About Me
For as long as I can remember I have been interested in understanding the human mind…
Being born with cystic fibrosis, and thus given a rather short life expectancy, I carried a deep desire within me to make my life as joyful and as fulfilling as possible, and as quickly as possible.
Naturally this led me on a journey inwards and since 2011 I have been deeply committed to the process of gaining ever greater self awareness and understanding, for the purpose of learning how to truly thrive as a human being.
In 2020 this journey led me away from my concern with the activity of the mind, and into the body, and the realm of emotions.
Until this point I had been unconsciously repressing my emotions, before the grief of a relationship ending finally burst the barrel and it all came flooding out in quite spectacular fashion.
Since then I have been deeply immersed in a constant endeavour to process and integrate all that I had previously repressed, building an ever growing sense of wholeness and wellbeing within myself.
This has taken me on a beautifully painful journey through the farthest corners of my shame, self-hatred, worthlessness, anger, sadness and despair, along with all it her flavours of emotion available to us as humans.
The reward for this willingness to touch my deepest pain has been an experience of peace, joy and love far beyond anything I could have previously imagined possible.
I have also been afforded an ever greater understanding of myself and what I need in order to live a beautiful life, and personal growth and transformation on an extraordinary scale.
In 2024 I then trained with the Neo Emotional Release Institute, and became a somatic therapist in order to support others to go through a similarly transformational process within themselves. It is with this training, coupled with my own personal experience, that I bring to the world my offering: Space with Sam.
My intention is to help create the space you need to bring body and mind back into balance.
I offer this space with the conviction that our repressed emotions lie at the root of the vast majority of problems we face within ourselves, and also within the collective as a society.
I believe there is nothing more beneficial we can do for ourselves, for each other and for the world at large, than to face these emotions and process and integrate the lessons that they hold for us.
This all starts with creating a little space.
Testimonials
We started with a conversation about my intentions for the session and then moved into the emotional release work. Sam created a beautiful, safe space and guided me into my body, helping me connect with my emotions on a somatic level. I was able to let feelings move through me, release blockages, and arrive at a place of groundedness, presence, and clarity. I left the session feeling lighter and more at ease within myself.
We spend so much of our lives in our minds - rationalising, overthinking, and suppressing what the body is trying to express. Sam's somatic therapy allows you to beautifully connect to the wisdom that is inherent in your body. I’d highly recommend it to anyone wanting a deeper connection with themselves and experience of more ease, clarity and joy.
I’ve never done anything like this before so felt quite strange about it. However, Sam made me feel very comfortable and he was an excellent practitioner in every way.
He guided me into a state of relaxation and calm that I’ve never felt before. And the euphoria at the end was glorious too. I’d highly recommend giving this a go! It would work for anyone.
I was so happy when I found out about “Space with Sam”. I had never heard of neo-emotional release, but it peaked my interest enough to (although nervous) reach out to Sam, whom I found to be highly knowledgeable, skilled, welcoming and patient.
Sam’s session helped me make sense of what was happening in my body through both talking and stillness, creating a safe, calm, trusting and non judgmental environment to facilitate the release of the waves of emotion and physical tension that soon were to pass through me. Some were huge, some were small, but no matter how vulnerable, puzzling and raw it felt at times, by trusting Sam’s reassuring presence and subtle guidance it allowed me to breathe, to become more self aware and present, letting my body do whatever it needed to enable healing to take place. I guess being strong doesn’t always mean having to hold it together, letting go takes strength and courage too.
Thanks Sam for riding the storm with me, I slept like a baby and woke up feeling so much lighter. I know there is more to connect to and let go of, and I look forward to being able to safely explore that with your very helpful sessions!
Went in with horrendous hip and back pain, left with none and a newfound sense of peace. I thought I was going to have to go to physiotherapy but apparently all I needed was time with Sam.
My Garmin loved the session too! I slept for hours afterwards and all night long. All health stats on my Garmin were fantastic for the first time! If that’s not more evidence of the benefits then I don’t know what is!
Thank you Sam 🙏