This was so helpful — thank you. | by Elle Rogers

Jul 23, 2018·1 min read

This was so helpful — thank you. I’m someone who tends to shut down, and I can see how focusing on the physical experience would help to slow my reactions.

Elle Rogers

Mommy. Wife. Writer. Lunatic. My debut poetry collection, “The Weight of Need”, is available on Amazon.

…l signs of hurt feelings or conflict and not try to push them away or distract ourselves from them. Once we can become aware of what’s happening in our body, we can then start to attach the emotional language to the sensations. Fear, embarrassment, anger, shame, unworthiness, vulnerability, etc.

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