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  • When the Body Won’t Let Go: Muscular Armor and Chronic Tension

    When the Body Won’t Let Go: Muscular Armor and Chronic Tension

    Part 3 from the series: Trauma in the body Many people live with a level of tension in their body that they barely notice anymore.Shoulders slightly raised.A neck that never truly relaxes.A belly that feels held rather than soft.A subtle state of readiness, as if something could happen at any moment. This tension often feels…

  • When the Body Speaks – Understanding the Nervous System

    When the Body Speaks – Understanding the Nervous System

    Part 2 from the series: Trauma in the body The Body Remembers Many people believe trauma lives only in the mind — a painful memory, an image that won’t fade.But in truth, trauma is a physical event.It happens in the nervous system, in the breath, in the muscles, in the heart. When something overwhelms us…

  • Trauma in the body – Why the Body Remembers

    Trauma in the body – Why the Body Remembers

    Part 1 of the serie: Trauma in the body Sometimes the body reacts before the mind can understand.A sound, a scent, a gesture — and suddenly something tightens inside us.Our heart races, breath shortens, stomach clenches. We know we are safe — and yet, we don’t feel safe. This is not weakness.It is memory. Trauma…