My body started blinking before I knew why.(How nervous tics led me to a whole new way of healing)

As a child, I had quiet tics — like blinking and throat clearing.

I didn’t know it was my body trying to talk to me.

I just knew that taking off a tight turtleneck felt like freedom.

Fast forward to my 20s:

I was in the wrong relationship, juggling a Master’s and a full-time job…

…and my body crashed.

Tics and reflexes escalated. I was finally diagnosed with Tourette’s.

At first, I felt ashamed.

But that diagnosis became a doorway.

It helped me realize:

My body was never broken. It was overwhelmed and trying to protect me.

I searched for healing everywhere:

Therapists. Psychiatrists. Yoga. Mindfulness. Healers.

Even crystals and cannabis.

But the biggest shift came when I learned to check in with my body every single day.

I trained in acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and Integrative Psychotherapy.

I lived in India. I studied ancestral healing and somatics.

And through it all, I kept coming back to this:

Our bodies speak. We just need to learn their language.

Now, I work with sensitive, neurodivergent people who feel deeply and somatically.

We slow things down.

We honour their unique wiring.

And we listen — gently — to what the body is trying to say.

If your body is trying to get your attention, I see you.

Let’s explore what it might be asking for — together.

[Corina Tighe | Somatic Talk Therapy | Wicklow & Online]