In this episode, I speak with a woman who received unexpected MRI results showing changes in her brain linked to circulation and neurological risk. What begins as a conversation about symptoms and fear slowly opens into a much deeper exploration of adoption, childhood anxiety, and the quiet ways we learn to pull back from life in order to feel safe.
We trace the roots of contraction back to early experiences of emotional pressure, suppressed anger, and learning to stay small. Together, we explore how withdrawal becomes a lifelong pattern, how fear tightens the body, and how circulation mirrors our relationship with expression, visibility, and self-trust.
This is a conversation about returning to the body after years of holding in. About reconnecting with the part of self that once moved freely, expressed openly, and felt safe to take up space. It shows how awareness softens fear, how old survival strategies release their grip, and how life begins to flow again when we choose movement over protection and presence over retreat.
To explore more of my work, you can find me here:
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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thehealingpointuk
Or my website www.traceystevens.org
There you’ll find courses, workshops and resources exploring the relationship between the body, the mind, our emotional patterns and the deeper awareness that allows us to create change.
You can also explore From Symptom to Inner Wisdom, my 21-part audio course on understanding the deeper patterns behind symptoms and learning to become the observer of the mind.
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If you have a question you’d like to explore with me on the podcast, I’d love to hear from you. You can email me at info@traceystevens.org
With Love
Tracey x
Credits: This podcast is edited by Rhiannon Walsh @AlignedElementsAcupuncture
Music licensed from www.purple-planet.com
