09/02/2025
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When Trauma Lives in the Body
Science now confirms what many survivors have always felt: trauma doesn’t just live in the mind — it lives in the body. Painful experiences etch themselves into tissues, muscles, and even organs, shaping how we move, breathe, and respond to the world.
Studies reveal that traumatic memories can linger in the nervous system, causing chronic stress, inflammation, and even disease decades later. A racing heart, tense shoulders, or sudden stomach aches may not simply be “in your head” — they may be echoes of wounds long past.
But there is hope. Practices like therapy, yoga, breathwork, and somatic healing are showing that the body, too, can be taught to release and let go. Healing is not only about changing thoughts — it’s about reconnecting with the body, listening to its signals, and teaching it that safety has returned.
Trauma leaves scars, but they do not have to define us. Our bodies, just like our hearts, carry the power to remember — and to heal.
