The ache that stayed

<p><strong>A 7-day journal for when the wound has closed but the ache never left.</strong></p><p>You've lived through things. Some painful. Some very painful. </p><p>And you learned how to hold it together how to move on how to keep showing up.</p><p>But sometimes long after the story is over the body still remembers.</p><p>A tone of voice. A silence. A sudden distance. And before you know it you're bracing again even when nothing's wrong.</p><p></p><p>That's what <em>The Ache That Stayed</em> is for. This seven-day journal isn't about reliving the past.</p><p>It's about meeting what stayed behind: the protective reflexes that once saved you the quiet tension that never got to rest.</p><p>Each day brings a short reflection guided writing prompts and a simple nervous-system ritual designed to help you notice what your body is still carrying and to start letting it soften.</p><p></p><p>You won't be asked to forgive forget or move on.</p><p>You'll be invited to witness what's already here gently safely in real time.</p><p>It helps you recognise how protection still lives in your muscles your tone your silence.</p><p>How the reflexes that once saved you can soften when you finally start listening to them.</p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Not to fix yourself but to experience that what still hurts is simply asking to be met with awareness.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>What's Inside</strong></p><p>270-page softcover journal 8 x 10 format (20 cm x 25 cm)</p><p>15 pt font for ease of reading and space to breathe</p><p>7 daily sections each including:</p><p>• A short emotionally grounded reflection</p><p>• 4 guided prompts to help you notice without reliving</p><p>• 1 daily body check-in: a nervous-system practice to anchor awareness</p><p>• 1 closing Circle practice for integration</p><p>Full-color design throughout</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>The Seven-Day Arc</strong></p><p>Day One: When the past breathes under your skin</p><p>Day Two: The reflex to protect</p><p>Day Three: The silence that saved you</p><p>Day Four: Wanting touch not trouble</p><p>Day Five: When your truth finds its voice</p><p>Day Six: The taste of safe pleasure</p><p>Day Seven: The art of staying with yourself</p><p><strong>Enter the Circle:</strong> A closing voice-guided journey to meet the Bone Woman the keeper of what survives</p><p></p><p><strong>A Voice to Hold You</strong></p><p>Each day includes an optional audio ritual: a quiet voice guiding you through breath body and awareness.</p><p>You'll receive access via QR code to:</p><p>✨ 7 daily audio body check-ins: short gentle practices to help your body feel what the words invite</p><p>✨ 1 closing audio journey: an imaginal encounter designed to integrate what the week has opened</p><p></p>