My Body Was Always Telling the Truth | Jacie Targett on Childhood Abuse, Chronic Illness and Learning to Listen

My Body Was Always Telling the Truth | Jacie Targett on Childhood Abuse, Chronic Illness and Learning to Listen

June 8, 2026 · 1h 12m

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Jacie Targett shares her journey of overcoming childhood abuse and chronic illness while learning to listen to her body.

FREE GIVEAWAY Free guide - 3 Steps to Releasing What’s Holding You Back ⁠https://unspokenemotions.co.uk/free-guide⁠ Find The Newsletter Below: ⁠https://unspokenemotions.co.uk/newsletter Jacie Targett grew up in a body that was already carrying what her mind was not yet ready to know. Autoimmune symptoms from the age of eighteen months. A childhood spent wearing a mask of confidence, intelligence and perfection so thick that by her teens she could not take it off. Years of alcohol addiction, sex addiction and hyper-independence. A marriage that offered safety but not connection. And at 29, in the middle of a prayer session with a client, a wave of memories she had blocked out for decades. In this conversation, Jacie traces the layers. Not the neat version. The honest one. How the body holds what the mind cannot face. How becoming honest with yourself is terrifying every single time and yet somehow gets more possible. And how the pain that seemed like a betrayal was actually the most loyal thing she had. Jacie is a therapist, entrepreneur and survivor. She works with people who are afraid of their own inner world and shows them that the capacity to face it is already inside them…

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