The Wisdom of Your Body Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living

Hillary L. McBride, PhD, Emily Ellet

eAudio - 2021

Maybe you've been made to feel ashamed of your body or like it isn't good enough. Maybe your body is riddled with stress, pain, or the effects of trauma. Maybe you think of your body as an accessory to what you believe you really are-your mind. Whatever the reason, many of us don't feel at home in our bodies. But being disconnected from ourselves as bodies means being disconnected from truly living and from the interconnection that weaves us all together. Psychologist and award-winning researcher Hillary McBride explores the broken and unhealthy ideas we have inherited about our body. Embodiment is the way we are in the world, and our embodiment is heavily influenced by who we have been allowed to be. McBride shows that many ...of us feel disembodied due to colonization, racism, sexism, and patriarchy-destructive systems that rank certain bodies as less valuable, beautiful, or human than others. The Wisdom of Your Body offers a compassionate, healthy, and holistic perspective on... more