EP 29: Somatic Intelligence with Jordan Dann, LP

Jordan’s Dann joins me for episode 29 on The School of Unlearning podcast. This episode is a deeply personal one, and Jordan leads the way by sharing how her childhood experiences have shaped the way she sees relationships and her work as a therapist. This is one of those feel good, wanna hug her through the screen and share with everyone I know podcasts - enjoy the conversation my friends. 

In this episode we cover: 

• How Jordan’s parents and early childhood influenced her view of relationships
• How moving houses so often helped influence Jordan’s resiliency and strength. 
• Stumbling upon influential people and theater helped open up a sense of belonging and connection to the body 
• The role of play in intimacy and connection 
• How movement helped shape our sense of self and community 
•  How Jordan landed in therapy after years in music and theater. 
• What somatic therapy and intelligence is and how to use it
• How presence and noticing influences the way Jordan works with patients and clients. 
• How to embrace the sympathetic nervous system
• Why we need to annihilate our need for isolated self growth 
• What 3 subjects Jordan would add to our school systems
• What Jordan is actively unlearning these days 

Resources

If you liked this episode, check out the book Jordan references, “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk. 

Jordan mentioned the poet, Marge Piercy, click here to read more.

About Jordan Dann

Jordan's work as a therapist is strongly informed by her clinical training in Gestalt therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing. Jordan’s approach to working with clients is a strength-based-trauma-informed approach to support self-healing of the individual.

Jordan has a BFA (acting) an MFA (theater education) from Boston University and am a graduate of the Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy. Jordan is a Nationally Certified and NYS Licensed Psychoanalyst in private practice. She works with individuals, couples, and conduct case supervision in New York City.  

Jordan is an avid content creator and I highly encourage you go check out her Instagram account where she shares informative videos and stories that are buzzworth. She has also been featured in MindBodyGreen, NewsBreak, and Psychotherapy Networker. 

To follow and work with Jordan, click here. 

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