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Hi, it s Elise, host of Pulling the Thread.
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Starting next Monday, I m doing another special series.
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This set is about trauma, specifically trauma and the body.
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You ll hear from four incredibly important voices in this space.
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We re going to start with Dr. James Gordon, who works with groups all over the world who are in crisis, helping them move their experiences through the body before it gets stuck.
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Next, we ll turn to the father of somatic experiencing, Peter Levine, who has a new autobiography about a horrific trauma from his childhood that led him to the formation of his practice, which we all benefit from today.
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Next, I m joined by my friend Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother s Hands, the creator of the somatic abolitionist movement, who works with me directly to illustrate how we all carry fear.
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And finally, Prentice Hempel is taking us home.
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Their stunning new book, What It Takes to Heal, explores finding our calcified feelings and patterns of behavior in our bodies and navigating conflict without projecting our pain.
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In the show notes, you ll find related episodes from years past, including guests like Galit Atlas, Gabor Mate, Thomas Hubel, and Richard Schwartz.
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I ll see you this Thursday for a regular episode, though it s Johan Hari, so there s nothing regular about it.