ENCORE: Re-Discovering Rooted in Embodied Wisdom with Virginia Walls, LMHC

This week, I’m inviting you to revisit Episode 3 of Deconstructing Therapy: Becoming Rooted in Embodied Wisdom with Virginia Walls, LMHC. I recently returned to this conversation and found myself hearing it differently. Virginia speaks to something so many of us in the therapy world—and beyond—struggle with: the disconnect between what we know intellectually and what we feel and experience in our bodies. In this episode, Virginia guides us into the reality that healing isn't just about insight or analysis; it's about embodiment. We talk about the importance of tending to the body’s cues, honoring its wisdom, and how becoming truly rooted requires patience, discomfort, and deep compassion. What struck me most listening again is how easily we bypass the body, especially in systems that have conditioned us to intellectualize, explain, and perform healing. Virginia reminds us that this isn’t just personal—it’s political. For marginalized communities, trauma often lives in the body in ways that words alone can’t reach. This episode offers no quick fixes—but instead, invites you into the slow, necessary work of coming home to yourself. Whether you’re hearing it for the first time or revisiting it like I did, I hope it offers you space for reflection, gentleness, and curiosity.