Understanding Your Body’s Wisdom: Steps to Healing Emotional Wounds
From the time we’re young, we’re taught to pay attention when our bodies hurt — a headache, a pulled muscle, a stomach ache. But what if those aches, pains, and sensations are only the surface-level messengers of something much deeper? What if our bodies have been speaking to us all along, trying to guide us toward healing, growth, and emotional freedom?
That’s the powerful message at the heart of my conversation with internationally renowned intuitive healer and bestselling author Inna Segal, whose work explores how the body, soul, and spirit communicate through physical symptoms, emotional patterns, and spiritual experiences. Her insights challenged me in ways I didn’t expect, and I walked away with a deeper appreciation for the undeniable connection between emotional wounds and physical health.
Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Tries to Forget
Inna shared her own journey — one marked by childhood trauma, immigration, bullying, chronic pain, and generational wounds that showed up through severe digestive issues and skin conditions. But the turning point came when she realized something profound:
Her body wasn’t the problem; it was the messenger.
As she began listening to its “secret language,” she discovered that buried emotions, unresolved trauma, unspoken truths, and inherited pain weren’t just psychological concepts. They were living inside her. Speaking through her nervous system. Revealing themselves through pain. Asking her to pay attention.
This idea stayed with me long after the interview ended.
My Own Reflection: Learning to Listen More Closely
During our conversation, I found myself thinking about how often we push past discomfort — physically or emotionally — because life is busy. Responsibilities pile up. Other people need us. And we tell ourselves, “I’ll deal with this later.”
But “later” rarely comes.
There have been seasons in my life where I ignored stress signals, emotional heaviness, or tension because I had things to do, goals to chase, people depending on me. But as Inna reminded me, the body doesn’t forget. If we ignore the whispers, eventually the body starts to shout.
That’s real. And it hit me.
Healing isn’t just about removing pain. It’s about understanding the purpose behind it and learning from what our body — and our soul — is trying to tell us.
Why Emotional Wounds Show Up in the Body
According to Inna, every part of the body holds wisdom. Discomfort, tightness, or tension can reveal what we’re suppressing:
Throat issues: difficulty speaking your truth
Stomach pain: fear around security, creativity, or uncertainty
Back pain: carrying burdens, lack of support, unresolved grief
Skin conditions: feeling unsafe, unseen, or unaccepted
One powerful example Inna shared was how generational trauma can express itself physically — unresolved pain passed down through families until someone is willing to heal it.
Practical First Steps to Begin Your Healing Journey
Inna believes healing is not mystical; it’s intentional, structured, and available to everyone.
Here are practical steps she shared that anyone can begin today:
1. Befriend Your Body
Most people live in their heads. Healing begins by reconnecting with your physical self.
2. Stand and Place Your Hands Where You Feel Emotion
Standing helps you become fully present. Touch helps you acknowledge what you feel.
3. Name the Emotion
Is it fear? Anger? Sadness? Shame?
Then ask: “What is this fear about?”
4. Give the Emotion a Colour and Release It
Imagine pulling the energy out of your body and placing it into a healing flame.
5. Shake Your Body to Release Nervous System Tension
Movement clears stagnant emotional energy.
6. Finish With Calming Breathwork
Deep, intentional breathing helps regulate the nervous system and bring clarity.
These steps seem simple, but they create real internal shifts when practiced consistently.
Your Healing Is Part of Your Destiny
One of the most profound moments in our conversation came when we explored the idea that healing isn’t just about feeling better — it’s about stepping into who we were meant to become.
Unhealed emotional wounds don’t just affect our health. They affect:
Our choices
Our relationships
Our courage
Our purpose
Our destiny
Your body’s wisdom is one of the greatest tools you have for living an audacious life.
Call to Action:
There’s so much more depth, insight, and practical guidance in the full conversation with Inna Segal, and I strongly encourage you to listen.
🎧 Tune in to the full episode on The Audacious Living Podcast and start your healing journey today.
Your body — and your future self — will thank you.
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