Hello everyone, it's Adam. Before launching into this episode, I'd like to invite you to an

upcoming Zoom conference that I am doing with Kathy Lorzel on Saturday, May 13th. The purpose of

the conference is to equip you to engage another person's story. In other words, Kathy and I are

going to teach the art and the science behind how to engage another person's story well.

You can sign up for the conference at my website, adamioncounseling.com. The cost is 129 and if you

can't make it on May 13th, you will still get access to the video recording of the conference for

three months. I hope to see you there and now let's dive into today's episode.

You are listening to the place we find ourselves podcast. I'm Adam Young and today we are continuing

to look at the importance of engaging our bodies when it comes to the healing of trauma.

I am joined today by Heather Stringer, a therapist who takes the body seriously. She is also very skilled

in designing rituals that facilitate healing. Today we talk about both our physical bodies and the

importance of rituals. Thanks so much for listening. All right, I'm here with Heather Stringer,

Heather. It's good to see you. It's good to be with you as well. Say a bit about what you spend

your time doing where you are located geographically. Just give a bit of an introduction about you.

Yeah, I am currently in Seattle, Washington. And right now in my life, I am a janitor, a teacher,

a math tutor, a mother, a wife, a therapist. I am so many roles right now. In usual time,

I am a ritual maker and an artist and a licensed mental health therapist.

And we're going to talk some about ritual later, but when you say ritual maker, just what does that mean?

I have found that so often we feel like a shift is needing to be made in our lives. And we just,

I think in Western culture and American culture and traditions just have been a little bit

in the mix. Rituals is this very, I think, poignant way of a letting yourself undergo the change

that's trying to happen. And so it's creating a space that is set apart or as a sacred or holy space.

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