Many years ago, I set out to find my next home, wearing a necklace to remind me that my true home was always within—my heart, my body, and my soul.
But feeling at home in my body didn’t come easily. I had to heal from emotional trauma, chronic sinus infections, and an autoimmune condition.
It took time, patience, and the support of skilled healers to reconnect with myself. Today, I feel that peace—a sense of home in my own body.
Maybe there was a time when your body felt safe and familiar.
But after a shocking diagnosis, a long illness with no good answers, or a blatant mishandling of a health issue, it might feel unpredictable, distant, or even hostile.
Trauma has a way of reshaping our relationship with our bodies.
Perhaps you’ve noticed the disconnection in small but telling ways:
- Everyday sensations feel overwhelming, like a slight ache that spirals into panic.
- Signals from your body—like hunger or fatigue—are muted, unnoticed until they become unmanageable.
- You feel numb to things that should bring joy or comfort, while discomfort seems amplified.
- You catch yourself ignoring pain or pushing through symptoms that your body needs you to acknowledge.
This isn’t just stress or a passing phase. It’s what can happen when trauma reshapes your relationship with your body.
Trauma can blur the once-clear lines of communication between you and yourself, leaving you feeling disconnected, disoriented, and unsure of how to respond.
It’s exhausting to live this way, to constantly question your own sensations, to feel as though your body is working against you rather than with you.
Trauma rewrites the script of how we inhabit ourselves, turning what once felt like an ally into an unfamiliar landscape.
But here’s the truth: this disconnection doesn’t have to be permanent.
With intentional care, it’s possible to reconnect with your body in ways that feel safe and empowering.
You can learn to interpret its signals with clarity again. You can rebuild trust in yourself, finding alignment and ease where confusion and resistance once existed.
You didn’t choose what happened to you, but you can choose to reclaim your connection, your trust, and your sense of home within yourself.
Healing is possible. And you don’t have to navigate this journey alone.
So as I have hit the road again I send greetings from “White Christmas” snowy Vermont
Happy Holidays from my heart home to yours,
Michele
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