Embodiment is one of those words that’s thrown around, but what is it really? Alexandra Shewan (she/they) takes us through what her working definition of embodiment is, how she supports clients with becoming embodied, and the essential roles that being trauma-informed and anti-oppressive should play in therapeutic practices.

Alexandra is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a virtual/in-person counselling and consulting business, Selkie Counselling, based out of Victoria, BC on unceded lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories. Her approach to counselling and consulting is intersectionally feminist, collaborative, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive. Alexandra supports clients in uprooting internalized oppression to feel more embodied and heal their relationship to themselves and others.

The video about trauma and the nervous system that Alexandra mentioned is here, and check out the Centre for Body Trust.

Please connect with Alexandra on her website and Instagram.

This episode’s poem is called “Selkie” and it’s by Rachel Plummer.

Bonus content with Alexandra through Apple Podcast Subscriptions and on Patreon.

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