Some of the world's top trauma specialists have proven that our brains may forget the traumas we survive, but our bodies, especially our nervous systems, always keep score. 

Memories are stored in our shoulders, spines, stomach or hands, without us ever knowing. We assume a painful backache or shaky hand is something harmless, random, but it could be more. It might be our bodies reminding us of what we've endured and warning us not to let it happen again. 

Trauma doesn't tell time. It can't tell if we're eight or forty one, if our kids have the chicken pox or if we have the biggest challenges of our lives to perform. 

And when it sneaks up on us, it's easy to think we're right back at square one. 

But the truth is, even when our brain convinces us we're lost, if we try hard enough, our bodies always remind us there's a way back. 

And prepares us for whatever fight lies ahead.