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The way we conduct politics threatens our safety, belonging, and dignity. In this episode, Staci Haines helps us understand these threats and our reactions to them. She provides a somatic framework for understanding how we can move beyond that reactivity toward a new type of engagement that is grounded in our values and aligned with what we hope for this world.
In this episode, Staci and I discuss:
- How our families, communities, and society influence the way we understand the rules of engagement for the political sphere
- What somatics is and how it provides a pathway for change and the individual and collective level
- Our inherent need for safety, dignity, and belonging and how politics threatens all three
- What fight, flight, freeze, appease, and dissociate look like in a political context
- How somatic awareness, releasing past trauma, and building new practices can move us beyond reactivity
- Why relieving tension is not the goal of healing or political engagement
- The inherent connection between individual and social healing
Spiritual Practices for this Election Season from Staci:
- Somatic Centering for Political Engagement (Video Practice)
- Politics and Trauma 2.0 Online Course
- Free SomaSJ Practice community
- Politics and Trauma book (Affiliate Link)
See our page on Spiritual Practices for Political Engagement for offerings from all our guests.
Connect with Staci on her website or through instagram @stacikhaines.
Connect with me at [email protected] or on instagram @katie.m.cochran.