Somatic practices for healing childhood wounds & cultivating a vibrant embodied life using Internal Family Systems

with licensed clinical professional counselor Kristen Stake

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So many of us are walking around with the beliefs we created in childhood running the show.

And almost always, we are unconscious of it. Largely because we have other parts of ourselves protecting us from feeling or becoming aware of the hurt parts of ourselves.

These "parts" protect us, or try to, and in a way cause us to act and react to everything from social interactions to work to relationships to sexual connections to how-we-treat-our-own-selves.

So, what can we do to heal some of these deep core wounds (whether they came from obvious trauma or from less-visible places in our lives)?

And how can we use embodied practices to help us do that?

 This is what Kristen Stake and I talk about on this week's episode.

Not only is she a licensed professional counselor trained deeply in Internal Family Systems (aka "parts work"). She is also a mover, and somatic practices have been a huge part of her life and healing path. 

So she has developed her own style of bridging the world of "parts work" and somatic practices like authentic movement into an embodied form of "Moving With Our Parts."

If you're new to IFS, or seasoned in the work, this episode is a great foundation on what it is, how it can help you become a better version of yourself, and how to bring some of those "parts" into your body and move with them to help them be accepted, expressed, and maybe even let their hold go a little bit, too.

I hope this conversation offers you some glimpses into what's possible for you. 

Resources:

• Grab the free Womb Connection & Clearing guided practice
• Sign up for the waitlist for Natural Contraception the Herbal Way program!
• Episode 121: Healing heartbreak with IFS with Sara Avant Stover
• Books mentioned in this episode:
  - No Bad Parts by Richard Scwartz
  - Somatic IFS by Susan McConnell
  - Listening When Parts Speak by Tamala Floyd
  
   

Connect with Kristen:

• Check out her upcoming online workshop series: Moving with our Parts
  
  

• Connect on social:
  IG: @kristenstakedance
  
  

• Check out her website: Somatic Therapy Maine
   

DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.

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