Hold Space for Healing
Episode 5 of the The Freedom From Empty Podcast podcast, hosted by Booth Andrews, titled "Hold Space for Healing" was published on September 30, 2018 and runs 19 minutes.
September 30, 2018 ·19m · The Freedom From Empty Podcast
Summary
Our human capacity for denial is a survival mechanism that sometimes serves us well; holding unimaginable pain or seemingly unbearable things somewhere away from our hearts and minds until we are able to process them safely. And yet, unprocessed emotions also make us sick--physically and mentally ill. In a world where we are taught to fear the "other" and in fact encouraged to do so by people who seek power and influence, our inability to recognize our shared humanity--to deny the human experience--is making us, our families, our communities, our country and the world very, very ill. This episode explores a simple, yet powerful practice that allows for healing to begin. References: https://www.yhtimbo.org/ https://besselvanderkolk.net/the-body-keeps-the-score.html https://drgabormate.com/book/when-the-body-says-no/
Episode Description
Our human capacity for denial is a survival mechanism that sometimes serves us well; holding unimaginable pain or seemingly unbearable things somewhere away from our hearts and minds until we are able to process them safely. And yet, unprocessed emotions also make us sick--physically and mentally ill.
In a world where we are taught to fear the "other" and in fact encouraged to do so by people who seek power and influence, our inability to recognize our shared humanity--to deny the human experience--is making us, our families, our communities, our country and the world very, very ill.
This episode explores a simple, yet powerful practice that allows for healing to begin.
References:
https://besselvanderkolk.net/the-body-keeps-the-score.html
https://drgabormate.com/book/when-the-body-says-no/
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