by rjacksonpaton | Sep 22, 2016 | connections, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, readings, work of body, writing
embodied trans*formation episode 1: Collecting dis-words 9-21-16 This story began as an effort to experience the relationship between shame and trauma. I have a number of references that I glanced at, including van der Kolk’s (2014) The Body Keeps the Score, but I...
by rjacksonpaton | Jul 28, 2016 | connections, dissertation, ethnoautobiography, readings, uncoveredwagon, writing
due to a variety of reasons (yes, one of them is Trump!), i picked up my 2012 dissertation this week and happened upon a section that seemed exceptionally timely: “Embodied conflict and permanent fear”. (i’ll go into more about that later, hell i...
by rjacksonpaton | Jun 17, 2016 | connections, eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, readings
this story begins with Somatica® trainee-mate Charlie Glickman, who in their endless highly skilled generosity shared a book recommendation, Trauma is really strange. but as so often happens in my life-process, i didn’t get it right away. guess i wasn’t...
by rjacksonpaton | Jun 5, 2016 | connections, creativity, eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, readings, writing
understanding confusion for Pan, Fenua, Jenny, Lisa & Amy, Shawn, Meredith, Sunanda, and probably others… with gratitude this story begins a few months back with brené brown (actually it begins much further back as the illustration shows!). she asked a question in...
by rjacksonpaton | Apr 3, 2016 | connections, eco-somatics, ethnoautobiography, reverences, uncoveredwagon, writing
as i begin to birth my ‘work of body’ [site under construction!] art show/coming out party and such, some words have been showing up. when i first was deciding on what to call my role in the process, i went with curator, because i want to collaborate with...
by rjacksonpaton | Feb 10, 2016 | connections, dissertation, ethnoautobiography, readings, writing
lately there’s been (too) much in Democratic party circles of throwing around the word “establishment.” something came to me this morning that i’ve written about elsewhere (especially in my 2012 dissertation!) that might relate. in my...
