S1:E8 | Shaking the Stem: Somatic Movement and Digesting Emotional Weight
Episode Summary & Show Notes
When a lotus flower is battered by a massive thunderstorm, its stem doesn't just absorb the impact—it sways, bends, shakes, and sheds the debris to keep from snapping. Humans, however, tend to suppress stress, trapping the physical energy of anxiety directly inside our muscles and fascia.
In this episode, we transition from the chemical inputs of nutrition to the physical expression of stress. I break down the behavioral psychology and physiology of "top-down" vs. "bottom-up" regulation, explore how trauma calcifies as physical armoring, and look at real-world…
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