are you queer, non-monogamous, poly-curious, or in an inter-racial relationship? or just plain wanting to feel more real connected with people?
~ you can transform natural tension into intimacy ~
ALL YOU NEED IS RADICAL HONESTY AND A LITTLE HUMILITY
and some guidance along the way :)
hi! i’m ripple!
i’m a
“Power-Informed”
somatic coach,
bodyworker, & facilitator
my approach is rooted in this truth:
there is nothing wrong with you
difficulty is not proof of deficiency
your problems are signals.
if you’re here, you’re probably looking for help with something that isn’t working for you. maybe you have a sticky relationship situation, a hard time feeling joy, chronic pain, or conflict in your organization.
whatever isn’t working for you — is a signal to listen to. it tells us about how this all came to be, its a part of the world asking to be understood. it might not feel great right now, but with patient understanding we can transform your experience.
why power-informed?
most conventional (and new age) therapies operate under the assumption that our problems are the result of a pathology, addiction, self-destructive behavior, biochemical flaw, or bad “energy.”
to be power-informed is to operate under the assumption that, even when we or others seem to act in “irrational” ways, there are material and social reasons for both our behavior and our problems. in other words, all of what people do is perfectly reasonable when you place it within a full context.
everything is relational.
we’re often taught to approach things as if there is a code to crack to get what we want, when really —>
everything is a relationship. all problems in our lives have more than one side to contend with, no matter if it’s just between me and my body, thoughts, or chronic condition, or my family & friends.
there is a required skillset to living in relationship:
nurturance & radical honesty
our good intentions are only a map, not the journey.
we need to practice.
why somatics?
everything we do, we do with our bodies (even thinking).
we largely inherit who & how we are. our habits are automatic and ingrained in our bodies (which we also didn’t pick).
at the same time, everyone is different. everyone has been shaped uniquely by their material and social conditions.
“somatics” are the study of the body’s information to cultivate agency & creativity through PRACTICE
when we practice in a creative & power-informed way, our lives radically transform…
we ALL have this capacity. in many ways, we already know how to do this…
are you ready to remember?
everything is a relationship : from your body’s thoughts & feelings to your loved ones & community
that’s why my signature program is focused on “off-script” relationships — where queer, trans, non-monogamous folks, people in inter-racial relationships, and innovative organizations are working against the grain to take power in their lives and communities. if you’re living “off-script” you know that conflict comes for us! we have to learn to let it fuel us.
in my program, i teach key relationship skills around agency & cooperation and we practice conflict skills in real time through facilitated conversations (both with internal parts & between people). i apply four ways of working in a customized approach to address your needs. these are:
somatic coaching
i guide my clients to both express and ground the charges & energy that come into their bodies and notice the material conditions from which those charges emerge so that they can formulate creative responses
conflict facilitation & relationship coaching
i teach clients to name the material ways power operates within interpersonal relationships & organizations, unpack how emotions & oppression emerge in these contexts, and create collective solutions to these dynamics
somatic bodywork & self-touch
in combination with somatic coaching, i help people become aware of patterns of tension in their body, unravel the material way it emerged, and transform their relationship to the tension, in some cases releasing it entirely
organizational consulting
in addition to conflict facilitation, i offer the facilitation of group planning & decision-making processes and post hoc analysis of experiments and events. i bring a pragmatic, holistic approach to designing sustainable organizational dynamics of economics, power, and hierarchy
ripple actually helped things make sense rather than just saying 'that makes sense.'
ever since i was a kid i used anger as a defense mechanism, it was the only way that people would take me seriously. once i understood and felt how this was showing up in my life and in my body, something shifted. it was almost like i woke up and was different overnight. ripple helped me practice the awareness skills i needed to experience that shift. now, i listen to and respect my anger, but i’m not controlled by it anymore. i still practice in small ways every day, but i don’t even realize im practicing anymore. i’m just different now.
— Morris
bodywork with ripple made a such a difference for my decades old chronic pain and body tension.
ripple helped me feel seen, reduce my stress, feel a sense of possibility for my life, and sleep better! they constantly reminded me that my experience was completely reasonable given my circumstances and despite my hardship, i still have power and choice. practicing this self-compassion and choice transformed my relationship to the tension i carry.
— Abigail
i completely transformed my relationship to shame & creativity with ripple.
it was an intense relief to understand all the hidden external material forces that were producing my problems. i really believed that my problems were my fault. once i got some space from this, i started noticing my authentic desires calling out to me, almost like a toolbox for my life that i already had inside of me. ripple helped me take those feelings seriously enough to practice them, but in a playful & creative way. now my desires guide me through my life, not my shame. this is incredibly helpful for me as a life-long artist. my creative work and intuition has never felt richer and more nourishing.
— Matt
credentials & background
education & certificates
Radical Psychiatry Group Leader Training, Beth Roy, André Vaughan-Bonterre, Marybeth Paul
2026-ongoing
Earthkeeper Wisdom School, Carolyn Griffith
2024-2025
Cooperative Communication Facilitator & Trainer, Nancy Shanteau / Folkloom School
2021-2022
Skills for Change Certified Coach and Teacher (SFCCT), Nancy Shanteau / Folkloom School
2021-2022
BS in Biochemistry, Saint Louis University
2014
apprenticeships & experiences
Beth Roy, Mediator and Radical Psychiatrist | Mediator, Power Dynamics & Race Relations, Group Work
2024-ongoing
STARLING Healing Justice Collective | Organizer and Healer
2024-ongoing
Thea Beiling, Somatic Bodyworker | Somatic Receptivity, Defense Softening, and Interoceptive Availability
2022
Nancy Shanteau, Somatic Coach | Internalized Oppression, Somatic Observation, and Transactional Analysis
2022
Director of Operations | Euclises Pharmaceuticals, KaloCyte, Inc., Washington University LEAP Fund
2015-2021
acheivements
developed Embodied Inference Somatics, a somatic healing modality based on the Predictive Processing Framework
2025
Completed 200+ Hours of Training in Trauma and Power Dynamics, Grief Work, Somatic Embodiment, Mediation, and Transactional Analysis
2022-2024
Created Full-Time Private Practice with Work With Ripple Serving 500+ Clients
2021—ongoing
professional & community group affiliations
EMBRACE Healing Justice Collective
2022-ongoing
Conflict Alchemy Collective
2025—ongoing
Founder of “the nest,” a diy music venue and healing clinic
2016—ongoing
i’d love to get to know you…
…grab a spot on my calendar to discern if my program is right for you.
i also offer free 40-minute sessions to anyone who wants support, regardless of interest in ongoing work, as a way of giving back to my community.