# Sonia Skewes

## Pages

- [Offers](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/offers)
- [WORTHY Enough](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/worthy-enough): Discover the hidden beliefs that limit your financial success and how to overcome them. Free downloadable resource.
- [Subscribe](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/subscribe)
- [Speaking](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/speaking)
- [Let's Connect](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/lets-connect)
- [SAFE ENOUGH](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/safe-enough): A gentle way to examine your financial beliefs and attitudes without guilt or stress. Free Money Shame Checklist. 
- [N.E.R.V.E. Method™ Session](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/nerve-method-session)
- [The Enoughness Series](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/the-enoughness-series)
- [GOOD ENOUGH](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/good-enough): This free guide explores how fight, flight, freeze, fawn and flop responses can show up in your financial life through overworking, avoidance, undercharging, shutdown and burnout. A useful starting point for recognising what’s really happening beneath the numbers.
- [N.E.R.V.E. Method™ Containers](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/nerve-method-containers): Sonia Skewes offers N.E.R.V.E. Method™ Containers - Therapy for money trauma, nervous system patterns and inherited financial beliefs, available online and in Penguin, Tasmania. Each session is held within a relational integrative practice, with the tools and depth chosen in response to what's alive in the room and what your nervous system is genuinely ready to move. 
- [About](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/about)
- [My Story](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/my-story)
- [Services](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/services)
- [Reach Out](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/reach-out)
- [Sonia Skewes | Integrative Money Trauma Therapist](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/): EDMR, Brainspotting, Root Cause, Social Work, Integrative Therapy. Penguin, Tasmania, Australia.

