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Listening to our bodies & trauma - What is the connection? (Part II of II)
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Listening to our bodies & trauma - What is the connection? (Part II of II)

The word trauma may sound big and scary, but the truth is trauma comes in all shapes and sizes and affects everyone to a certain degree. Trauma is not reserved for war veterans or those who were in a car accident, trauma can be as ‘simple’ as a missed emotional connection that affected how a person viewed the world.

How does trauma impact our relationship with our body?

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Listening to your body - Why it helps (Part I of II)
Anna Cannata Anna Cannata

Listening to your body - Why it helps (Part I of II)

I first heard about the concept of “listening to your body” in the realm of eating disorder recovery. It means listening to your hunger and fullness cues as guidance to when, what, and how much to eat. It is simple yet so many of us forget that our bodies are better at regulating what we need to eat than our brains. Our bodies are certainly wiser than any “diet” out there could ever claim to be.

But what do hunger and fullness cues mean and how do we tune into them?

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