How Your Body Recognizes Your Boundaries Before Your Mind Finds the Words Estimated Reading Time: 9–11 minutes "The body whispers before it screams." Have you ever agreed to something while feeling a knot in your stomach? Maybe your jaw tightened. Your shoulders lifted. Your breathing became shallow. Perhaps you smiled while internally wishing you had said, "No." Hours later—or even days later—you replayed the conversation in your mind, wondering why you agreed to something t