Prentis Hemphill | The Story Being Told Through our Collective Body
Thomas is joined by writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer, therapist, and the founder and director of The Embodiment Institute, Prentis Hemphill. They discuss the evolution of embodiment and somatics, and how our bodies are the sites at which transformation occurs in trauma work.
Prentis discusses their work in social and political movements to address individual and collective trauma, and to tap into the resilience and creativity needed to envision solutions to the catastrophes and crises that we face.
They explore the need to acknowledge our interconnectedness in healing spaces, and the potential of somatics and embodiment to help us understand ourselves, integrate the traumatic events we’ve experienced, and re-awaken parts of ourselves that may have gone dormant.
Key Points:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 What shaped Prentis' career
07:14 Internalizing vs Awake
12:11 Staying connected to the source
13:47 How generational pain surfaces in present relationships
19:55 Our bodies remember traumatic stories
26:25 Disrupting the wellness industry
29:50 The distortion of trauma
32:16 Being open to change and healing
39:00 The need for collective rituals
45:05 Fostering intimacy for deeper healing
49:58 Prentis’ hope for the world
Prentis Hemphill (They/Them) is unearthing the connections between healing, community accountability, and our most inspired visions for social transformation. They are a therapist, somatics teacher and facilitator, political organizer, writer, and the founder of The Embodiment Institute. For over 10 years, they have been working with individuals and organizations during their most challenging moments of change; navigating leadership transitions, conflict, and realigning practice with values. They hold an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and have worked in low-cost mental health clinics offering therapeutic services to marginalized people. In 2016, they were awarded the Buddhist Peace Fellowship Soma Award for community work inspired by Buddhist thought. Their work has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, and Shondaland. They are a contributor to The Politics of Trauma by Staci K. Haines, as well as You are Your Best Thing edited by Brené Brown and Tarana Burke, and Holding Change by Adrienne Maree Brown.
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Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programs with more than 100,000 people worldwide, including online courses which he began offering in 2008. The origin of his work and more than two decades of study and practice on healing collective trauma is detailed in his book Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds
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"...in fact, everything said I belonged here because I existed here." Wow. This is such a beautiful testimony. Thank you, Prentis!!!
I LOVE what you said about pulling away the eyes (and choosing not to) . As a developmental psychologist with a lifelong fascination for how intergenerational patterns are transmitted. For a long time, these very subtle patterns have been neglected, but I have come to believe (via observations, embodied practices, and some academic research) that these subtle messages via eye gaze, body postures, movements, breathing patterns, etc, are key to understanding this. I, too, mostly learned this after becoming a parent. Thank you. I love your work.
I am overwhelmed by these conversation and gratevol, that l I had the opportuniyi to listen to you. I feel downright electrified. Thank you Prentis and Thomas. It's a speciell connection I felt to you during the talk . I am still fascinatet. It's so encouraging. I Love You!
So, so grateful for these conversations.
Im sensing that its going to be conversations like this that we will be heading more and more into as they gain more attention. I loved this notion of "how can we relate to people with nervous systems much different than us" and that there are some things that just cannot be grieved alone
Thank you so much for sharing your inspiring and encouraging conversation, Thomas and Prentice. I am also very interested in rituals as connecting and transforming resource. I was thinking about my parents who survived the Holocaust and what would be different in how they related to themselves and others, if they could grief and have their grief witnessed.
I was also thinking about the power of song. I am part of global peace movement based on Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism called Soka Gakai- Value creating society. I feel the transformative power of chanting together with other people, feeling connected and expanding our lives together. Thank you for all your efforts towards creating deeper connections in this troubled world.
Thanks for the wonderful inspiring conversation. The beauty of ritual, and this video proved to me that warm compassionate conversation is one of the most beautiful rituals of them all.