Articles #Trauma recovery

For years, I was taught the simple rule: ice for injuries, heat for aches. But in my decades of working with the body, exploring trauma, and experimenting with healing methods around the world, I’ve learned it’s not that simple. Both heat and cold have their place—and using them wisely can change how quickly and deeply your body recovers.

There’s a particular kind of silence that enters the treatment room when someone is burned out. It's not restful. It’s hollow. And it’s familiar—not just in my clients, but in myself and in the colleagues I’ve mentored over the decades. As body-based therapists, we’re trained to listen to the body, but we’re rarely taught to listen to our early signs of depletion or how deeply trauma threads itself into the patterns of burnout.