Tag Archives: somatic memory
Touch Aversion from Childhood Medical Trauma: A Guide
Touch aversion from childhood medical trauma affects more adults than you might expect. Early hospitalization can encode the body with protective responses to physical contact that surface decades later in intimate relationships. Pediatric trauma psychologists explain how somatic memory works — and how to gently reclaim safety in your body.
Somatic Memory: Why Your Hands Hold Emotions You Forgot
Somatic memory is the body's way of storing emotional experiences in physical tissue, and your hands hold more of it than you might expect. Learn what body psychotherapists say about hand awareness, why your hands carry unprocessed emotion, and how simple self-touch practices can help you reconnect with feelings your conscious mind has set aside.