<h3 style="text-align: center;">A replay episode from our powerful interview with Dr. Shena Young</h3> <h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://therapistuncensored.com/episodes/mind-body-heart-spirit-embodying-liberation-psychology-with-dr-shena-young-230/">Click Here to View the Original Episode Shownotes </a></span></h4> <hr /> <h1>“The more that we unlearn, the more that we decolonize our minds, bodies, hearts and spirits” – Dr. Shena Young</h1> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-17556 alignright" src="https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/liberation-psychology-mind-body-spirit--300x225.webp" alt="" width="201" height="151" />Join co-host Sue Marriott and Dr. Shena Young as they dive into liberation psychology and the conflict between intuition and the traditional European model of psychology. Dr. Shena highlights embodying a holistic approach to help heal traumas and deeply root us in our most authentic selves. Whether through connections with nature or the exploration of ancestral traditions, this discussion is enriched with various opportunities to reconnect and liberate our mind, body, heart, and spirit.</p> <h5><em><strong>About our Guest – Dr. Shena Young (She/Her)</strong></em></h5> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="auto"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-17547 alignleft" src="https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dr.-shena-261x300.jpeg" alt="" width="149" height="171" /></div> <div dir="auto">Affectionately known as Dr. Shena (she/her) &amp; spiritually as Iya Osunbunmi Orisasewa, she is a licensed embodiment-focused psychologist–healer, artist, mental health futurist, on-set wellbeing professional, and priestess in the Isese tradition of Ifa. She holds space internationally for individuals, couples, groups, and organizations committed to the ritual of calling themselves back into their bodies as a freedom practice. She owns a private practice, embodied truth healing &amp; psychological services, rooted in Los Angeles, CA where she offers mind–body–heart–spirit care in healing from sexual, racial, intergenerational, and ancestral traumas.</div> </div> <h5><em><strong>Time Stamps for Embodying Liberation Psychology </strong></em></h5> <p class="p1">1:30 – Dr. Shena’s journey with liberation psychology and decolonization</p> <p class="p1">7:25 – Dr. Shena’s early life and intuition</p> <p class="p1">9:48 – Body language is one of our first languages</p> <p class="p1">18:58 – Understanding the pillars of authenticity<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">20:52 – Embracing the mind, body, heart, spirit approach</p> <p class="p1">28:21 – Unlearning scarcity and expecting abundance</p> <p class="p1">33:29 – Thinking of currency as seeds</p> <p class="p1">41:37 – New interests in ancient traditions</p> <p class="p1">44:11 – What the act of grounding may look like<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">51:45 – The decriminalization of psychedelic plant medicines<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">56:30 – There is power in practicing choice</p> <p class="p1">1:05:01 – Impact of The Color Purple</p> <h5><em><strong>Resources </strong></em><em><strong>for today&#8217;s episode – Embodying Liberation Psychology</strong></em></h5> <p><a href="http://embodiedtruthhealing.com/">EmbodiedTruthHealing.com</a> – Dr. Shena&#8217;s website</p> <p><a href="https://www.embodiedtruthhealing.com/healing">Healing Opportunities</a> with Dr. Shena</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedtruthhealing/">@EmbodiedTruthHealing</a> – Dr. Shena&#8217;s Instagram</p> <p><a href="https://www.embodiedtruthhealing.com/connect">Invest in healing programs for BIPOC</a></p> <p><a href="https://clenorahudson.com/">Dr. Clenora Hudson-Weems</a> website – Where Dr. Shena first learned about Africana Womanist theory</p> <div id="attachment_17543" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <p><a href="https://www.embodiedtruthhealing.com/body-rites-book"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-17543" src="https://therapistuncensored.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/body-rites--300x225.png" alt="" width="236" height="177" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-17543" /></a></p> <p id="caption-attachment-17543" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://www.embodiedtruthhealing.com/body-rites-book">Body Rites – Dr. Shena&#8217;s book. 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