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

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.   This episode contains references to childhood sexual abuse, alcohol and sex addiction, chronic illness and recovered memories. Please take care of yourself as you listen. To connect with Jacie, follow her HERE: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jacie.targett https://www.instagram.com/chronic.presence Web: www.chronicpresence.com To connect with your host, follow Me HERE:  Insta:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel_unspokenemotions/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.tiktok.com/@rachel.unspoken.em⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/rachel.elimelech⁠⁠⁠   To Buy Rachel a Coffee:⁠ ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/unspokenemotions⁠⁠⁠  LinkedIn:⁠ ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-elimelech-unspoken-emotions HOST BIO   Rachel Elimelech is the warm, courageous voice behind Unspoken Emotions - a podcast that gives voice to the feelings we so often keep buried. A qualified Solicitor and Higher Court Advocate, Rachel combines professional insight with deeply personal lived experience - from surviving sexual abuse, loss, and single parenthood to rebuilding her life with quiet strength and unwavering resilience. Her journey from teenage single mum to respected legal professional has shaped her gift for deep connection. With empathy and authenticity, Rachel creates a safe, judgment-free space where guests are invited to speak the unspoken - grief, guilt, shame, anger, fear - and begin to let go of what no longer serves them. Through honest, unfiltered conversations, Unspoken Emotions explores how real people have turned pain into purpose and silence into healing. Rachel believes that healing begins the moment we speak the truth of our experiences - and that none of us should carry our emotions alone. HELPLINE INFORMATION   UK NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): 0808 801 0331 Australia Blue Knot Foundation (complex trauma survivors): 1300 657 380 US RAINN (sexual abuse support): 1-800-656-4673 UK Samaritans: 116 123 US 988 Lifeline: call or text 988