Principlev1
Follow somatic signatures rather than narrative recall when
Follow somatic signatures rather than narrative recall when tracing emotional patterns to childhood origins, because childhood patterns are stored in procedural and sensorimotor systems that express as bodily states rather than conscious memories.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from Emotions manifest as physiological changes in the body (somatic markers as emotional manifestation), Emotions prepare the body for specific physical actions (emotions as coordinated physiological changes), and The brain maintains distinct memory systems for declarative (distinct declarative and procedural memory systems). The principle prescribes using body-based rather than narrative-based investigation because of where childhood learning is actually stored.