When the Past Won't Let Go

This lecture explores what happens in the body and mind when stress, shock, and difficult experiences become invisible patterns - in thoughts, reactions, and feelings. The body doesn't forget easily, the mind tries to push things away, and over time this protection can become a prison: you overreact, shut down, become exhausted, or lose yourself without fully understanding why.

The lecture provides insight into how anxiety, PTSD, depression, insomnia, and racing thoughts develop, why old patterns keep repeating, and how stress and shock concretely affect the body and brain. You'll also receive tools to begin recognizing and loosening the mechanisms that hold you in place.

If you need a seat close to an exit or have other practical needs, you're welcome to write to zimanajazoul@gmail.com before the lecture.