Part 2: Identity & Trauma (02/28/2015)
Overview
In this 3-hour experiential workshop, we will explore the leading edge perspectives on identity and how to work with this complex topic. You will have a better understanding of how we unconsciously move between identities and come in conflict with them both internally and externally.
Description
At times unexpected life events have us take on or engage with an identity we’d rather avoid. Sometimes these identities can even be traumatic to embody. For example:
- a woman gets a divorce and transitions from a “married woman” to a “divorced woman”
- a 50-year old CEO becomes unemployed for the first time in his life
- a female engineer is transferred to an all male team
- a gay manager who isn’t out to their team gets married
As you probably noticed reading this list, embodying these identities can bring up conflicting emotions and issues. Our clients may not be fully aware that these issues are significantly impacting them.
Building on the previous workshop around the neuroscience and developmental aspects of working with trauma, you will learn how our clients’ identities can cause trauma when they collide with the external world and with rigid, fixed parts of themselves.
You will learn about using Parts Work as a way to explore and integrate our client’s identities, thus reducing their suffering. You will also learn to use mindfulness and somatic inquiry to help our clients know when they unconsciously embody these identities.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received by mail or phone seven days in advance of the event will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations received after the cancellation deadline.
Cost: $65 / session (early bird)
