be part of the healing of this world

The last year especially, I have done a lot of healing around body and central nervous system work. Healing from mold and learning to live with TN has meant re-embodying this body of mine.

As I teach in the courage work, emotions get first crack at writing our stories when something hard happens. More than that, though, our bodies do too. Our bodies come in to save us through fight, flight, or freeze to keep us safe. And on top of that, our brains remember all those past traumas too, whether big T or little t, which means so much is linked, related, and reminds us of everything else.

This is how come doing bodywork in movement, tapping, dancing, and bouncing helps. Along with nervous system work like breathwork, swaying, and grounding.

Recently, I learned how important this work is also in racialized trauma. My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem changed me. This book needs to be required reading for every American, especially. The author teaches healing trauma work through the lens of the racialized trauma we all have. I have not been able to stop thinking about this book or using its tools since I read it. I even implemented several of Resmaa’s practices in my last Dare to Lead training, and our work in that room was incredible.

If you want to be part of the healing of this world, you also must heal yourself. I cannot recommend this book more.