The Resilient Mind How Trauma Lives in Your Body (And How to Free It) - Danielle Bird
Aug 20, 2025
Danielle Bird, a trauma specialist, shares insights into how unprocessed emotions can lead to "stuckness" in our lives. She redefines trauma as energy trapped in the body rather than just past events. The conversation dives into the impact of unresolved trauma on physical sensations and relationships. Techniques for fostering bodily awareness and emotional safety are discussed, along with strategies for understanding the nervous system's role in trauma recovery. Danielle emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and embracing uncertainty for personal growth.
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Trauma As Stuck Energy
- Trauma is not the external event but the lack of processing that leaves energy stuck in the body.
- That stuckness lives in the subconscious and can drive beliefs, tension, and physical illness.
Process Emotions In Real Time
- Allow emotions to move in real time and stay with them for their natural duration (often 90–120 seconds for acute emotions).
- Use this embodied allowance to let sensations expand and metabolize through the body toward completion.
Subconscious Drives Most Behavior
- The conscious mind is ~3–5% while the subconscious drives 95–97% of our patterns and sensations.
- Triggers feel real but often lack conscious language; they register as bodily sensations and threat signals.