Trauma Bond Week
Step 3
Step 3: Ground the Body
The sun rises over the city. Rooftops glow. The air moves slowly.
For the first time in a while, your body isn’t bracing.
Trauma bonds aren’t broken by willpower.
They loosen when the nervous system learns safety.
That’s why insight alone hasn’t been enough.
Your body hasn’t caught up yet.
This was never a moral failure.
It was physiology doing its best to protect you.
Nervous system truth:
Safety must be felt to be believed.
When the body settles, attachment loosens naturally.
Today’s grounding focus
Presence before progress.
Micro-steps for today
- Name one physical sensation you feel right now.
- Choose one stabilizing action (breath, movement, stillness).
- Repeat without forcing insight.
Quotable line:
When the body settles, the bond loosens.
Regulation is not retreat. It’s repair.
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