Deep listening
A tool for naming what your body already knows.
How this began
"I think everything is anxiety."
It started with something a client said. She was not wrong, exactly. Anxiety was the only word she had. But as we worked together, what she called anxiety turned out to be a range of emotions and sensations that she did not have the language for.
This is common. Most of us were never taught the language of emotions. We know "stressed," "fine," "anxious," "overwhelmed." But the nuances? The difference between disappointment and grief? Between fear and dread? Between anger and the resentment that forms when anger is swallowed for years?
That gap matters. Because when we cannot name what we feel, we cannot move through it. We cannot advocate for ourselves. We do not know how to ask for help. So we stay in patterns of being that may be maladaptive or energetically draining over time, without knowing that some strategies could actually support us.
What This Tool Offers
Deep Listening is not a diagnosis. It is an invitation to turn inward and notice what your body is holding.
You will be asked about sensations, where you feel them, and what has been happening in your life. From there, the tool offers a reflection: one, two, or three emotions that might be present, along with prompts to sit with.
It draws on emotion research, somatic practice, and cultural perspectives that acknowledge how gender, race, family, and history shape what we feel and what we are allowed to feel.
The goal is not to fix anything. The goal is to name something, so you can begin to work with it rather than against it.
Who This Is For
This tool was made for women doing the slow, honest work of coming home to themselves. But anyone seeking language for their inner experience is welcome here.
The short exercise within this tool is to help you notice what your body is holding and find language for it.