1. How social, religious and family conditioning led to her being emotionally and physically shut down.
2. The resentment that built when cutting parts of herself off to try to fit into a world she didn’t fit into.
3. The journey of taking back her power and re-membering parts of herself.
4. She created the body of work she does because she needed to take up space and heal.
5. The numbing that occurred when her body felt like it belonged to someone else.
6. Walking out on her marriage, knowing she just couldn’t do that anymore, and taking a bet on her.
7. Her path to healing, choosing herself every day and asking herself a very important question.
8. Allowing ourselves to grieve - otherwise we’re living a half-assed life. “Grief is love with nowhere to go.”
CW: childhood, sexual abuse and molestation mentioned briefly.
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About Bernadette Pleasant:
Spirited and energetic, Bernadette Pleasant is a fiery and sensual speaker, somatic healer, Founder of The Emotional Institute and Creator of Femme!, a mind-body wellness program, and 400 Years, a somatic-based anti-racism program. She is known for channeling her personal journeys and radical empathy into transformative, immersive experiences that support and celebrate people of all genders, colors, ages and sizes. She has transformed the lives of thousands of people around the world, inspiring them to become more self-expressed and empowered as their own badass selves.
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