Good question, right? It’s a question that surfaced for me recently through a series of real-life conversations that landed not just in my mind but in my body.

We cannot dismantle the patriarchy until we dismantle how it lives within our body and nervous system. Our nervous systems were born into environments that teach us directly and indirectly, to control, suppress, and mistrust our bodies.

The root of shame is in the body. We may catch it sometimes when we notice it rearing it's head in the conscious realms.

I often get asked: What is the difference between shame and trauma? Here is how I respond.