# Why Healing Trauma Requires More Than Talking About It

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Podcast: [Project I Am](https://stenobird.com/podcast/project-i-am-7078258)
Published: 2026-05-08T12:45:46+00:00
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## Resource

There are some wounds that insight alone cannot heal. In this episode of Project I Am, Dr. David J. Schlosz explores why effective trauma therapy must go beyond cognition and include the body and nervous system. While many people understand their trauma intellectually, they often continue to struggle because the trauma remains unprocessed physiologically. This episode dives into the growing field of somatic experiencing and explains the difference between top-down healing (thoughts, insight, narrative) and bottom-up healing (nervous system regulation, embodiment, and safety in the body). Drawing from attachment theory, neuroscience, Polyvagal Theory, and trauma research, Dr. Schlosz explores how trauma lives in muscle tension, hypervigilance, shutdown, shame, and relational patterns and why healing often requires reconnecting with the body compassionately and slowly. Through stories, reflections, quotes, and therapeutic insights, this conversation offers a deeper understanding of why people can “know better” cognitively and still feel stuck emotionally and physically. This episode is for therapists, counseling students, trauma survivors, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of healing. “Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.” — Peter Levine

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