Ep 2: The Body, Trauma and Pleasure

The body remembers — even when the mind tries to move on.

In this episode of The Intimate Philosopher, we slow things down and turn toward the body as a living archive of memory, sensation, and truth. Dr. Emma Smith explores why so many thoughtful, capable people feel disconnected from their bodies — and why being told to “just drop in” doesn’t always feel grounding or safe.

Drawing from trauma research, nervous system science, and her work as a therapist, Dr. Emma widens the frame around healing. She explores how trauma lives not only in memory, but in posture, breath, digestion, desire, and tone — and why healing cannot stop at survival alone.

This is not an episode about forcing sensation or fixing yourself. It’s an invitation to listen differently. Gently. On your own terms.

By the end of this episode, listeners are invited to relate to their bodies less as problems to solve and more as partners with information — ones that have been communicating all along.

Listener Note This episode approaches the body and trauma in a slow, non-graphic, invitational way. Please listen at your own pace and take care of yourself as needed.

For full show notes, including citations to all the materials I reference throughout the episode, please go to: https://theintimatephilosopher.com/2026/01/11/the-body-remembers/

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