The Body Remembers Even When I Don't

Your body has been keeping score. This book helps you finally hear what it's been saying.

Some wounds don't announce themselves. They live in the tension of your shoulders, the way you brace before someone walks into a room, the years you spent shrinking yourself into shapes that felt safer than being seen. The Body Remembers Even When I Don't was written for the part of you that survived — and for the part that is slowly, carefully learning to do more than survive.

This debut collection from poet Skyline Mercy weaves together 70 full-length poems, guided reflections, somatic journal prompts, affirmations, and a complete companion workbook into one immersive healing experience. Organized across ten sections — from the ruin years through the body's return, the heart's reopening, and the spirit's full reclamation.

Inside you will find:

• 70 cinematic narrative poems exploring trauma, survival, body memory, and reclamation

• Guided reflections and somatic prompts for each section

• A complete journaling workbook with 13 themed exercise sections

• A 30-day integration challenge and closing meditation

• Permission — finally — to feel everything you have been carrying

This is not a book about what broke you. It is a book about what is still possible.

"Healing is not linear. It is not gentle. It is not fast. But it is possible. And it is yours." — Skyline Mercy