Being in Relationship to Food & Our Bodies with Abigail Rose Clarke

Today’s episode is filled with so many deep nuggets of wisdom—I think everyone listening is going to have at least one aha moment. I speak with Abigail Rose Clarke, who is a writer, somatic educator and artist. She’s been teaching somatics internationally since 2011. Her book, Returning Home to the Body: Reimagining the Relationship Between our Bodies and the World will be released in January 2024. Abigail and I discuss what it means to be in relationship, not just with other people, but with our bodies, with the foods we eat, and with the world around us. As Abigail explains, relationships are a reciprocal give and take, where we’re being changed by the other, but also by the relationship itself. She describes how when we “return to the body,” developing a deeper relationship with ourselves, we open the door to curiosity. Instead of feeling like we need to control our bodies or the foods we eat (through things like yoga, meditation, workouts, diets, cleanses, etc), we instead ask ourselves what we authentically need right now, in this moment, without judgement. We also discuss pleasure, change, grief, the role of food in comforting us, and so much more. Links and resources mentioned in the show:* Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD newsletter: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/* Find Nicki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickisizemore/* Abigail’s website: www.abigailroseclarke.com* Find Abigail on Instagram: www.instagram.com/abigail.rose.clarke* Pre-Order Abigail’s book, Returning Home to Our Bodies: https://amzn.to/46W0yNj* Pleasure Activism, by Adrienne Maree Brown: https://amzn.to/3rXqv02* Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power, by Audre Lorde: https://amzn.to/46YrPP2 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/subscribe