20/11/2025
Why Safety Isn’t Just Physical: A Reflection From the Boxing Therapy Room
When people hear the word safety, they often think of something physical: being protected, being able to defend yourself, being strong enough to push something away.
But for so many of us, safety has always been much more than that.
Safety is emotional.
It’s internal.
It’s the sense that our body, our thoughts, and our feelings can exist without being overwhelmed.
And at its core, it’s something every single one of us deserves.
In the therapy room and in the Boxing Therapy room, I often see how early experiences of “not feeling safe” live quietly under the surface. Memories, moments, or patterns that were too big, too fast, or too loud for our younger selves to hold onto often show up again in adulthood.
Not as the original story, but as tension in the chest, as a fast heart, as irritability, as shutting down, as a sudden need to walk away, or as a heaviness we can’t quite name.
And often, before we even realize what’s happening, our bodies respond for us.
Not because we’re broken, but because at some point in our lives, those responses kept us going.
This is where movement becomes powerful.
Not as a replacement for therapy, not as an attempt to “fix,” and definitely not as a push to be stronger or tougher.
But as another way for the body to say:
“I’m here. I feel this. And I’m allowed to move through it.”
In Boxing Therapy, we use simple movements the ready stance, grounding breaths, controlled punches to help people reconnect with their internal sense of stability.
It isn’t about hitting hard.
It isn’t about skill.
It’s about creating a moment where the nervous system feels supported enough to let us notice what’s happening underneath.
Full article here on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/boxingtherapy_why-safety-isnt-just-physical-a-reflection-activity-7395587131378900992-aexI?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAArn8TkBMkeIOOWEDXoGbB0f7IK8sS0gQ58&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link
