Chronic Fatigue: When Your Body Has Been Running on Empty
Fatigue isn't laziness—it's your nervous system signaling that it's been depleted beyond its capacity to recover. Somatic work helps you rebuild genuine vitality from the inside out.
Dario Droznes
Certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
Does This Sound Like You?
You wake up exhausted no matter how much you sleep
Your body feels heavy and everything takes enormous effort
You've been told it's 'all in your head' or to just push through
Caffeine and willpower have stopped working
You've had to give up activities you used to love
Rest doesn't feel restorative—it just delays the exhaustion
Chronic fatigue isn't weakness—it's a nervous system stuck in depletion
Your system has been running in survival mode for so long that it's forgotten how to truly rest and restore. Somatic work helps complete the stress cycles that got stuck and rebuild your capacity for genuine energy.
What is Chronic Fatigue?
Chronic fatigue often develops when your nervous system has been under sustained stress without adequate recovery. Your body's energy was designed for cycles of activation and rest. When rest never fully happens, your reserves deplete.
This can come from obvious sources—overwork, caregiving, chronic illness—or from less visible ones like unresolved trauma, perfectionism, or simply never learning that rest is allowed.
Your nervous system adapted to keep you functioning by running on stress hormones and adrenaline. But this creates a debt. Eventually, the system can't sustain it anymore, and exhaustion becomes your baseline.
In somatic work, we help your nervous system remember how to truly rest and restore. By completing interrupted stress cycles and releasing chronic tension, your body can finally replenish its energy reserves.
Talk Therapy vs Somatic Experiencing®
Talk Therapy
- Top-down approach
- "Tell me what happened"
- Uses language/insight/narrative
- Understands the "why" of patterns
- Outcome: "I understand my trust issues now"
Somatic Experiencing®
- Bottom-up approach
- "What’s happening in the body right now?"
- Works with sensation/impulse/movement
- Changes the "how" of responses
- Outcome: "My body feels more relaxed now"
What Somatic Work Can Do For You
Real, lasting change is possible. Here's what clients experience.
Genuine Energy
Experience real vitality rather than the artificial push of stress hormones.
Restorative Rest
Sleep that actually refreshes you and leaves you feeling restored.
Sustainable Living
Find a pace of life your body can actually sustain without crashing.
Nervous System Support
Build a foundation of regulation that prevents future depletion.
Reconnect with Life
Return to activities and connections that exhaustion has taken from you.
Present in Relationships
Have energy for the people and things that matter most.
How We Work Together
A gentle, collaborative approach designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Understanding Your Depletion
We explore what has been draining your energy and what your nervous system needs to feel safe enough to rest.
Releasing Chronic Tension
Work with the patterns that keep your system running on empty, allowing trapped survival energy to discharge.
Rebuilding Capacity
Gradually restore your nervous system's ability to generate and sustain genuine energy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about somatic work and how I can help.
How is this different from medical treatment for fatigue?
Somatic work complements medical treatment by addressing the nervous system component. Many clients find that combining approaches accelerates their recovery. We never recommend stopping medical care.
I've been exhausted for years. Can it really change?
Yes. Even long-standing fatigue patterns can shift when we address the underlying nervous system state. Your body remains capable of recovery.
Will I need to push through discomfort?
No. We work gently, within your current capacity. Pushing through is often what created the problem. We meet you where you are.
What are your fees?
My fee is $175 per 60-minute session. Longer sessions are available and prorated accordingly. I reserve a limited number of sliding scale slots for individuals who need nervous system healing but face financial barriers. If cost is a concern, please reach out to discuss current availability. I don't accept insurance.
Who I Am
I'm Dario Droznes, a certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner. I didn't come to this work from a textbook. I came to it because it changed my life. Now I help other people find that same shift.
I believe healing happens when we listen to what our bodies have been trying to tell us. Together, we'll gently work with tension, exhaustion, and overwhelm, helping the nervous system find its way back to safety and ease.
Get in Touch
Taking the first step can feel vulnerable. I'm here to answer any questions you might have.