Introduction

This introductory ‘zero chapter’ offers readers a candid glimpse into the author's personal connection to the SomatoDrama method, somato-psychotherapeutic approach and her passion for the field of psychology. More than a theoretical entry point, this section unfolds as a three-part personal confession – a behind-the-scenes narrative that frames the author's journey from self-work to scientific inquiry. The chapter explores the origins of the author's deep-seated dedication: an early, conscious decision to pursue both the practice and research of this unique method through immersing herself into healing her traumas. As a therapeutic approach rooted in Hungary yet rich in universal psychological insight, SomatoDrama and its scientific model hand in hand are positioned here not just as local innovations, but as a method worthy of international attention. Through the author's personal lens, readers are invited to understand why this method calls for the global stage, and how its reinterpretation through lived experience can offer fresh conceptual grounding of body and mind. This chapter sets the emotional and intellectual tone for what follows – bridging the personal and the academic, the intuitive and the evidence-based.