Suddenly Different – He thought he was breaking down until his body started breaking open

What if the moment you fear you’re breaking down is actually the moment your body begins to break open?

In this profound conversation, physiotherapist and TRE pioneer Richmond Heath shares the unexpected turning point that reshaped his entire life — a Vipassana meditation where his body began to move on its own.

What could have been dismissed as strange—or even pathologised—became the doorway to liberation. Richmond takes us inside that moment of spontaneous tremoring, the confusion and awe, and the slow unraveling of chronic pain, burnout, and held-tight survival patterns he didn’t know were running his life.

We explore:

• The difference between breaking down and breaking open

• Why the body remembers how to heal, even when the mind doesn’t

• The ancient roots of tremoring as a natural stress-release mechanism

• Physiological maturity and how it shifts resilience, presence, and emotional capacity

• Why high performers, first responders, and men’s groups are changing through TRE

• The quiet, subtle experiences that become “suddenly different” turning points

Richmond’s story reminds us that surrender isn’t weakness — it’s a biological invitation. A pathway back to groundedness, clarity, and the freedom to live life from a deeper, steadier place.

If you’ve ever felt like you were holding too much, coping alone, or standing at the edge of burnout, this episode offers a radically compassionate reframe: Your body may not be breaking down. It may finally be showing you how to come home to yourself.

Learn more about Richmond’s work at treaustralia.com and menergy.org.au.