10/31/2025
Trauma isn’t just what happened to you — it’s what stays in the body long after the event is over.
When you experience something overwhelming, your brain’s wiring changes to help you survive. The amygdala becomes hypervigilant, always scanning for danger. The hippocampus, which helps you separate past from present, can shrink, making it hard to tell when you’re actually safe. And the prefrontal cortex — the part that helps you think clearly and make calm decisions — goes offline.
This is why you might overreact to small triggers, feel numb when you want to feel alive, or get stuck in cycles of anxiety, overthinking, or shutdown.
�It’s not weakness. It’s your biology protecting you.
But here’s the thing most people never learn — you can’t talk or think your way out of trauma that’s still trapped in your biology.�Your body needs to drain what your brain can’t release.
Your emunctories — your lungs, kidneys, colon, skin, and nervous system — are your body’s built-in drainage system. When they’re blocked, energy, emotions, and even old survival patterns stay stuck. That’s why no amount of mindset work or motivation feels like enough.
Healing starts when you support your body’s natural ability to release — through movement, breath, hydration, and nervous system regulation. When your drains open, your body can finally process the stories it’s been holding onto for years… maybe even generations.
If you’re ready to go deeper:�🧠 Comment DRAIN to learn how to open your body’s natural drainage pathways.�💛 Comment EMOTION if you’re ready to apply this work and start releasing what’s been trapped in your system.
Your body remembers — but it also knows how to let go.
