Body Memories in Somatic Psychology | Chronic Illness, Trauma & Movement as Medicine | S1 Ep.13

Season 1, Episode 13: What the Body Remembers | Chronic Illness, Trauma & Movement as MedicineIn Somatic Psychology your body remembers everything—every trauma, every initiation, every unprocessed emotion. It stores these in your tissues, your nervous system, your cells. And it's been trying to tell you something.In this episode, Casey explores the science of somatics and what happens when we actually listen to what the body knows:How implicit memory stores trauma in tissues, muscles, fascia, and the nervous systemPsychoneuroimmunology: the connection between chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, and immune system breakdownIntergenerational trauma carried through DNA and epigeneticsCasey's journey with chronic illness from childhood: migraines at age 8, fibromyalgia at 13, hypothyroidism, PCOS, endometriosisPain Reprocessing Therapy and neuroplastic pain—how the brain can unlearn chronic painWhy the body sometimes holds weight as protection, not failureHolistic healing: plant medicine, energy work, nervous system regulation, rest as medicineMovement as prayer: ecstatic dance, walking in nature, play in communityWhat Casey's hands taught her after the fall: resilience, receiving, and the wisdom of scarsThis isn't a "I healed myself through positive thinking" story. This is an "I learned to listen to my body and give it what it actually needs" story.Includes a somatic practice for having a conversation with your body.Mini astrology report: New Moon in Capricorn (Sunday) asks what structures—including how you inhabit your body—need to be rebuilt. Venus moves into Aquarius (Saturday), inviting unconventional approaches to embodiment and beauty.Join the coven: https://www.patreon.com/TheGoddessCoven_PriestessInitiations Free Resources: https://www.the-goddess-coven.comThis podcast offers spiritual and psychological education. This is not therapy, counseling, or mental health treatment. If you need mental health support, please contact a licensed provider. In a mental health emergency in the US, call 988.Send us Fan MailSupport the showFollow Casey Dunne on Substack Educational Resources and Priestess Initiations WebsiteBooks I Love Shop through this link to support independent bookstores and this podcast.Discover Your Goddess Astrology PlacementsWellness Guides by CaseyThis podcast offers spiritual and psychological education and priestess wisdom. This is not therapy, counseling, or mental health treatment.Intro music composed by my dad, Mike Dunne: [Spotify link]