{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lauren Dollie Duke on Her Memoir Sh!thouse, a memoir of a brutal girlhood","description":"\u201cA lot of the work that I\u2019m doing now is because of what happened in the backseat of that car... I would be lying if I said that that is resolved... I am recognizing that I still have a freeze response\u2026 It\u2019s taken me nine years of resisting that there was still work to be done from that - because I didn\u2019t want to investigate it\u2026 I lived with a very, very deep sense of shame until the last few years\u2026 The event plus the shame created this shut-down - a lack of circulation, a lack of life, a lack of movement in the middle part of my body\u2026 And even though I couldn\u2019t articulate it, I [began] moving toward something that was regulating my nervous system and making me feel better... So I think it\u2019s this really beautiful dance between the top-down information that I\u2019ve learned and the bottom-up primal work that I\u2019ve been doing. It\u2019s helping me put myself back together.\u201d In this episode, Molly interviews Lauren Dollie Duke about her new memoir, Sh!thouse, which is the story of her own brutal girlhood and her ongoing journey of untangling herself from intergenerational trauma. In this rich conversation, she and Molly explore themes including: Complex\/relational trauma and its relationship to sexual trauma The importance of both top-down (cognitive) and bottom-up (somatic\/body-based) approaches in healing The idea of \u201cstory follows state\u201d and \u201cfake it \u2018til you make it\u201d The nervous system, polyvagal theory, and trauma (look for Stephen Porges\u2019s work if you\u2019d like to learn more) The paralyzing potential of sexual trauma and shame and how that might relate to digestive issues, shallow breathing, and an overall lack of pelvic sensation\/connection Yoga and breathwork techniques as tools to bring our whole bodies back online Teacher as student and healing as a lifelong journey   Lauren Dollie Duke is a writer, educator, healer, entrepreneur, community activist, and thought leader. She has taught thousands of yoga students over the last 15 years, led dozens of retreats and trainings, and continues to push the edges between yoga, mental health, and trauma. In a sea of corporate yoga, where most independent studios don\u2019t survive, Lauren Duke founded a one-of-a-kind Community-Care\/Yoga studio in Encinitas, California, creating a thriving community where she teaches and hosts a variety of beloved yoga classes, educational seminars, and writing workshops.   -------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE to the show to be the first to hear about new episodes!   Contact Lauren: lauren@gatherencinitas.com Get her book: theunapologeticvoicehouse.com\/lauren-duke\/ (also available on Amazon) IG (personal): @dollieduke83 IG (book): @shithousebook FB: Surviving, Healing, and Evolving   Contact Molly: www.theembodyconnection.com \/\/ molly@theembodyconnection.com   -------------------------------------------- Special thanks to:   Jenn Baykan, virtual assistant for creatives: https:\/\/www.jbaykan.com\/   Dave Hiltebrand for intro and outro music original composition: https:\/\/www.davehiltebrand.com\/   Gina McLaughlin Photography for photo and graphic design: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ginamclaughlinphotography\/?fref=tag ","author_name":"Beyond MeToo: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Trauma","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mollycoeling.com\/","html":"