Ep. #208: Digital Minimalism, Parts Work + Healing Through Kink with Somatic Therapist Andrea Glik

Andrea Glik, LCSW is a somatic trauma therapist, supervisor, and educator. Andrea specializes in treating trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and PTSD, prioritizing women, survivors, and queer & trans folks. She utilizes neurobiological, body-based and feminist therapy practices to help clients feel safe in the present and come home to themselves. Andrea practices online, lives on stolen Osage & Sioux land, and can also be found on Instagram @somaticwitch and at andreaglik.com. In this episode, Eryn and Andrea talk about:  Andrea’s journey to becoming a therapist Somatics & healing through the body Digital minimalism & the nervous system The intermittent reinforcement of social media Using phones to cope & finding other coping mechanisms to support Body image and moving to support ourselves Parts work & our protector parts How to start caring for and connecting with your child self Queerness, coming into her queerness, and internalized homophobia Healing through kink, BDSM, and sexual fantasy Taking your power back through kink Shame around sexual fantasy Translating fantasy into in-person Pleasure in trauma healing Doing nothing! Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/andrea-glik  Today is the last day to join the Creative Support membership! It’s here to help you tap into your innate creativity, cultivate creative bravery, & move through creative blocks so you can craft a more creative life. Come join to tend to your creativity in community - there are two live calls a month, a creative support course to help you heal your relationship with creativity & visibility, and a really cool Mighty Networks community of fellow witchy creative humans! Closes tonight at 11:59 pm EST. Check it out and join us here. You can also apply for full or partial scholarship for Creative Support here! Mentioned in this episode: Andrea’s interview on Consensual Non-Consent Digital Minimalism book Andrea’s Digital Minimalism workshop