Over the years, both through personal experiences and professional studies, I’ve learned one profound truth: our body responds to emotional pain in almost the exact same way it does to physical pain.
This realization changed everything for me.
I had always understood the connection intellectually. I’d felt it through my own battles with chronic pain. But truly grasping how deeply interconnected these realms are—and witnessing it repeatedly, in both myself and my clients—was transformative.
When we experience pain—whether it’s heartbreak or a physical injury—our system doesn’t pause to differentiate. Both activate the same pathways, engage the same defenses, and create similar patterns of tension, protection, and contraction.
This isn’t just a metaphor—it’s a biological reality.
For me, the breakthrough came when I noticed how physical pain often served as an access point to emotional pain.
This understanding changed how I approach healing—not just for myself but also in my work with clients. Healing isn’t about “fixing” the body or simply relieving symptoms.
It’s about listening to the language of the body and recognizing that pain—whether physical or emotional—is a call to attention.
It’s the body’s way of saying, “Here’s where you need to look.”
Pain, though difficult, is never the enemy. It’s a guide.
Often, the way through isn’t to push it away or try to “think” our way out of it, but to feel it and softly move with it.
This process takes time, curiosity, and a willingness to listen without judgment. But when we do, something incredible happens:
Pain, when approached with care, can transform. It can release. It can teach us to reconnect with parts of ourselves we’ve long ignored.
Pain isn’t just physical or emotional—it’s both, deeply intertwined. And the body is always there, ready to guide us, if we’re willing to listen.
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