The emails start in April, and your body knows it before your mind catches up. Gifts for Mom. Get her something she really wants. Within days your inbox has decided that Mother's Day is coming and that you should feel a certain way about it. For many people, the second Sunday in May is something to endure.

Someone at work drops the ball on something simple and you feel a flash of heat in your chest that's out of proportion to what just happened. You may have even talked about it in therapy. But the noticing hasn't changed the speed of the reaction, and your body still gets there before your mind can catch up.

You weren't hit. You weren't neglected in any way that would show up in a report. So why does something still feel off? A somatic therapist on developmental trauma, the quiet injuries of childhood, and why understanding your past wasn't enough to change how your body feels.