From Overwhelm to Agency
A scholarly article on the impacts of sctivist burnout and the somatic work that can help to heal, sustain and empower. Read More
Trauma and the Body Basics
As part of my deep dive into trauma I wanted to write a post about the way trauma works in the body and brain, and the implications of this when… Read More
Resmaa Menakem
"Moving from race to culture is important, transformative, and takes work. A lot of work. I help people, communities, and organizations find strength in healing that is holistic and resilient.… Read More
On Alchemising Trauma and Ancestral Healing
This week, we are savoring in the delight of slowing down and wading into the generative waters of free-flowing eros, healing, pleasure, and embodiment. In a culture of severance and… Read More
What your body has to do with social change
An excerpt from Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, written and edited by Adrienne Maree Brown about understanding embodied trauma and somatics. Read More
Somatics, Trauma Healing and Social Change
(Includes transcript of the podcast) Staci K. Haines, the founder of “Generative Somatics,” has integrated her extensive experience in both transforming individual and social trauma and in grassroots movements into… Read More
Trauma, Healing and Collective Power
In June 2018, generative somatics (gs) created a podcast with Spenta Kandawalla, Prentis Hemphill and Staci K. Haines, hosted by adrienne maree brown. It's a conversation about trauma, oppression, healing… Read More