Mar 9, 2021
Another great introduction from Shelley Brown, Kat Barker was a
fabulous guest on this episode of Your Stories Don't Define
You.
Kat’s mom was a therapist and her dad a writer. They self-analyzed
themselves into a mess, and she struggled to find ways to address
her inner emotions. She craved something completely different, and
worked hard to avoid a career in any field related to her
mom’s.
What's the perfect contradiction & complement to therapy? Comedy,
of course! After finishing her degree, she moved to Chicago to try
her skills at improvisation and landed a career with Second
City.
As much as she loves the work, she found herself continually
drawn toward not only the observation of humanity necessary to be
great at improvisation, but the part of humanity that needs serious
attention - our internal dialogs, the way we hold trauma and stress
in our bodies and neural pathways, our thoughts about who we are
and how we show up.
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If you loved this episode, please give it 5 stars and maybe write a
review? And be sure to get in touch with Kat to learn more about
her, visiting her website: Sheholdsthelight.com
Here are references for topics from our conversation:
Somatic Therapy:
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/somatic-psychotherapy
Akashic Records:
https://www.edgarcayce.org/the-readings/akashic-records/
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ABOUT SARAH:
In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their
communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work
together. What I’ve realized over years of coaching and podcasting
is that the majority of people don’t realize the impact of the
stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people
they’re sharing them with.
My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a
similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal
moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect
more authentically with others, to make their presentations and
speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them
stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at
work and at home.
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