Dan Smith on Releasing Stuck Emotion: How Your Body Holds Trauma, Blocks Sleep, and Controls Your Choices Without You Realizing

It’s wild what your body knows about you, what it would tell you if only you'd listen.

Dan Smith lived the first 40 years of his life as a brain on legs. He was emotionally disconnected, hyper-intellectual, and proud of it. He retired early, built multiple companies, advised founders, and by all accounts “won the game.” But something was off. His body screamed in quiet ways—chronic tension, sleepless nights, emotional numbness.

Then came a moment of awakening.

Dan stumbled into a world he once mocked, of energetic bodywork, emotion stored in tissues, healing through screaming (yes, screaming). And what he found wasn’t woo. It was the missing key to his health, relationships, decision-making, and leadership. Today, Dan works with high-level founders and individuals through a process he calls Integral Methodology to unlock stuck emotional trauma stored in the body, and the results are staggering.

In this episode, Dan explains why you have to “go closer to what hurts” if you want to heal. We talk about physical pain that has nothing to do with injuries, sleep issues that resolve after an emotional release, and why your body (not your brain) makes decisions.

“Focus on what you want and create more of it. Scream when you need to, and cry when you need to.” ~ Dan Smith

About Dan Smith

Dan Smith is the founder of Integral Methodology, a process that helps people identify and release emotional blocks stored in their bodies that are sabotaging health, success, and relationships. His own journey through pain, healing, and emotional reintegration now fuels his work with founders, executives, and groups who want to stop repeating toxic patterns and start living in alignment—emotionally, physically, and energetically.

Resources:

- Website: https://integralmethodology.com 

- Emails: dan@integralmethodology.com  or dan@theprofitableleader.com 

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