04/12/2025
Many of us walk around carrying emotions we never fully processed — grief we pushed aside, anger we swallowed, fear we pretended wasn’t there. The body doesn’t forget what the mind avoids. It holds onto the tension, the tightness, the gut clench, the racing thoughts, and eventually… it speaks.
Sometimes it shows up as digestive issues, hormone imbalance, chronic pain, anxiety, or burnout. Other times it’s that sense of “something isn’t right” even when life looks fine on the outside.
Trapped emotions don’t disappear — they express themselves through the body until we acknowledge them.
The beautiful part? The moment we learn to safely feel, voice, breathe, or release these emotions, the body softens. Symptoms ease. We sleep better. We think clearer. We reconnect with ourselves.
Releasing isn’t about perfection — it’s about awareness, self-compassion, and learning to listen.
Your body isn’t against you. It’s talking to you.
Sometimes, the greatest act of healing is simply allowing yourself to feel what you once had to bury to survive.
Even before birth, every emotion we experience has a chemical signature. Candace Pert, the Harvard-trained neuroscientist behind “Molecules of Emotion,” disc...
