Embodied Activism: The What, Why, and How

Community ActionReuse 101
Written By Brooking Gatewood

Episode #52

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When working within a system designed to disconnect us from our bodies, the choice to be “embodied” becomes part of our activism to transform ourselves and our world. This episode explores the challenges of staying centered in world-changing work, and tips and tricks to practice embodied activism in our work and in our everyday lives – from acknowledging what we don’t know to following pleasure and embracing grief to working with the body to transform conflict into connection. Tune in for thoughtful stories and ideas to help stay on course in a world seemingly designed to shake us. With Brooking Gatewood and Si Thacker.

Resources:

Arnold Mindell and the Process Work Institute

Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Marie Brown

My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem

Understanding the Drama Triangle

Also mentioned: 

Brooking Gatewood

Brooking hosts Upstream’s The Indisposable Podcast and guides our team on virtual collaboration and culture-building. She has worked with Break Free From Plastic US since 2016 as a facilitator and strategist, and has spent much of the last decade supporting collaborative leadership for many ambitious change efforts - from saving monarch butterflies to curbing diabetes. In her spare time, Brooking can be found writing and performing poetry, or hosting community-connection events in her local LA neighborhood.

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