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The Mad and Crip Theology PodcastSeason 4 Episode 9: Kay Louise Aldred and Katherine SchneiderSend us a textIn this episode of the Mad and Crip Theology Podcast, we sit down with Kay Louise Aldred and Kathie Schneider to explore spiritual abuse, belonging, and faith through neurodivergent and disabled lenses.Kay talks about the urgent need for safeguarding in faith and wellness spaces, especially for neurodivergent women and girls, and shares red and green flags for healthy spiritual communities. Kathie reflects on her life as a blind theologian, her evolving relationship with faith, and how metaphors in scripture can either harm or heal. We ask honest, grounding questions about...2025-05-3048 min
The Edge of Everyday with Sandra BargmanMaking Love with the Divine with Kay Louise AldredHappy Valentines Day! Today is the ultimate valentine episode…making love with the divine!Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with our special guest, Kay Louise Aldred, for a follow up conversation, part II to our episode from a couple months ago, Ep 26 | There Is Not a Normal Human: Somatic Shamanism and Neurodiversity. As you know, if you are a loyal listener, I NEVER have enough time with my guests! It’s always a fine line for me between unpacking a topic more deeply or moving on to another aspect of information so listeners can get a more e...2025-02-1452 minThe Edge of Everyday with Sandra BargmanThere Is Not A Normal Human: Embodied Spirituality and Nuerodiversity with Kay Louise AldredWhat is Embodied Spirituality? What is Somatic Shamanism? What is Neurodiversity? Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with author, teacher, and embodiment and spirituality orientated theologian Kay Louise Aldred for a compelling + educational conversation about spiritual needs, safe spaces, understanding the nervous system, embodied ways of knowing, and neurodiversity. If you, like me, are somewhat new to the term neurodiversity, and its relationship to spirituality , this is the conversation for YOU! Kay is a multi-passionate educator, prolific author, and leader committed to questioning and challenging the absence of the body and earth in education, mental hea...2024-12-0251 min
The Girlfriend God036: Spiritual Ecstasy: Making Love with the Divine with Kay Louise AldredToday I’m excited to welcome Kay Louise Aldred to the show! I’ve actually had my eye on Kate for some time so I was really glad when Monette Chilson made the introduction. Kay is an Educator, an Author, and a Mentor. She writes and edits for Girl God Books; Mentorship of Goddess: Growing Sacred Womanhood, Making Love with the Divine: Sacred, Ecstatic, Erotic Experiences, and Somatic Shamanism: Your Fleshy Knowing as The Tree of Life. Kay has degrees in Theology and post graduate certification in education plus pastoral leadership experience. As a lifelong learner and researcher, Kay has...2023-10-0656 min
Home to HerThe Tangible Divine with Kay Louise AldredHow do we locate divinity within our own bodies, and within the ordinariness of our lived experiences? On the latest episode I explore this topic with Kay Louise Aldred, a researcher, writer, and teacher who catalyzes individual, institutional, and collective evolution through education, embodiment, and creativity (and not to worry, we break this all down in this episode). Kay is the author of several books, all published by Girl God Books: "Mentorship with Goddess: Growing Sacred Womanhood;" "Making Love with the Divine: Sacred ,Ecstatic, Erotic Experiences;" "Somatic Shamanism: Your Fleshy Knowing and the Tree of Life;" and "Embodied Education: C...2023-09-291h 08
The Squarepeg Podcast99. S8 E7: Finding freedom after autism diagnosis and embodying the spirit of our unmasked selvesKay Louise Aldred is a writer, facilitator, teacher, mentor, and resource creator from North Yorkshire in the UK. Now 49, she was diagnosed autistic quite recently, last November. A former teacher, just like me she suffered burnout, left her career and became self employed before discovering her autism. Now she and her husband are co-authoring a book, Embodied Education: Creating Safe Space for Learning, Facilitating and Sharing, which will be available late autumn 2023. She has worked with children and adults in educational, retreat and wellness settings throughout her career, has taught 11-18 year old neurodiverse students...2023-05-1355 min
Healing the Patriarchy with LoveS02 E06: Guests: Kay Louise and Dan Aldred Embodied Educators Trailblaze New Way to Create Safe Spaces for AllS02 E06: Kay Louise and Dan Aldred join Luna to talk about their new book Embodied Education: Creating Safe Space for Learning, Facilitating and Sharing.
Their new book is pioneering a way to be embodied, in touch with your feelings, intuition and wisdom of the body, as well as engaged with your mind and what they call the wise mind. This is a way to be present, aware and responsive to your environment, your students, or your clients in any held space, whether it be school, college, university, a workshop, a yoga class, a...2023-05-0659 min