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Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.

- Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

#TheBodyKeepsTheScore #BesselVanDerKolk #MentalHealth #safety #connection #psychology #books

As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself…The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.

- Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

#BesselVanDerKolk #TheBodyKeepsTheScore #trauma #psychology #books

Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these processes, they often become expert at ignoring their gut feelings and in numbing awareness of what is played out inside. They learn to hide from their selves.

- Bessel van der Kolk,The Body Keeps the Score

#trauma #feelings #PTSD #TheBodyKeepsTheScore #psychology #books

Hey Siri*, play Mystikal’s “Shake Ya Ass” 🤪

This is your friendly reminder that shaking your butt is literally healing by moving necessary energy in and up from your root and sacral centers 😋

So shake ya ass ! But watch yourself 😉

#somatichealing #thebodykeepsthescore #dance #dancetherapy

*JK. I sure as hell don’t keep ‘Hey Siri’ turned on on my phone. Hard pass on the constant surveillance 😇

Sometimes the coping mechanisms that keep us safe also end up hurting us. Luna walks through the world with her head down—not because she wants to, but because life taught her to. Years of trauma, fear, and judgment made it feel safer to become invisible. When you’ve experienced repeated harm just for existing, lowering your gaze becomes second nature. You shrink yourself to survive.

But over time, survival mode has a cost.

In this comic, we explore the way mental health and trauma physically manifest in the body. Luna’s posture isn’t just about slouching—it’s about self-protection. It’s about shielding herself from the people who stared, laughed, judged, or did worse. And now, her body carries the weight of that history: the back pain, the neck pain, the constant dizziness… all reminders that trauma doesn’t just live in the mind. It settles in the bones, the muscles, the posture we carry through the world.

There’s no shame in needing to feel safe. There’s no shame in walking a little differently because of what you’ve been through. This comic is for anyone who’s been told, “Just stand up straight” without anyone asking what made you curl in the first place.

We see you. You’re not alone in this.

Have you noticed your mental health affecting your physical body? We’d love to hear your story in the comments if you’re open to sharing.

#ADayInTheLuna #MentalHealthAwareness #ChronicPain #TraumaResponse #PTSD #InvisibleDisability #NeurodivergentVoices #Anxiety #TheBodyKeepsTheScore #ArtAsHealing

“Trauma is not an unusual experience”

Todays post and sketchnote is based on “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk. My middle child started reading it so I thought I’d re-visit it.

The sketchnote is based on this short video by the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=iTefkqYQz8g

https://www.pattycaketaffypull.com/blog/sketchnote

#sketchnote #TheBodyKeepsTheScore
#trauma

Long-term consequences of early infant injury and trauma upon somatosensory processing

Schmelzle-Lubiecki et al., 2007, Eur. J. Pain.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.12.009

#InfantTrauma #ChildhoodSurgery #Psychology #Neuroscience #TheBodyKeepsTheScore

What is an emotion, 1884, by William James recounting the experience of a patient: #bodykeepsthescore #thebodykeepsthescore
#ptsd #trauma

"Our bodies are just one big memory."

--Glennon Doyle,
We Can Do Hard Things Podcast

#truth
#bodies
#stress
#trauma
#grace
#love
#childhood
#parenting
#relationships
#therapy
#TheBodyKeepsTheScore

I'd LOVE to hear opinions and impressions about Sebern Fisher's book about neurofeedback

#besselVanDerKolk
#theBodyKeepsTheScore

@theneurotrust actually yes I have read #thebodykeepsthescore and #mygrandmothershands . I like those books and I have yet to get my hands on #thequakingofamerica .

Any folks interested in discussing #healingjustice and healing #modalities like #somatics #polyvagaltheory #ifs etc?

Haven't read #BesselVanDerKolk's #TheBodyKeepstheScore but I've read about half of #ResmaaMenakem's book #MyGrandmothersHands and taken a somatics course.

Would love to be in a community of practice with other folks who find this information useful

Trauma: they say it's a fact of life, but what is it and how do we heal?

This isn't about my personal trauma but resources I've found I want to share. If you're just starting out on your own learning journey or see someone else's exploration of the topic this is a good video for you.

https://youtu.be/NDcZqvrugtk

#trauma #complexTrauma #PTSD #CPTSD #complexPTSD #traumaAndRecovery #healing #rejuvenation #healingTrauma #healingPTSD #theBodyKeepsTheScore

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