When Emotions Speak Through the Body — And How to Heal Psychosomatic Pain Gently
“The body says no, even when the mind cannot or will not.” — Dr. Gabor Maté There are mornings when you wake up and your body feels like a language you can’t quite translate. A dull ache throbs behind your eyes before you’ve even opened them. Your chest feels tight, like a fist is pressing into your sternum. Your stomach is coiled into knots, and your shoulders feel as though they’re wearing invisible armor. You brush your teeth, drink your coffee, try to shake it off. You tell yourself it’s just a bad night’s sleep, hormones, aging, the weather, the news. Anything but what’s true. Because if you let yourself wonder what these pains might mean, it would open a door you’re afraid to look behind. But even as you try to push these sensations away, a part of you knows: Your body is speaking the words you’ve never dared to say. The Unspoken Conversation It’s a conversation many women have been trained not to hear. We’ve been told, in words or in silent looks, that to be a “...