There is pain that can be put into words. And then there is pain that lives somewhere deeper – in the body, in the breath, in the tension, in the fatigue, in the constant alertness. Trauma doesn't just live in memories. It lives in the nervous system . The body as the first home Even before we have language, before we can understand the world, the body registers everything. Tones. Absences. Moods. Insecurity. Cold. Chaos. The body doesn't ask why . It only asks: Am I safe –