Trauma causes constriction — and part of the work is slowly learning to live in more space. This clip sits with the tender questions that surface along the way: Is it okay to feel good? Am I worthy of comfort? For many nervous systems, jumping straight to relaxation is too much, so the first step is smaller — finding one sensation that's simply less painful than the rest. Drawn from lived experience with chronic pain, it traces how comfort, and eventually even pleasure in the body, can become available with time.
Part of Roots of Care, a series on whole-person, trauma-informed primary care. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVtaeaNoZCQ4
