In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Kristen Nichole, a south Florida-based movement artist, social and community psychologist, and entrepreneur. In 2019, Kristen earned a certification in group fitness instruction from the American Council on Exercise and a certification in pole instruction from XPERT while completing graduate school. In 2020, Kristen earned a Ph.D. in community and social psychology with an expertise in identity development and storytelling from North Carolina State University. Kristen is the founder of Polecology, a platform for liberation through the art and psychology of sensual movement.

Main Topics Discussed:

• Dance as a form of storytelling
• Finding liberation through the art and psychology of sensual movement
• How pole dancing can be so much more than just a performance to satisfy the male gaze
• Reclaiming your body autonomy
• Making pole more inclusive

Learn more about Kristen Nichole

Visit her website: www.thepolecologist.com

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepolecologistphd

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