## Blog

- [7 Ways Healthcare Workers Disconnect From Finances](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/ways-healthcare-workers-disconnect-from-finances) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 20, 2026): Explore ways healthcare workers disconnect from finances, why the body responds this way, and how gentle therapeutic support can help restore self-trust.
- [Can Therapy Help Fee Guilt? A Gentler Look](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/can-therapy-help-fee-guilt) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 18, 2026): Can therapy help fee guilt? Understand why charging can trigger shame, fear and a freeze response, and how therapy can build steadier self-trust over time.
- [Your Guide to Nervous System Money Healing](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/guide-to-nervous-system-money-healing) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 16, 2026): A gentle guide to nervous system money healing for women who feel anxious, avoidant or ashamed around money, and want steadier self-trust with support.
- [Why Earning Feels Threatening When You Already Know Better](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/why-does-earning-feel-threatening) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 14, 2026): You understand trauma. You support others with regulation and self-worth every day. So why does naming your own fee make your chest tighten? This is the nervous system reason earning can feel threatening, even for the most capable women.
- [Why Money Still Triggers You ~ Even When You Understand Trauma](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/why-money-still-triggers-you-even-when-you-understand-trauma) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 12, 2026): You already know more than most people about how trauma works. So why does opening your banking app still make your chest tighten? This is for the healthcare professional who is ready to stop carrying that gap alone.
- [Patterns That Keep Helpers Under-Earning](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/patterns-that-keep-helpers-under-earning) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 10, 2026): You know your work has value, and you may even help other people recognise theirs. Yet something pulls you toward softening your fee, over-delivering, or avoiding the numbers altogether. These are not character flaws, they are patterns worth approaching with care.
- [How to Feel Safer Receiving Money (Without Pushing)](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/how-to-feel-safer-receiving-money) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 8, 2026): You sent the invoice and then couldn’t quite settle until it was paid. A client thanked you and you immediately explained it was nothing. If receiving feels strangely uncomfortable, this isn’t about confidence or gratitude, it may be a nervous system pattern that learned receiving came with a cost.
- [Beyond Basic Brainspotting - What Happens When You Follow the Eyes](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/beyond-basic-brainspotting-follow-the-eyes) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 6, 2026): Brainspotting begins with a simple premise: where you look affects how you feel. This post explores what becomes possible when that foundation is built on with relational, children and adolescent, and expressive arts training, and why an integrative approach changes what is available to you in the therapy room.
- [EMDR vs Brainspotting Therapy](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/emdr-vs-brainspotting-therapy) by Sonia Skewes (Aug 4, 2026): This post explores what becomes possible when EMDR training goes beyond the foundation, into relational, ancestral and intergenerational approaches that meet the complexity most clients are actually carrying. 
- [Money Shame Therapy for the Woman Who Already Understands Trauma](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/money-shame-therapy-for-the-woman-who-already-understands-trauma) by Sonia Skewes (Jul 13, 2026): The invoice has been sent but your chest is still tight. For capable, caring professionals who understand trauma and still freeze around money, this is not a knowledge gap. It is a nervous system pattern, and there is support that meets it gently.
- [Nervous System Fee Setting That Feels Safe Enough](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/nervous-system-fee-setting-that-feels-safe-enough) by Sonia Skewes (Jul 3, 2026): Learn why setting your fees can trigger nervous system responses, undercharging and guilt, and how a trauma-informed approach can help create safer pricing decisions.
- [Why Your Body Braces Before You Name Your Fee (And What to Do About It)](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/why-your-body-braces-before-you-name-your-fee) by Sonia Skewes (Jul 1, 2026): Explore why your body can brace around fees, payment conversations and receiving money, and how nervous system regulation can help shift money trauma patterns.
- [A Guide to Money Shame Therapy](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/guide-to-money-shame-therapy) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 29, 2026): How money shame can show up as avoidance, overworking, undercharging and physical stress, and how trauma-informed therapy can support nervous system change.
- [Why You Freeze Before Sending the Invoice](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123339-why-you-freeze-before-sending-the-invoice) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 27, 2026)
- [Why Midlife Money Anxiety Feels So Big](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123338-why-midlife-money-anxiety-feels-so-big) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 25, 2026)
- [Somatic Therapy vs Talk Therapy](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123337-somatic-therapy-vs-talk-therapy) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 23, 2026)
- [Why Do Capable Women Avoid Pricing?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123336-why-do-capable-women-avoid-pricing) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 21, 2026)
- [Body Based Money Healing](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123335-guide-to-body-based-money-healing) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 17, 2026)
- [How to Calm Money Panic in the Moment](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123334-how-to-calm-money-panic) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 16, 2026)
- [The World's First Trillionaire?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123333-the-worlds-first-trillionaire) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 14, 2026)
- [What Kylie Minogue Teaches Us About Enoughness](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123332-what-kylie-minogue-teaches-us-about-enoughness) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 14, 2026)
- [Eric Dane's Legacy and the Power of Enoughness](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123331-eric-danes-legacy-and-the-power-of-enoughness) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 14, 2026)
