by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Dec 5, 2025
Here’s what becomes possible when you stop fighting and heal body shame by listening instead. When the Body Feels Like the Enemy If you’ve spent years hearing that your body is too big, too soft, too much—of course you’d want to disconnect from it. Body shame isn’t a...
by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Dec 4, 2025
What Is Embodiment, Actually—And How Do You Do It? Five Ways to Come Back Home to Your Body If you’re in the mental health space, you’ve probably heard the suggestion to, “Be embodied.”But what does that even mean?How do you know if you’re embodied?And…...
by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Nov 7, 2025
The Truth About Sucking In Your Belly: How Belly Tension Impacts Your Nervous System and Fascia Uncover how fascia, stress, and safety are connected—and what you can do to support healing from the inside out. Why We Hold Our Bellies In We’ve been...
by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Nov 7, 2025
By Jenny Bilskie-Smith, LCSW | Wise Body Therapy When Empathy Hurts: Why Helping Without Losing Yourself Matters Picture this. Someone you love is in pain, and you feel it ripple through your own body. Your throat tightens, your chest constricts, your eyes well up....
