1. Name the confusion:
A lot of people think healing should feel faster once they’re “doing the right things.”
2. Reframe through the body:
But the body doesn’t respond to effort — it responds to safety.
3. Normalize the experience:
This is why symptoms can feel louder at first. It’s not failure. It’s the nervous system testing whether change is actually safe.
4. One gentle orientation
This week, notice what happens when you soften instead of correcting.