- [Why Do Therapists Undercharge for Their Services?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123330-why-do-therapists-undercharge-for-their-services) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [Healthcare Professionals and Money Anxiety](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123329-healthcare-professionals-money-anxiety) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [Is Money Shutdown a Trauma Response?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123328-is-money-shutdown-a-trauma-response) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [Money Avoidance Is Not Laziness](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123327-money-avoidance-is-not-laziness) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [Money Trauma Therapy Guide for Lasting Change](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123326-money-trauma-therapy-guide) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [Somatic Therapy for Money Issues Explained](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123325-somatic-therapy-for-money-issues) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [Brainspotting for Money Blocks](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123324-brainspotting-for-money-blocks) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [How EMDR for Money Trauma Can Help](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123323-emdr-for-money-trauma) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [12 Signs Money Stress Lives in the Body](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123322-signs-money-stress-lives-in-body) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [Why Does Money Stress Feel Physical?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123321-why-does-money-stress-feel-physical) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 13, 2026)
- [How Trauma Affects Money in Everyday Life](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123320-how-trauma-affects-money) by Support Team (May 22, 2026)
- [What Money Trauma Therapy Can Change](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123319-what-money-trauma-therapy-can-change) by Support Team (May 22, 2026)
- [The Culture That Taught Me that My Needs Didn't Matter](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123318-the-culture-that-taught-me-that-my-needs-didnt-matter) by Sonia Skewes (May 1, 2026)
- [Why Do I Still React This Way ~ Even After Therapy?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123308-why-do-i-still-react-this-way-even-after-therapy) by Sonia Skewes (Mar 21, 2026)
- [Why Money Feels So Emotional](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123317-why-money-feels-so-emotional) by Sonia Skewes (Mar 21, 2026)
- [Why Do I Feel So Behind Financially?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123316-why-do-i-feel-so-behind-financially) by Sonia Skewes (Feb 23, 2026)
- [Why Does Money Make Me Feel Unsafe ~ Even When I?m Okay?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123315-why-does-money-make-me-feel-unsafe-even-when-im-okay) by Sonia Skewes (Feb 22, 2026)
- [Why Do I Feel Like I Always Have to Stay on Top of Money?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123314-whydoifeellikeialwayshavetostayontopofmoney) by Sonia Skewes (Jan 25, 2026)
- [Does healing money trauma have to feel like hard work?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123313-why-trauma-work-doesnt-need-to-hurt-to-be-effective) by Sonia Skewes (Jan 24, 2026)
- [Why Can?t I Relax About Money?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123312-why-cant-i-relax-about-money) by Sonia Skewes (Jan 23, 2026)
- [Why Do I Keep Pushing to Fix My Money Patterns?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123311-why-do-i-keep-pushing-to-fix-my-money-patterns) by Sonia Skewes (Jan 22, 2026)
- [Who EMDR-Informed Intensives Are (and Aren?t) For...](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123310-who-emdr-informed-intensives-are-and-arent-for) by Sonia Skewes (Jan 21, 2026)
- [Why Do Emotional Breakthroughs Not Last?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123309-why-do-emotional-breakthroughs-not-last) by Sonia Skewes (Jan 20, 2026)
- [What Happens During a 3-Day EMDR-Informed Intensive](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123307-what-happens-during-a-3-day-emdr-informed-intensive) by Sonia Skewes (Jan 19, 2026)
- [EMDR-Informed Intensives in Penguin, Tasmania](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123306-emdr-informed-intensives-in-penguin-tasmania) by Sonia Skewes (Jan 17, 2026)
- [Who Ever Said? ?It?s Just Money, Honey?? ~ Book Series Launch](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123305-who-ever-said-its-just-money-honey-book-series-launch) by Sonia Skewes (Nov 1, 2025)
- [Why Money Carries the Stories We Don?t Talk About](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123304-why-money-carries-the-stories-we-dont-talk-about) by Sonia Skewes (Oct 18, 2025)
- [When "Safe Spaces" Don't Feel Safe-Enough](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123303-when-safe-spaces-dont-feel-safe-enough) by Sonia Skewes (Oct 18, 2025)
- [Should You Book a 30-Minute Exploration Call?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123302-should-you-book-a-30-minute-exploration-call) by Sonia Skewes (Sep 20, 2025)
- [Why a 3-Hour Mini Retreat Could Shift More Than You Realise](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123301-why-a-3-hour-mini-retreat-could-shift-more-than-you-realise) by Sonia Skewes (Sep 20, 2025)
- [Healing the Root of Money Trauma](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123300-healing-the-root-of-money-trauma) by Sonia Skewes (Sep 20, 2025)
- [Why Place Matters in Healing](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123299-why_place_matters_in_healing) by Sonia Skewes (Sep 20, 2025)
- [Healing From Painful Family Dynamics](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123298-healing-from-painful-family-dynamics) by Sonia Skewes (Sep 20, 2025)
- [Settling Into My Offerings: A Hearfelt Update](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123297-settling-into-my-offerings-a-hearfelt-update) by Sonia Skewes (Sep 19, 2025)
- [Beyond Anxiety: Releasing What Was Never Yours to Carry](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123296-beyond-anxiety-releasing-what-was-never-yours-to-carry) by Sonia Skewes (Jul 21, 2025)
- [Winter Solstice in Tasmania: Naked Truth, Sacred Renewal](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123295-winter-solstice-in-tasmania-naked-truth-sacred-renewal) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 21, 2025)
- [Wintering the Soul: How to Embrace Slowness as a Healing Strategy](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123294-wintering-the-soul-how-to-embrace-slowness-as-a-healing-strategy) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 21, 2025)
- [What If You Could Just? Exhale?](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123293-what-if-you-could-just-exhale) by Sonia Skewes (Jun 21, 2025)
- [The Energy of Wealth Begins in Your Kitchen](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123292-the-energy-of-wealth-begins-in-your-kitchen) by Sonia Skewes (May 24, 2025)
- [You have Permission to Rest - types of rest](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123291-you-have-permission-to-rest-types-of-rest) by Sonia Skewes (May 23, 2025)
- [Just in time for fireworks night- Tasmanian Campfire Meditation](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123290-just-in-time-for-fireworks-night-tasmanian-campfire-meditation) by Sonia Skewes (May 23, 2025)
- [The Weekend Olympics: When Doing Nothing Feels Like Failing](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123289-the-weekend-olympics-when-doing-nothing-feels-like-failing) by Sonia Skewes (May 23, 2025)
- [I am good enough - just as I am!](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/blog/123288-i-am-good-enough) by Sonia Skewes (May 23, 2025)

## Products

- [Safe Enough to Say No: How to Break Free from Taking On Everyone's Problems](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/products/260803-Safe-Enough-to-Say-No-How-to-Break-Free)
- [Becoming Enough](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/products/253862-Becoming-Enough)
- [Understanding Brainspotting & The Expressive Arts: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Healing](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/products/245765-Understanding-Brainspotting-The)
- [Money, Safety & the Body: the missing link ~ A Reflective Guide](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/products/252170-Money-Safety-the-Body-the-missing-link-A)
- [The N.E.R.V.E. Method™  ](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/products/253183-The-N-E-R-V-E-Method)
- [The Space to Pause ~ Co-Working Day | In Penguin](https://www.soniaskewes.com.au/products/255643-The-Space-to-Pause-Co-Working-Day-In)