I’m doing everything right, why aren’t I healing faster?
Your body – just like nature and the earth – is a highly complex, wise, and interconnected system. Physical symptoms like:
- Bloating
- Constipation
- PMS
- Skin issues
aren’t a sign that something is wrong with your body; they are your body’s way of communicating that something is out of balance and needs support to heal.
And guess what: the imbalance keeping your body in a state of dis-ease?
It isn’t necessarily just physical. Emotional & mental stress can manifest as physical symptoms, too.
How Your Emotions Might Be Showing Up as Physical Symptoms
Here are some examples of how emotional distress can express physically:
Anxiety: Stomach aches, IBS, diarrhea, headaches, lack of appetite
Stress: Constipation, Jaw tension/clenching, stomach cramps, cortisol imbalances, blood sugar imbalances/insulin resistance
Grief: Fatigue, upset stomach, nausea, compromised immune system
Did your symptoms appear after a high stress life event?
Have you followed your doctor’s orders perfectly but are still struggling to see results?
Do you want to support your health habits in every way you can?
Then it might be time to focus on your emotional health to support your body’s physical healing.
Why Your Emotions Might be Hurting Your Health
Emotions are a form of energy and are meant to move. In fact, they are designed to flow through the body rather than stay stuck. Think e-motion; energy in motion. 
But most of the time, people hold onto how they feel.
Sadness lingers
Anger festers
Frustration builds
This causes your emotions to get “stuck” or stored in your body, which stresses out your system. You move forward day after day, but your body is stuck in the past, weighed down by these past negative experiences and the associated memories and feelings you haven’t let go of.
The result can be increasingly worse health issues that eventually become chronic symptoms.
The Link Between Your Emotions, Stress, and Nervous System Health
Said differently, trapped emotions increase the amount of stress your body holds, which can impair your body’s ability to heal and switch from a sympathetic (fight or flight) to a parasympathetic (rest and digest) state.
The parasympathetic state is necessary for adequate digestion and optimal gut health, it allows you to breathe easier (literally), and it supports the body’s natural detoxification pathways (think 
), which is crucial for hormone health, and more.
If you are reading this and thinking “this is me!”, know that it is (unfortunately) quite common to hold onto emotional stress. But it doesn’t have to be that way forever!
You can use energy medicine to let stored or trapped emotions go, calm your nervous system, and support your body’s ability to heal physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Energy Medicine For Emotional and Physical Healing
Even if you’re doing everything right, your body cannot heal when it is stressed.
That is why, in addition to functional nutrition consulting, protocols, and advanced lab testing, Anna Brown Health offers a variety of Energy Medicine offerings designed to help your body downshift into a more relaxed, regulated, and balanced state.
Energetic care creates a fertile foundation for a more efficient and effective nutrition protocol, expediting the body’s healing process.
We specifically offer Energy Clearing Bundles to address stuck, trapped emotions in the body and their adverse physical effects. This offering features The Emotion Code, a highly effective, efficient, and gentle healing modality that rebalances your system and supports your body in releasing the energetic imprint of past traumas.
Client Case Study:
My client Cathy came to me for weight loss struggles. She put on a lot of weight around her middle, and despite doing all the “right” things – eating well, being active, managing her stress, etc. – her weight wasn’t budging. She had a feeling that some of the weight might be emotional, and wanted to try an Energy Clearing Bundle.
Without doing anything differently other than receiving her Energy Clearing sessions each day, Cathy lost 4lbs and 1.5 inches off her waist in one week! Energy Medicine helped Cathy lose the stubborn weight without resorting to extreme measures. She trusted her gut that there was more going on than just physical issues, and she was right.
Our Energy Clearing Bundle includes 5 sessions (one per day over five business days) and is entirely remote. This means you can receive support without adding more to your plate. The goal is less stress, not more! You’ll receive daily session recap via email sharing what trapped emotions were released, and any significant themes Sofia is noticing, if applicable.
Remote sessions still offer support even if you’re not meeting live with Sofia. You will have the ability to share what you’re experiencing, ask questions, and share wins with Sofia via the recap emails during the 5 days your Energy Clearing Bundle is taking place.
If you’re curious about adding an Energy Clearing Bundle to your healing journey, we’d love to support you. They can help with physical symptoms like bloating, constipation, rashes, and PMS, and emotional symptoms like anxiety, fear, or sadness. For example: If you have anxiety related IBS, you can do an Energy Clearing on your IBS symptoms or your anxiety.
Book a bundle here, and get ready to release energetic and emotional weight you don’t need to carry anymore. Let’s help your body thrive.
