Body Talks: A Theory of Embodied Psychology | Christy Bauman | TEDxBrevard
NOTE FROM TED: This talk contains a discussion of stillbirth. Contents only represent the speaker's personal views and understanding of the body, trauma, and creation. Several claims lack scientific support. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdfListen to Dr. Christy Bauman share how resilience is formed throughout our lives and the stories the body tells. Become embodied. Dr. Christy Bauman, MDFT & LMHC (she/her) is committed to helping women come into their true voice. She is an author and psychotherapist who focuses on the female body, sexuality, and theology. Christy’s work can be found at christybauman.com
She is the author and producer of her works:
Her Rites: Sacred Therapeutic Guides for the Feminine Soul
The Sexually Healthy Woman
Theology of the Womb
Womaneering Perpetual Calendar
A Brave Lament, and the award-winning Documentary: A Brave Lament
She has a podcast entitled Womaneering and she offers storywork consulting, womaneering weekends, and marriage intensives with her husband Andrew Bauman through their organization, Christian Counseling Center for Sexual Health and Trauma. Drs. Christy and Andrew host Therapy Shorts podcast, a conversation about relationships dynamics. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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