“BEFRIENDING THE BODY

Trauma victims cannot recover until they become familiar with and befriend the sensations in their bodies. Being frightened means that you live in a body that is always on guard. Angry people live in angry bodies. The bodies of child-abuse victims are tense and defensive until they find a way to relax and feel safe. In order to change, people need to become aware of their sensations and the way that their bodies interact with the world around them. Physical self-awareness is the first step in releasing the tyranny of the past.

Gorilla

roboboners:

doctorbeth:

Gorilla had a very unfortunate accident.  His arm and head were torn off and he lost and eye, nose, and part of his face!

Here are the diagnosis photos I received from his person:

Fortunately, he looked quite treatable.  We started with a spa, because he was already going to need new stuffing:

Then he got his heart and was restuffed:

I thought he was back together and sent these photos:

His person wrote “

Wow he looks amazing!”  …. but he used to have ears, can you add some?  Apparently, the gorilla had lost he ears entirely!  So I made a small sample ear and put it temporarily in place:

“Perfect!” said his person.  So I affixed it firmly and did the other one as well.  Here he is ready to fly home:

Sturdy with 100% scent, 20/20 vision, and perfect hearing again!

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