The Body Keeps the Questions Too
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- May 15, 2025
For years we’ve heard the phrase: “The body keeps the score.” We know trauma leaves imprints—tight shoulders, shallow breathing, clenched jaws. But what if our bodies aren’t just holding pain?
What if they’re holding questions, we’ve been too afraid to ask?
There’s a kind of quiet grief that comes from never being allowed to feel. Maybe you grew up being told to “stay strong,” to “move on,” to “stop being dramatic.” So, you learned to tuck your feelings behind your ribs, beneath your smile, beneath your productivity. But buried emotions don’t die, they settle into the body and wait.
Your back pain? Could be the weight of everything you never said.
The lump in your throat? Maybe all the times you swallowed your truth.
The fatigue? Decades of emotional labor you never got credit for.
What if healing isn’t about “fixing” yourself, but finally listening?
Instead of asking, what’s wrong with me?
Try asking, what is my body trying to tell me?
When you begin to explore your emotional history, not just your physical one, you’ll be surprised how much your body has been trying to speak.
The tight chest when you’re around a certain person.
The stomachache before you go to work.
The way your shoulders rise anytime someone says, “Can I talk to you?”
These aren’t random. They’re clues.
Your body is brilliant. It reminds me of what your mind tried to forget. And it’s not punishing you, it’s protecting you. But you’ve outgrown the need to survive. Now, it’s time to thrive.
This week don’t just stretch your muscles. Stretch your compassion.
Don’t just detox your diet. Detox your self-talk.
Don’t just treat the symptoms. Invite your body into the conversation.
Because healing doesn’t begin with being pain-free.
It begins with being honest.
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Cindy Martin Nagel holds a master’s degree in healthcare and brings over 20 years of experience across the healthcare continuum. As a former hospital administrator, she successfully led two medical centers through transformative growth, championing patient-centered care and operational excellence. In addition to her executive leadership, Cindy is a certified health coach with a passion for helping individuals reclaim their wellness through education, empowerment, and holistic healing.
Her writing draws from a career steeped in both the science and soul of medicine — blending clinical insight with heartfelt storytelling. She has worked alongside physicians, nurses, patients, and families, witnessing firsthand how unspoken emotions often manifest in the body long before a diagnosis does.
Cindy now dedicates her work to exploring the emotional roots of chronic illness, the mind-body connection, and the power of preventative care. Her articles aim not just to inform, but to heal. She believes writing is a form of medicine — one that can reach beyond the walls of a clinic and touch lives in lasting ways.
