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🗓️ 21 March 2025
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Both food and sex are vital for sustaining life yet are often fraught with complex emotions and struggles.
In the first of a two-part conversation, Dan and Rachael invite you to explore these deeply personal topics with curiosity and compassion. While we've previously discussed shame, food, and sex as separate issues, today we’re diving into their powerful connection—and why it matters.
Both food and sex are not just about survival; they can also offer comfort, pleasure, and a sense of belonging. From our earliest moments in the womb, these embodied experiences shape our understanding of safety, love, and connection. Yet, many of us know all too well the tension that surrounds them. Cultural messages, systemic oppression, and personal trauma can leave us feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from these vital parts of our humanity.
Our hope is that this conversation reminds you: your relationship with food and sexuality is part of your broader story—a journey toward healing and wholeness. As you listen, we invite you to reflect on your own experiences with tenderness and grace, knowing that you are not alone in these struggles.
Please note that this episode contains discussions of sexual development, sex, body image, and disordered eating, and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
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0:00.0 | We cannot ignore the traumatic effects of racism in our country, our communities, and in our own lives. |
0:15.4 | At the Eleanor Center, we believe the process of writing and sharing our stories with one another is a powerful |
0:23.5 | pathway to begin to experience healing. Hi, I'm Linda Royster from the Allender Center, and I'm |
0:32.1 | thrilled to share with you two profound healing events designed for and led by black indigenous Latino and Latina and Asian |
0:42.4 | Pacific Islander people as a global majority of this world's population. This spring, we're |
0:49.5 | honored to once again host the story workshop for racial trauma and healing. |
0:55.3 | This is a profound event that invites you deeply into the things of your life, |
1:00.6 | particularly core things that are common to those within racially marginalized communities of |
1:07.2 | color who have experienced personal and collective trauma. By focusing on the experiences |
1:13.7 | of people of color, this story workshop can create a safer space for you as you seek to |
1:20.0 | understand, write, tell, and live your story in deeper and more transformative ways. |
1:34.5 | You can find details on upcoming dates at the Allender Center.org forward slash workshops. |
1:41.9 | Also, we're looking forward to this summer's Women's Recovery Week with a focus on racial trauma and healing. |
1:46.8 | This is a sacred space for survivors of childhood sexual abuse led by and created for women of color. You can find dates, locations, and application details |
1:54.5 | at the Allender Center.org forward slash workshops. We're committed to making both of these offerings financially accessible and need-based |
2:06.5 | scholarships are available thanks to the generosity of the stewardship foundation grant and our |
2:13.3 | donor community. |
2:15.0 | If you or someone you know is interested in being part of either of these |
2:19.5 | powerful experiences, we invite you to learn more and apply at the allergicenter.org |
2:26.7 | forward slash workshops. Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast. |
2:43.8 | I'm Dr. Dan Allender. |
2:45.3 | And I'm Rachel Clinton-Cenn. |
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