 
                                                                                                    10/18/2025
                                            your body isn’t failing you.
it’s communicating.
tension. exhaustion. overwhelm.
these aren’t signs that you’re broken —
they’re invitations to listen.
your body speaks in the language of sensation.
tightness is a “no.”
tears are a “please slow down.”
the deep sigh after bodywork — that’s your nervous system remembering what safety feels like.
we live in a world that teaches us to push through.
to override pain.
to confuse exhaustion with strength.
but healing begins when we pause long enough to hear what the body’s been saying all along.
you don’t need to fight your body.
you need to partner with it.
when you meet your body with curiosity instead of control,
when you breathe into the places that ache,
when you give yourself permission to rest —
you begin to rebuild trust.
and from trust, vitality grows.
✨ this is the work.
not to fix yourself —
but to come home to yourself.
—
jenelle woodlief, lmt
bodywork | nervous system healing | trauma-informed care
portland, oregon
                                                     
 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                         
   
   
   
   
     
   
   
  