Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

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displaced. It will not have a clear, direct cause. You will
overreact to certain things and even when a problem is
solved, you will still panic. This is the mark of trauma.
TRAUMA IS NOT IN YOUR HEAD. IT IS IN YOUR BODY.
This is the first and most important thing you need to
know in order to overcome it: Trauma is a legitimate,
physical issue. You store those emotions, energies, and
patterns at a cellular level.
Thankfully, we can use the ripples at the top of the water
to trace back down to the problem at the bottom. You can
begin to use your body to help you heal.
FIRST, IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSED THE TRAUMATIC
EXPERIENCE.
You do this by feeling into yourself and noticing where
you are tight or tense. Our bodies harden to protect us.
When we have a broken leg, our fascia tightens like a natural
cast so that we do not bend ourselves that way again.
Similarly, when our hearts are broken, our emotions tighten
so that we do not let ourselves feel again.
Of course, eventually, we have to walk. We have to love.
We have to experience life again. We have to slowly soften
the pieces of us that are trying to protect us so that we can
move forward.