THE PEATÂ BLOG
Exploring Life via a Psychosomatics & Emotional Anatomy Lens
by Gillian Maddigan & Bianca Moeschinger
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?Â
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: Gillian Maddigan
June 2026
Death has come to knock for a one of my oldest friends and he embraced the timeline with a living wake tour. Getting together with friends and family with a 6 city tour of connection and remembrance.Â
In spending the time with him it made me remember the death...
Author: Gillian Maddigan
August 2025
When doing a face reading or face analysis, we break down the face into its individual parts, its framework: how the bones, ligaments, muscles, and tissues come together. We examine how the features are arranged, their development and expression, how the left...
Author: Gillian Maddigan
May 2025
Sixty, A card and a Shift
Iâve just turned 60. A couple of weeks in, and it already feels differentâquietly, but unmistakably. Iâm not in my 50s anymore. Iâve stepped into something new, and Iâm starting to think of this as my third life. Not in a dramatic wayâ...
Author: Gillian Maddigan
March 2025
Body language is a powerful tool that influences how your audience perceives youâeither reinforcing your message or working against it. While you may have a clear verbal message, your unconscious body languageâwhat I call body gossipâis telling its own story.
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Author: Gillian Maddigan
March 2025
Understanding the Power of Non-Verbal Communication
Every time you interact with an audience and every interaction has an audienceâwhether on stage, on camera, or even in a one-on-one conversationâtwo conversations happen simultaneously. The first is what you...
Author: Gillian Maddigan
January 2025
âWhat is Body Image?â Perhaps the real question should be, âWhat is your Body Reality?â If we break it down, âimageâ is something imagined, not yet in existence, while ârealityâ is already present. Through the lens of Psychosomatics, body image is the manipu...
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, Iâve worked with people deeply invested in their stories. These werenât just tales they told themselves; their stories were woven so tightly into their identities that it was almost impossible to sepa...
Author: Gillian Maddigan
December 2024
When I was first asked this question, it deeply intrigued me. For some time, I had been asking myself: âHow did we become so disconnected from the unity of mind and body?â
For as long as I can remember, Iâve been fascinated by people. Initially, I observed...
Author: Gillian Maddigan
December 2024
Iâve been mulling over the differences between identity and personality lately. As often happens when I muse, I found myself tumbling down the rabbit holeâgrabbing at rising balloons of possibility, only to watch them pop, replaced by new perspectives.
Eve...
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