Episode 9: You Are Your Body with Hillary Mcbride PHD
“When we take human experiences that actually are sacred and slow and methodical and available to everybody and we package them in such a way that we make it feel like it has to look a certain way to be valid, that you have to be this kind of practice to be embodied: No! If you noticed you were hungry and you ate – you are embodied.”
-Hillary McBride, PHD, The Everything Belongs Podcast
Today on the Everything Belongs podcast, we are in conversation with Registered Clinical Counsellor, Hillary L. Mcbride, MA. Hillary is a therapist, researcher, speaker and writer whose passion in counselling is to create a relationship built on safety, trust, and hope, where people feel accepted and challenged to grow in new and meaningful ways. She holds a PhD in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia, as well as Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology. She is a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) in good standing with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. Hillary is the author of "Mothers, Daughters and body image" and her upcoming book, "This is my body" out in Feb 2021. In this expansive conversation, Madison and Hillary discuss what it means to be human in our bodies. They explore the power of curiosity and questioning, the true meaning of embodiment beyond being a current buzz word and learning how the little acts of reclaiming ourselves IS the experience of embodiment. Hillary also touches on the liberation of menopause, the topic of her dissertation. Tune in to the experience of this discussion here...
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In this episode we have a conversation about:
Knowing what is means to be human through wonder, mystery, curiosity and embodiment
The experience of being aware of ourselves to hold on to ourselves
How we have learned to disconnect to our bodies as a form of societal control
Integrating all the parts of ourselves to experience being human (mind, body, emotions, intellect)
Using the techniques of healthy relationship building on our ourselves as well
Developing a new consciousness around aging women and menopause
So much more….
