Living with chronic illness can be profoundly isolating. This intimate 8-week virtual circle brings together somatic awareness, breathwork and compassionate listening to create a space where you are not defined by your diagnosis — but truly seen as the whole person you are.
📅 Wednesdays, August 12 – September 30, 2026
⏰ 10:00 – 11:00 AM PT | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
💻Virtual Zoom
This pod is co-facilitated by Dessa McFadin and Susan van der Ham — somatic practitioners, breathwork facilitators and caregivers who know this path firsthand. Together they bring warmth, depth and a combined wealth of experience to every circle they hold — creating a space where healing and humanity meet.
Each weekly session includes a body awareness practice, breathwork for nervous system regulation, a witnessed sharing circle and a closing meditation. Also included: 16 short somatic video practices delivered to your inbox — 2 per week — weekly journal prompts to support you between sessions, and one private 1:1 Somatic Coaching session with Dessa or Susan.
Space is limited to ensure an intimate experience for every participant.
What's included:
— 8 weekly group sessions via Zoom with Dessa & Susan
— limited to 5 group participants to help create saftey and intimacy
— Compassionate sharing circle
— 16 short video practices delivered to your inbox
— Breathwork & somatic practices each week
— One private 1:1 Somatic Coaching session with Dessa or Susan
Reserve your spot today — space is strictly limited.
What to Expect
A safe, supportive space for those struggling with long-term illness
Emphasis on somatic techniques, breathwork, and guided meditations to foster regulation, connection, and compassion.
Opportunity to continue as a self-led group for as long as you need
small groups to create a greater sense of safety and connection
Respected Sharing: Every voice and every experience is valued here — there is no right or wrong way to show up
Uninterrupted Space: Each person has their own uninterrupted time to speak and be fully heard
Somatic Awareness:Simple body-based practices are woven throughout each session — connecting body, mind and spirit and supporting the nervous system as we share and listen
Confidentiality: What is shared in this circle stays in this circle — always
No Fixing: We listen as compassionate witnesses — not to offer advice or solutions, but simply to be present with what is shared
Our Story
Dessa and Susan met while studying at the Integrative Psychology Institute — in a training that wasn't about collecting techniques but about remembering. Learning to meet others and ourselves through the language of the nervous system, the rhythm of the breath, and the truth that lives beneath words.
Through that shared journey they found in each other a mirror — a quiet reminder that presence for others begins with presence for ourselves, and that this capacity deepens in the sacred space of being truly witnessed.
Out of that friendship grew a shared vision — to bring somatic support into community. To create circles where healing happens not in isolation but in the presence of others who truly understand.
A little more about us…
Dessa McFadin
Dessa is a certified somatic practitioner, somatic breathwork guide, intuitive coach, and mother of a daughter healing from PANS/PANDAS. Her work integrates body, mind, and spirit to access the body’s innate wisdom, helping clients release limiting patterns, build emotional resilience, and cultivate self-awareness. She holds a deeply authentic and compassionate space for all emotions and expressions, supporting healing with presence and care.
Susan has nearly two decades of experience supporting children and families as a nanny, caregiver, and guide. Having worked with over a hundred families in the Netherlands and abroad, she understands the subtle dynamics of family systems. Trained as a Somatic Practitioner, Susan works with the body and nervous system to address the unspoken layers beneath behavior. Her gentle, intuitive approach is grounded in the belief that when adults become more present with themselves, connection and regulation naturally emerge within the family. Learn more about her offerings at suus-singleton.com