Let your body be the guide, by Andrea Gibson
Meditative Story29 Heinä 2025

Let your body be the guide, by Andrea Gibson

What do you do when your own body feels like the enemy? Spoken word artist and activist Andrea Gibson (You Better Be Lightning) spends years struggling with chronic illness, feeling as if their body is at odds with their anxious mind. It’s only when they learn to surrender control and embrace their physical sensations that they allow their body to guide them back to joy.

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