It Is Not In Your Head
Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive
American Public Media
4.3 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Trauma, racism, and our bodies — that is what we’re talking about this week. Healer, trauma specialists and author Resmaa Menakem breaks down what is trauma, what it feels like and how racism contributes.
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| 0:00.0 | Got a question for you. How well do you know your body? I don't mean what you see in the mirror. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm talking about the things your body tells you every day. The little messages it sends you about your physical and mental health. |
| 0:16.0 | Recently I heard someone say that there's no such thing as a mind body connection. |
| 0:21.3 | Our brains are part of our bodies. It's one big system working together to keep each of us alive and functioning. |
| 0:28.0 | But how do we tune into the alarm bells our bodies are ringing? |
| 0:32.0 | What are those aches in your back, that persistent |
| 0:34.7 | headache, or your clumsiness, actually telling you about your overall well-being? |
| 0:40.5 | I'm Tanya Mosley, and that's the subject we're taking on on this episode of Truth Be Told. |
| 0:46.0 | Dear Truth Be Told. |
| 0:49.0 | Dear Truth Be Told. |
| 0:50.0 | Dear truth be told. |
| 0:52.0 | Dear truth be told. be told. |
| 0:53.0 | I really need your help. |
| 0:54.0 | I need your help. |
| 0:55.0 | I need your help. Our wise one this week is Resma Menacim. He's a therapist and author of several books |
| 1:11.7 | including my grandmother's hands and Rock the Boat, |
| 1:15.3 | How to Use Conflict to Heal and Deepen Relationships. |
| 1:19.4 | Resma helps people listen and act upon the messages our bodies are giving us. |
| 1:23.6 | And during the course of our conversation, we got into another related subject, inherited trauma. |
| 1:29.8 | You know, researchers have been able to pinpoint how the trauma of our ancestors is passed down |
| 1:34.8 | through our DNA and this trauma has a direct impact on our health. |
| 1:40.0 | Hey Resma, welcome to truth Be Told. How are you? |
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