Circle Audio
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When Suffering Became the Only Way to Be Heard
Some children learn that ordinary words do not move the adults around them. A quiet request is ignored. A boundary changes nothing. Explaining the problem brings denial, blame, or another broken promise. The child may then discover that visible distress is the strongest signal available. If I suffer enough, perhaps someone will finally understand. Perhaps…
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I Doubt Myself
– Fear of being caught being incompetent – Terrified that something bad will happen if I make the wrong decision – Horrible consequences in the past – Doubt my ability to take a second step.
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When Your Stomach Holds the Feelings You Swallow
The stomach often becomes noticeable when words, anger, fear, or grief feel difficult to express. Tightness can become a reminder of everything we are swallowing emotionally. What looks irrational about stomach tension often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With stomach tension, the…
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When You Hate a Specific Part of Your Body
Hatred narrows attention until one body part appears to explain confidence, health, sexuality, movement, and worth. What looks irrational about body part hatred often becomes understandable when we ask what the body expects and what this response has been trying to prevent. With body part hatred, the aim is not to make the body responsible…
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Letting Go of Expectations
– “Good” and “bad” expectations. – Unrealistic expecations – Expectations of self and body – Wanted them to notice what I’d done – Pain, expected my body to heal – It always comes back!
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Trauma-9/11
– Disconnection – Mouth trauma – Holding onto trauma in house – I’m inadequate for this task – Medical trauma