Emotional Anatomy Case Study Library
Where Emotional Anatomy meets real practice. Explore clinical cases, patterns, and insights you can recognize in your own patients.
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October Case Study: Career Burnout in the Body
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Patient: "Joanna" (name changed)
Age & bio: Perimenopausal woman, approximately 30 years into a demanding career in corrections, approaching retirement.
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Presenting ComplaintĀ šæ
When Joanna first came to see me, she had quite a few things going on.
Her primary complaint was persistent left ...
by Genevieve Zizzo ā
Oct 09, 2026
case study
emotional pain
joint effusion
knee pain
migraines
overgiving
patellofemoral syndrome
September Case Study: The Helper Patient
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Patient: "Bill" (name changed)
Age & bio: 69 year old retired teacher, married, 5 adult children + grandchildren
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Presenting ComplaintĀ šæ
Bill came in this week with pain down his right leg. Usually, itās his left side that bothers him, so this was a change. Heās been living with chronic back...
by genevieve zizzo ā
Sep 10, 2026
back pain
case study
emotional pain
overgiving
August Case Study: It's Only 90 Seconds ā³
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Patient: "Sarah" (name changed)
Age & bio: 33 year-old female, single, starting a new business
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Presenting ComplaintĀ šæ
Sarah first came to see me approximately two years ago with persistent right-sided neck and shoulder pain.
Over the course of our treatments, it became clear that while the ...
by Genevieve Zizzo ā
Aug 07, 2026
case study
emotional pain
neck pain
shoulder pain
workplace trigger
July Case Study: Anxious but not stressed? Red flag alert š©
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Patient: "Colleen" (name changed)
Age & bio: 83-year-old female, retired, has supportive partner
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Presenting ComplaintĀ šµš»
Colleen first presented in August with two primary concerns. The first was a sensation of congestion in her ears that dampened her ability to hear well. The secondāan...
by Genevieve Zizzo ā
Jul 03, 2026
anxiety
cardiac
case study
hyperthyroidism
medication
stress
June Case Study: 𦶠Nine Years, Four Surgeries, and One Unexpected Pattern
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Case Study: When Feet Can't Find Solid Ground
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Patient: "Taylor" (name changed)
Bio: 33 year old female, On disability for chronic painĀ
Primary Complaint: Chronic bilateral foot pain beginning at age 9
History
Taylor first began experiencing significant foot pain at approximately nine year...
by Genevieve Zizzo ā
Jun 04, 2026
case study
chronic pain
foot surgery
hyprocure
mindset
May Case Study: Tarot in the Treatment Room š
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Hey there healers š
Okay⦠before you assume Iāve started pulling tarot cards in treatment sessions (although that would certainly be a fun add on š)ā stick with me.Ā
ThisĀ case studyĀ is mostly not about tarot.
Itās about language.
Recently, I saw a new patient who had been going through an ...
by Genevieve Zizzo ā
May 07, 2026
case study
metaphor
tarot
April Case Study: Forgiveness in the Body š
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Hey there healers š
For April's case study I thought I was going to be talking about a patient's neck pain...but instead, something else sparked a calling from my own life....
I had a bit of an unexpected⦠experiment this weekend.
I was out running errandsānothing specialāand I ran into a ...
by genevieve zizzo ā
Apr 02, 2026
case study
forgiveness
gene keys
Part 2: 16 yo F, Relentless Abdominal Pain and a Dark Tornado šŖļø
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Hey there healers š
In the first part of this case, I shared a 16-year-old with two years of severe RLQ abdominal pain, major life disruption, and a clinical picture that simply didnāt add up.
This is where things started to shift when I brought theĀ three planesĀ back in: physical, mental/emo...
Mar 12, 2026
abdominal pain
case study
youth
Part 1: 16 yo F, Relentless Abdominal Pain and a Dark Tornado šŖļø
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Hey there healers š
I want to share a case that has stayed with me.Not because it resolved neatly, but because it kept saying, āSomething here is not adding up.ā
This isĀ Part 1.
The case in a nutshell
Sheās 16.
For the pastĀ two years, sheās had severe right lower quadrant abdominal pain:
I...
Mar 10, 2026
abdominal pain
case study
youth