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How to overcome childhood shame around movement

My physical therapist says I need to move more but every time I try to exercise I remember being the last kid picked in gym class and I just freeze.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Past humiliation has created a protective paralysis that now prevents the very healing the body needs.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Movement and exercise — principles?”

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