2025

The quiet war between our head, heart, and gut.

At some point—maybe every day—we’re faced with the question:
What is the right thing to do?

It sounds simple, even noble. Do the right thing. Be the good person. Make the right choice. But what happens when t...

Author: Gillian Maddigan

February 2025

The accumulation of past experiences shapes our bodies and minds. Every moment of joy, pain, stress, and relief is imprinted within us, influencing how we move, think, feel, and react. The tissue of our body carries these memories, sometimes as tension or d...

Author: Gillian Maddigan

January 2025

Investing in the Same Old Story

For almost half my life, I’ve worked with people deeply invested in their stories. These weren’t just tales they told themselves; their stories were woven so tightly into their identities that it was almost impossible to sepa...

Author: Bianca Moeschinger

December 2024

That goes without saying—some emotions are harder to process than others. Some go so deep that they seem to touch the very core of who we are. It’s often these deep emotions that make the most profound changes to our system. They are the feelings we resis...