Somatic Therapy Workbook: Release Trauma Stored in the Body, Recover From Complex PTSD, Relieve Stress, and Regulate Your Nervous System

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You're safe now. So why are your shoulders still up by your ears? Your mind knows the danger passed. Your body is still waiting for the next blow. Does Any Of This Sound Familiar? - You're constantly on edge, scanning for danger even when you're safe at home - Your shoulders won't drop, your jaw stays clenched, and relaxation feels like a foreign concept - Doctors can't explain your chronic pain, migraines, or gut issues, but they're very real - You feel like a ghost in your own body, watching your life happen from the outside - Out of nowhere, you're right back there, feeling everything like it's happening now - You explode in anger or burst into tears, and everyone looks at you like you're broken - Sleep doesn't restore you anymore. You wake up already exhausted I get it. Your mind knows you're safe. Your body doesn't believe it. You've tried therapy. You understand your trauma. But understanding didn't stop your shoulders from staying tight, your breath from staying shallow, or your body from living like the danger never ended. Here's what's not working: - Talk therapy can't touch trauma that lives in your muscles and nervous system - Medication numbs you out but doesn't teach your body it's finally safe - Breathing exercises feel impossible when your body won't let you take a full breath - "Just relax" is insulting when your nervous system is hardwired for survival Your body needs something different. It needs Somatic Therapy. But First, Let's Be Real This isn't a quick fix. Healing requires you to feel your body again (the thing you've been avoiding). Some exercises will be uncomfortable. Some days you'll want to quit. But if you're done living like a stranger in your own skin, if you're ready to finally exhale without your body screaming danger, this is for you. The freedom you're looking for is on the other side of feeling. Inside this book: - The 3 red flags your nervous system is stuck in survival mode - Where trauma actually lives in your body and how to find it - Why numbing out makes everything worse, not better - The "window of tolerance" and why you're always outside of it - The fastest grounding technique when you're dissociating - Why your body screams through pain when words won't come - How to teach your nervous system you're not dying anymore - Why part of you sabotages your healing and how to stop it - How to stop hating the body that kept you alive - Building safety from the inside when the world feels threatening - Protecting your nervous system from people who trigger you - The 3-minute daily practice that keeps you from spiraling This Book is for You if... - Your body never feels safe, even at home in bed - You have chronic pain doctors can't explain (they just say "it's stress") - You feel numb, detached, like you're watching your life instead of living it - Emotions from the past hijack you without warning - Talk therapy helped your mind but your body still feels trapped - You're ready to feel safe in your own skin again Stop surviving. Start living. Get your copy now.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9781806472321

Publisher

Rachel Singer

Published

November 1, 2025

Pages

160

Weight

20 oz

Subject

Psychology