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every body dances
by Rebecca Demi
NYC licensed creative arts psychotherapist and dance/movement therapist Rebecca Demi invites fellow therapists, creatives and clinicians to share what's on their minds.
Episodes
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Dr. Neha - BC-DMT, LCAT
Dr. Neha Christopher is a board-certified dance movement therapist, researcher, and educator whose work spans clinical practice, academia, and social engagement across multiple continents. She is the co-founder of the Indian Association of Dance Movement Therapy, expanding the reach of the field...
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Atara - MA, LCAT
Movement Meets Therapy is a podcast about creative arts psychotherapy. Where the body, story, and spirit are all welcomed in the room. What happens when the body speaks, and someone actually listens? In this episode, I sit down with Atara Vogelstein, licensed creative arts therapist and drama...
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David - Physical Therapist
This conversation between Rebecca Demi and David Geddem explores the intersection of physical therapy and dance movement therapy in the context of dementia care. It delves into David's journey from India to Russia and eventually to the United States, highlighting the challenges and insights…
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Shereen Bar-or Becerra - LCAT, ATR-BC
In this episode of Movement Meets Therapy, Rebecca sits down with Shereen Bar-or Becerra, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board Certified Art Therapist, for a deeply resonant conversation about art therapy, cultural identity, parenting with softness, and the transformative power of...
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Solo #3
On Forgiveness, Matcha Breakups & Loving From Afar ✧。 Rebecca gets vulnerable about the constant evolution of self, sharing her journey through forgiveness work, the surprising truth about matcha (RIP to an aesthetic era), and the beautiful paradox of loving someone while knowing you're not meant...
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Chelsea - MA, BC-DMT
In this episode, Rebecca speaks with Chelsea Horton, dance/movement therapist and CEO/founder of Healing Embodied, about how our bodies carry past relationship stories and why they sometimes trigger fear even in healthy partnerships. They explore the epidemic of therapist burnout, tracing it to...
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Aliza Rivka - BC-DMT, DJ
Guest Aliza Rivka - Dance as Medicine In this powerful conversation, Rebecca Demi sits down with Aliza Rivka - founder of Mariposa Movement, dance therapist, DJ, and ritual guide based in Costa Rica - to explore self-abandonment, the wild woman archetype, and how rhythm becomes medicine.…
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Paula - LMFT, CST, CSTS
Join Rebecca Demi in conversation with Paula Leech, certified sex therapy supervisor and author, as they explore why sexuality is the "avoided topic" in therapy - and why it shouldn't be. Paula shares her refreshing take on helping people reconnect with their bodies and reveals a game-changing...
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Erica - LCPC, BC-DMT
Season 2 of Movement Meets Therapy, formerly "Every Body Dances." Erica Hornthal is a licensed clinical professional counselor, board-certified dance/movement therapist, and the CEO and founder of Chicago Dance Therapy. Since graduating with her MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from...
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Cara - LCAT
Cara licensed creative arts therapist and art therapist joins me to discuss her journey from "not wanting to work a desk job" into the hands on world of clinical art therapy in the inpatient hospital setting. Cara gives us a glimpse into her stance on the art therapy world, the art world, mental...
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Elizabeth - LCAT, ATR-BC
*Memorial Day Special* Elizabeth (Liz) joins me to share her role as a licensed creative arts therapist on inpatient psychiatry, and all the nuances, motivations, science and politics that go along with it. We rejoice in Gemini season. As an art therapist, Liz mentions her affinity to Winnicott's...
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8 Days at the Ashram
Time didn't feel real on the ashram. The ashram is a one of a kind spiritual experience. As a first time vacationer there for 8 days in April, I was in for an exceptional amount of yogic learning and gatherings with sensational divine people. Core memories for sure. Listen along as I interview...
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Ivan - Art Therapist LCAT-lp
Ivan comes on the pod and opens up about his affinity for timeless art qualities, how he integrates art making and psychology, how he separates work from home, all the nuances of growing up as an artist in New York and much more.
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Zach - Music Therapist LCAT-lp
Zach comes on the pod shares his personal journey finding music therapy, his roots studying psychology at Ithaca College, his perspective as a musician and clinician. Then he opens up about his motivation, inspiration, ways of detaching at the end of the day, as well as certain techniques like…
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Solo #2
In today's solo episode I speak my mind on a buzz word popular right now "core values." (Yes, that's actually two words.) But, nonetheless, I talk about my inner child, the tension I formed as a shield from ballet class at a young age, and how I'm now peeling back the layers and dispelling the...
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Heather - ATR-BC, LCAT
Heather and I dive deep in a raw conversation first starting with her affinity to music, her developing years named the "class clown" in high school, the era of 1960's, questioning aesthetic and how it grows with you, making sense of absurdity, self-awareness, sarcasm, and humor. We also get into...
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Sophie - MT-BC
I sit down with Sophie, NYC-based board certified music therapist to converse about her lifelong love of music, the decision to become a music therapist after hearing of retired politician Gabby Gifford's inspiring survival story, her soul connection to bassist Jaco Pastorius, the important and...
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Solo #1
It's simply me today on a solo episode talking about my spirituality, the full moon in Cancer energy, some expanders in my life, and my first foray into energy work.
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Charlie - LMSW
Charlie and I sit down to talk about life as a social worker, historical context, the political implications of our work, and transcending the mundane. Also, together we envision a world of redistributed resources, wealth and capital. We end with discussing the significance of gesturing with…
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Robin - R-DMT LCAT
Robin they/them, is a registered dance/movement therapist and licensed creative arts therapist. In this conversation we first praise a great matcha spot in the East Village (support local) then get into Robin's origin story as a dancer since birth, psychology major, and overall human being...
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Justin - LCSW
Justin shares his experience working in the social work world, examining critical race theory and the dangers of erasing history. We reminisce on how we savored a ritual as coworkers and took the time to anchor. Our shoutout to #sweetgreen. How we both refuse to send our future kids to school if...
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Steve - Physician Assistant
Steve shares how he's navigating balance between work and play, his new fascination with Winnicott's object relations theory, and a simple stretch (especially during Covid-19 times) we can all try for feeling more open.
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Just the beginning
Rebecca briefly shares her early modern dance influences, the sensations she felt as a young dancer observing herself and her peers, and the culmination from graduate school into professional life. She also shares her intention for starting Every Body Dances.
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NYC licensed creative arts psychotherapist and dance/movement therapist Rebecca Demi invites fellow therapists, creatives and clinicians to share what's on their minds.
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