About this episode

Jen Wilson discusses the complexities of trauma stored in the body and the misconceptions surrounding fascia release as a healing modality.

Is trauma stored in the body? Can fascia release heal it? Is there one modality, one practitioner, one magic pill that's finally going to fix you? Short answer: no. I'm Jen Wilson, The Healing Rebel, and this episode is me wading into the conversation (and in some places, the argument) that's playing out across the wellness industry right now. There's a particular kind of marketing happening where practitioners are promising trauma release through fascia work, and there's a particular kind of seeking happening where people are looking for the one thing that'll resolve everything. I want to talk honestly about what's actually going on in your body when you experience trauma, what fascia is and isn't, what touch and movement and breath actually do, and why the "pill for every ill" mentality keeps us stuck. What I cover: Why The Body Keeps the Score has been overtaken by newer thinking (the brain keeps the score, the body is the scorecard) Why two people can go through the same experience and only one comes out traumatised How trauma creates patterns of movement, holding, and bracing in your body A real client example of how a car collision shaped how she held herself in the…

People in this episode

Host: Jen Wilson

Topics covered

• fascia release
• trauma
• bodywork
• wellness industry
• movement patterns
• emotional release

Keywords

• fascia
• trauma
• bodywork
• movement
• emotional release
• wellness
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Body Keeps the Score

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