Navigating between dirty and clean pain

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Individuals often find themselves drawn to habits or situations that are not healthy or beneficial for them, despite knowing better. This internal conflict between indulging in 'dirty pain' and aspiring for 'clean pain' can be a challenging journey. Eventually, there comes a point where a shift occurs, and the individual realizes the necessity to break free from the detrimental cycle, even though it may involve discomfort and pain. This transition signifies a movement towards aligning with one's integrity and the essence of creation, acknowledging the need to let go of toxic patterns for personal growth.

324. The Embodied Path to Healing Trauma with Resmaa Menakem

Author, therapist, licensed clinical worker, racialized trauma expert, Resmaa Menakem discusses the concepts of somatic abolitionism, and the importance of embodied anti-racist practices.

Discover:

-The difference between clean and dirty pain;

-What white people need to do in order to help create an anti-racist society; and

-Why we should shift from looking at the personal to looking at the historical to heal our traumas.

On Resmaa: Resmaa Menakem is an author, agent of change, therapist, and licensed clinical worker specializing in racialized trauma, communal healing, and cultural first aid. As the leading proponent of Somatic Abolitionism – an embodied anti-racist practice for living and culture building – Resmaa is the founder of Justice Leadership Solutions and the Cultural Somatics Institute.

Resmaa works at the intersections of anti-racism, communal healing, and embodied purpose, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning, Monsters in Love: Why Your Partner Sometimes Drives You Crazy—And What You Can Do About It, and The Stories from My Grandmother’s Hands, a children’s picture book with actor T. Mychael Rambo and illustrator Leroy Campbell.

In 2023, Resmaa released an on-demand self-paced course titled Healing Racialized Trauma: Somatic Abolitionism for Every Body. You can learn more about Resmaa and his work at www.resmaa.com.

Work with Resmaa: https://blackoctopussociety.com/

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