Can I Trust What I Feel?
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Can I Trust What I Feel?

Many of us have learned to distrust our own knowing.

The body says no, and we wonder if we are overreacting, self-sabotaging, or being difficult. The body says yes, and we immediately begin negotiating with it: whether it is realistic, whether it is safe, or whether we deserve it.

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Your Body Is Not a Problem for You to Solve
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Your Body Is Not a Problem for You to Solve

This is where depth psychology meets the nervous system. The psyche speaks in images and symbols; the body speaks in sensations and impulses. Together, they form a conversation. Our task is to listen—to thank the protectors for their service, to remind the body that not every moment is a battlefield, and to allow the wisdom beneath the symptom to be revealed.

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