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Body Mapping: Where Grief, Rage, Fear, and Shame Hide (And How to Move Them)

Body Mapping: Where Grief, Rage, Fear, and Shame Hide (And How to Move Them)

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 🤿 LET'S GO DEEPER: Ready to decode what your body's been trying to tell you? BOOK YOUR CLARITY CALL HERE🎙️ BE ON THE SHOW: Have something to add the conversation, let's get you on the show! SEND ME A MESSAGETHIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You're tired but can't name whyYour back hurts despite perfect ergonomicsYou haven't cried in years (even when you need to)Your jaw is constantly clenchedYou dissociate at social eventsYou've done therapy but your body still holds everythingYou collapse when criticizedYou're the grown-up who still feels like that kid needing a paper bagGRIEF HIDES IN YOUR CHESTSigns: Tightness between shoulder blades, can't take deep breaths, upper back pain, feeling closed offWhat it means: "Grief is love with nowhere to go" - your body is protecting itself from being openHow to move it: Fist taps on chest (30 seconds) + Expanded breath holds until skin stretchesWhy this works: Helps you actually cry (cortisol releases through tears, not sweat)RAGE HIDES IN YOUR JAW, SHOULDERS, HANDSSigns: Cracking knuckles, tension headaches, tight shoulders, TMJWhat it means: Your fight response never completed - ready to attack but never gets toThe Towel Scream Method: 3 screams into a towel after every shower (tell your roommates or don't)Quick relief: Shake hands HARD like water's on them + shoulder shrugs with breathingPro tip: Do it daily whether you're angry or not - teaches your body it's safe to expressFEAR HIDES IN YOUR STOMACH AND THROATSigns: Can't eat or stress-eating, lump in throat, voice cracking, butterfliesWhat it means: Your body's keeping you quiet so predators won't find youHow to move it: Stomp feet for 20 seconds (tells body "I have legs, I can run") + Hum for 30 secondsBonus: This breaks 3am doom spirals and doom scrolling patternsSHAME HIDES IN YOUR FACE AND POSTURESigns: Hot face, can't make eye contact, shoulders rolling forward, wanting to disappearWhat it means: Trying to shrink so no one sees you (learned when visibility meant danger)How to move it: Stand tall + look UP for 30 seconds + butterfly hug yourselfTruth: Your body can't tell if the hug is from you or someone elseNUMBNESS HIDES AT BASE OF SKULL AND LOWER BACKSigns: Foggy brain, scrolling for hours, binge watching, living in a montageWhat it means: When fight and flight fail, you go offlineThe ice cube hack: Hold ice or splash cold water on face - snaps you back in 10 secondsBody wake-up: Tap all over your body (yes, everywhere) to come back onlineIn a meeting after criticism: Rub your thighs under the tableDissociating at a party: Grab an ice cube from your drinkCan't speak up: Hum quietly to open your throatStuck in traffic rage: Squeeze fists tight then releaseOverstimulated: Loop earplugs (keep them in your bag)Need to cry but can't: Expanded breath holds until it breaksTRUTH BOMBS"Your body is so wise, but it's not that smart.""Grief is love with nowhere to go.""Emotions happen in your body first. Your brain makes up stories about them.""If rage shows up in your jaw, a boundary was crossed and something needs to change.""Shame thrives in the dark.""Your body doesn't know the difference between you hugging yourself or someone else hugging you."ABOUT THE HOSTShantani Moore is a Somatic Coach who helps successful people decode their body's language before it starts screaming. After years of panic attacks taught her that emotions live in the body, not the mind, she developed this body mapping system that actually works. No spiritual bypassing, no wellness theater—just practical tools for humans who need to function while they heal.Your permission slip: You don't get bonus points for suffering in silence.Subscribe & Review: Ready to stop fighting your body? Subscribe and leave a review.Real Talk: DM me @somaticceo - Which emotion is hiding in your body right now?Share this with that friend whose shoulders are permanently at their ears.
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