Oct 29, 2026 · 6 min
Trauma leaves patterns in the body long after danger passes
Your Body Remembers: How Past Trauma Can Still Affect You
The episode connects hidden trauma and microtraumas to nervous-system reactivity, physical health, emotional responses, and recurring relationships.
- 1Unresolved trauma can remain encoded in bodily sensations and shape nervous-system reactivity long after the original experience.
- 2EMDR and somatic healing offer approaches for processing traumatic memories and reducing the body’s persistent stress response.
- 3Self-reflection can reveal attachment and relationship patterns while supporting integration across mind, body, and spirit.
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Dr. Taz connects solitude and self-work with recognizing recurring emotional and relationship patterns, then links that awareness to mind-body-spirit integration.
The brief
Dr. Taz frames trauma as more than a psychological event: unresolved experiences and subtle microtraumas can continue influencing the nervous system and physical health.
The discussion highlights EMDR and somatic healing as ways to process traumatic memories and reduce the body’s reactivity, with inflammation, heart disease, and cancer in view.
Gillian O'Shea Brown’s Psyche's Awakening and use of Greek mythology help map trauma timelines, while attachment styles offer a lens on recurring emotional and relationship patterns.
Dr. Taz reflects on solitude and self-work as tools for recognizing old patterns, moving trauma out of the nervous system, and integrating mind, body, and spirit.
The episode’s central claim is practical but demanding: healing requires sustained awareness across emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions rather than a single intervention.
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