Overcoming Fear of Abandonment: Guided Somatic Exercise (Audio)

What this practice does

Fear of abandonment often develops early in life and can quietly shape how you relate to others. It may keep you stuck in anxious attachment, emotional distance, people pleasing, or fear of being fully yourself. This somatic exercise helps you gently meet the pain that created this fear, listen to what it carries, and begin integrating it at its root.

By allowing suppressed emotions to move through the body, space opens for deeper self trust, emotional safety, and connection.

How it works

Through guided somatic awareness, you are invited to feel into the sensations and emotions connected to abandonment fear. You will trace them back to earlier experiences where connection felt uncertain or unsafe, and gently process what was never fully felt at the time. As the wounded part that carries this fear is acknowledged and integrated, your system can begin to relax into closeness again.

What is a somatic exercise

A somatic exercise uses the body as an entrance to the subconscious. Instead of talking about fear from the mind, you work directly with sensation, emotion, and memory as they are held in the body. This allows abandonment wounds to be addressed at their origin, rather than managed or overridden.

How to use this exercise

Find a quiet place where you will not be disturbed. Sit or lie down comfortably, press play, and follow the guided audio. There is no need to push or analyze. The process unfolds through listening, feeling, and allowing.

What you’ll need

A quiet, safe space
About 40 minutes of time. The audio is 31:44 and includes space for pauses and reflection.

What’s included

A 31:44 guided somatic audio
Trauma informed prompts to feel, release, and integrate abandonment pain
A gentle closure to help you ground and embody the shift

Who it’s for

Anyone who feels held back by fear of abandonment in relationships, friendships, or life goals, and wants a safe, body based way to heal the wound beneath it.

Results you can expect

Insight into the root of your fear of abandonment
Release of unprocessed emotional pain
Integration of the younger part that carries abandonment fear
More openness to trust, intimacy, and authentic connection

A practical note

This exercise is designed as a practical, trauma informed tool you can return to whenever fear of abandonment gets activated. For less than the price of one therapy session, you gain ongoing access to a guided practice that helps you work with this fear at its root.

Duration: Audio 31:44. Plan about 40 minutes including pauses.