Re-sacralizing Menstruation🩸Heal from Negative Menstrual Myths & Period Shame (with Dr. Annalisa)

Описание: 🩸Why is is that #Menstruation is still such a taboo topic around the world? What is it that makes this particular form of bleeding dangerous enough to largely remain hidden behind the cultural curtain? Why do so many women feel #periodshame

🩸Six years ago, I began to ask myself why I was so ashamed of my menstruation and menstruous body. This has led me down a deep and often dark path filled with anger, rage, and grief, but, ultimately, has given me the opportunity to heal my shame.

🩸This is an EXPANDED presentation of my doctoral work to resacralize menstruation--but with a twist! I asked two colleagues to join me for a post-presentation "Red Roundtable" discussion.
🩸In the Q&A section, we deep dive into our #bloodstories & #internalizedsexism & the sacred power of menses & so much more!

🩸Video Links:
"Serena Williams vs. Mother Nature" by Bjorn Looss, https://vimeo.com/22085653
"Ovulation & the Menstrual Cycle"    • Ovulation & the menstrual cycle - Narrated...  

🩸Literary Links:
"We Need a God Who Bleeds Now" by Ntozake Shange,   / we-need-a-god-who-bleeds-now-a-god-whose  
"The Descent of Inanna" http://people.uncw.edu/deagona/myth/D...

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Presentation: 5:03
Q&A: 43:20

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🩸 Guest Panelists:
1) Stephanie Zajchowski, PhD is a mythologist, communications specialist, and writing coach based in Dallas, Texas. She is co-founder of the Fates and Graces Mythologium, a conference for mythologists, founder of Soul Story Coaching, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association. She holds a doctorate in Mythological Studies with a focus in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and a certification in Spiritual Direction from Southern Methodist University. You can learn more about her work at http://www.stephaniezajchowski.com

2) Odette Springer, PhD, is a writer, filmmaker and classically trained musician. She has been a singer/songwriter and composer for over 25 films for such companies as HBO, Showtime, Paramount Studios, and the Disney Channel. Her first feature documentary Some Nudity Required premiered at Sundance and immediately secured worldwide distribution. In her private practice, Odette teaches methods of applying Depth Psychological tools such as active imagination, dreams and mythology to artists of all disciplines as a way to produce more authentic work. Currently, she is writing a book on trauma and the creative process and teaches writing as part of the Joseph Campbell Writers Room at Hussian College in Los Angeles.

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