The RYME Blog
Why You Might Need RYME Coaching
(And why understanding alone isn’t enough)
Most of us were never taught how our nervous system works. We learned how to think. We learned how to understand. We learned how to cope.
But no one sat us down and explained how to feel safe in our body, how to recognize stress signals early, or how to come back to balance when life pulls us out of it.
And that matters more than we think.
The Coaches Behind RYME
Meet RYME co-founders Hanna Attafi and Loes Hurkx. Learn how their somatic approach, playful guidance, and trauma-aware coaching help clients feel safe and connected.
The Gentle Side of EMDR: Healing at the Speed of Safety
This piece explores why EMDR works best when your system feels safe, steady, and supported, not rushed or pushed.
Learn how RYME Coaching’s approach with online EMDR and intentional pacing + nervous-system regulation creates the conditions for real, lasting change.
Everything We Do Is Intentional
This blog is about the quiet power of doing things on purpose, choosing rhythm, safety, and presence instead of rushing or forcing.
It’s a look at how RYME’s intentional guidance helps your system feel held enough to open, breathe, and return to itself.
POV: RYME Coaching Client
A real client’s story of discovering how body-and-mind work together in RYME, from tension, burnout and anxiety to nervous-system regulation, inner calm, and real self-understanding. This post shows how healing begins when we finally feel seen, met where we are, and guided back into safety and presence.
People-Pleasing Isn’t Who You Are..
If you’ve ever wondered why you smile, say yes, or soften yourself just to keep things calm, this piece helps you understand the deeper reason behind it.
It’s a deeper look at the fawn response, and what it feels like to finally come back to yourself.