When most people think about “recovery,” they think about the mind — mindset, triggers, impulses, cravings, emotional wounds, and patterns of coping. But the truth is far more holistic: Recovery lives in the body as much as it lives in the brain.

For years now, in my work as a certified health coach and substance use disorder counselor, I’ve watched a surprising but consistent truth unfold — people don’t relapse from a lack of willpower. They relapse because their body is overwhelmed, inflamed, dysregulated, or exhausted…

We often think of trauma as something that happens to the mind. But what if I told you that your body holds just as much—if not more—of the story?

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of emotional overwhelm, chronic tension, or self-sabotage…

If your body reacts before your mind can make sense of it…