Recovery isn’t just about fixing the injury. It’s about teaching the body that the danger has passed. My physical therapist told me about a patient he had. The man had a knee injury — imaging confirmed it, black and white, undeniable. They did the surgery. He did the rehab, months of it. And then, afterward,Continue reading “The Body Keeps the Score–and It Also Keeps the Fear”
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“I’m Scared”
A reflection on Somatic Experience (SE) therapy, the body’s memory, and the three-year-old who never got to be a child — I heard her say it, “I am scared,” and it sounded funny because I was not scared in that moment, but she was. The 3-year-old version of me was scared. I was sitting inContinue reading ““I’m Scared””
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