Why We Disconnect from Our Bodies—And How We Begin to Come Home
I’ve spent a lot of my life disconnected from my body.
And I’m not alone.
Most of us are living from the neck up—functioning, achieving, and caretaking, but out of touch with what’s happening inside.
There are two major reasons this happens:
1. Culture.
We live in a world that glorifies intellect over intuition, productivity over presence.
We’re taught to override our needs, suppress our instincts, and treat our bodies like projects to fix or problems to solve.
There’s a kind of ungroundedness in how we live—like we’ve forgotten we are animals with animal bodies, wired for survival through the brilliant design of our nervous system.
2. Trauma.
When life gets overwhelming—and we don’t have the support we need to process it—our body steps in to protect us.
We may disconnect, numb out, or go into survival mode.
These responses are wise. They helped us make it through. But over time, if we stay stuck there, it can feel like we’re no longer truly living.
Disconnection might look like:
Feeling foggy or far away from your life
Not knowing what you feel or need
Racing thoughts or constant inner pressure
Chronic anxiety, tension, or exhaustion
Overworking, overgiving, overthinking
Scrolling, numbing, checking out
And here’s the truth that many of us were never taught:
These aren’t flaws. They’re adaptations.
They’re your body’s way of keeping you safe when it didn’t feel safe to be fully present.
But healing is possible.
And it starts by coming home to your body.
That doesn’t mean forcing anything. It means learning to listen—to approach your inner experience with curiosity, not criticism.
It means building the capacity to stay present, even when what you’re feeling is hard.
And it means doing that in a space where you feel supported, safe enough, and not alone.
That’s exactly why I created Coming Home to Your Body.
It’s a 12-week small-group course that blends nervous system education, movement, breathwork, and somatic practices—so you can reconnect with yourself in a real and lasting way.
This work isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about remembering you’re already whole—and learning how to live like that’s true.
If any of this resonates, I’d love for you to explore what’s possible here.