Stutter With Confidence #71 with Alexander Burday - In Pursuit of Conscious, Grounded “Bodyfulness”

Stutter With Confidence #71 with Alexander Burday - In Pursuit of Conscious, Grounded “Bodyfulness” Stutter With Confidence #71 with Alexander Burday In Pursuit of Conscious, Grounded “Bodyfulness” Alexander is an SLP who stutters and a coach who helps people “get out of their heads and into their bodies“. In this really enjoyable conversation we discussed his preference for the term “bodyfulness” over “mindfulness” because of the benefits of a “conscious, grounded awareness” of one’s body; the destructive nature of negative thought patterns and the opposite effect of getting dialed into our body and surroundings; trying to force ourselves into being a projection of an idea in order to not be perceived by others as somehow unacceptable; the tendency that many of us have to constantly be trying to project the image of an optimal human being and the idea that it is a manifestation of not feeling safe in our own body to be ourself; the idea that feeling safe to stutter is about feeling fully present in the current moment no matter what is happening; bringing past negative experiences into the present and therefore seeing the present through that filter and constantly being in a physical state of hypervigilance (aka fight or flight); the importance of understanding how trauma impacts our nervous system and lives in our body and how it impacts our emotional intelligence and ability to connect with others; the benefits of voluntary stuttering and eye contact and deliberately choosing to experience sensations that have been very uncomfortable in our past; and a ton more. Happy listening. https://youtu.be/msaaBSzv8wE