The Somatic Reason I Still Feel a Difficult Conversation in My Shoulders
Published on: 03/08/2026
The conversation ended twenty minutes ago. I said what I needed to say. The other person heard me, mostly. We hung up, I closed the laptop, walked out of the room. On paper, it's over. My shoulders didn't get the memo.
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