How to Release Emotions Trapped in Your Body 10/30 How to Process Emotions Like Trauma and Anxiety

In this practice

Key teachings

• Mind-body connection in emotional processing
• Somatic awareness for trauma release
• Importance of grounding and breath in regulating the nervous system

Ideal for

• Individuals seeking tools for emotional processing and healing
• Anyone experiencing stress, anxiety, or symptoms of trauma
• Those new to somatic practices and mind-body therapies
• People looking to cultivate self-compassion and inner resilience

Lesson

Instructions

Release emotions trapped in your body from trauma and anxiety using grounding, breathwork, and movement in this Therapy in a Nutshell video. You'll get instant access to all 10 life-changing courses, live weekly Q&As, and a supportive community for just $27/month. Learn how to manage anxiety, process trauma, regulate emotions, and build lasting resilience so that you can live a deeply rich and meaningful life!

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Trauma, anxiety, and other emotions can get trapped in your body. In this video, you'll learn how to release trapped emotions and heal stress, anxiety, and trauma through the body. Trauma, anxiety, and other emotions can get trapped in your body. In this video, you'll learn how to release trapped emotions and heal stress, anxiety, and trauma through the body.

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I’m Emma McAdam. I’m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and I have worked in various settings of change and growth since 2004. My experience includes juvenile corrections, adventure therapy programs, wilderness therapy programs, an eating disorder treatment center, a residential treatment center, and I currently work in an outpatient therapy clinic.

In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love

If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC Music licensed from www.Bensound.com or Artlist.io Images from Freepik.com (premium license), Pixabay, or Wikimedia commons

Steps

• Grounding poses and exercises
• Mindful breathwork (Pranayama)
• Gentle, exploratory movement for somatic release
• Body scan meditation for internal awareness

Benefits

• Release of stored emotional tension and blockages
• Improved emotional regulation and self-soothing
• Reduced symptoms of anxiety and trauma
• Increased body awareness and interoception
• Enhanced sense of safety and presence within the body