What Coaches and Mentors Can Learn from The Body Keeps the Score
Pushing through a draining session while ignoring the tight shoulders and clenched jaw that come with it is the specific trap this package addresses; the body often signals stress well before the mind consciously registers it, and ignoring that signal lets tension quietly build across a day of sessions.
The whole book, compressed
This edition works through 3 core lessons — take them one at a time, not all at once.
What's different for your conditions
Tap whichever ones sound like you. Nothing here is sent or saved — it's just for your own noticing.
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The core lessons, applied to you
Notice physical tension as an early signal of stress
A tight jaw or shallow breathing often shows up before you consciously register that something is bothering you.
A coach sits through a heavy session with clenched shoulders the whole time, without noticing until a headache sets in afterward.
Once today, pause and do a quick check from head to toe for tight or clenched areas, without trying to fix anything yet, just noticing.
Use a simple grounding action to settle the body in the moment
Feeling your feet on the floor or unclenching your hands can settle physical tension in an ordinary stressful moment.
A coach grips their notebook tightly during a difficult session and doesn't notice the tension until well after the session ends.
The next time you notice tension during a session, unclench your hands and take one slower breath before continuing.
Build a regular practice of physical movement or body awareness
A short daily habit of movement builds the capacity to notice and settle tension before it builds up over a demanding day of sessions.
A packed day of sessions can make pausing to check in with your own body feel like an unaffordable distraction, but the point is that a few seconds of noticing tension usually helps you stay present for the person in front of you rather than carrying unaddressed strain into the next session.
Name one thing, honestly
Where in your body do you tend to carry stress during a demanding day of sessions, and when did you last actually notice it?
Good. Now look back at the "Try this" line under whichever lesson feels most connected to what you just wrote, and treat that as this week's actual assignment — not all 3 at once.
The practices from this edition
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Run this for seven days
The next time you notice tension during a session, unclench your hands and take one slower breath before continuing.