2. How I got here: a story of complicated loss, shame and sensual reclamation
In Episode 2 of the SensuAlchemy School podcast, Kate takes you on her own personal journey of complex loss and longing - so personal it’s the stuff of vulnerability hangovers. But at SensuAlchemy School of Embodied Grief & Pleasure, we believe that when women share their stories honestly, shame is released and collective feminine power grows.
Kate shares:
+ Her story growing up internalising the label of “drama queen” and learning to reject her too-muchness in lieu of a more palatable version of herself
+ How, until her early 30’s, she believed that fully expressing herself and revealing her messy humanness, sensual nature, and uncensored creativity meant risking being loved
+ How these identity losses accumulated in deep embodied grief - only understood on a conscious level since she experienced other major life grief events.
+ Four major losses that continue to lead Kate into intensely complicated periods of grief and ultimately, profound personal transformation
+ Her devotion to pleasure as embodied medicine and a tool against patriarchy
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Resources mentioned in this podcast:
- SensuAlchemy School of Embodied Grief & Pleasure
- Be Held & Behold Free Embodied Audio Experience
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