My Body, My Home: A Radical Guide to Resilience and Belonging

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My Body, My Home is an interactive guide to belonging. It is a path to self-acceptance, resilience, and healing the disconnect between body and mind. This book is for those who have left their bodies those who needed to escape from their physical form in one way or another either due to trauma or simply as a result of the constant onslaught of unhealthy messages regarding body image. It is a gentle reminder of why one belongs and a guide to connecting to oneself.

With a variety of soothing meditations and prompts for reflection, this workbook focuses on the relationship between readers and their body. How have they left themselves What does it mean to feel grounded and safe To whom, what, and where do they belong As readers reflect on their answers to these questions, they are encouraged to write in the margins, draw what they feel, and engage with their inner child, their lineage, and their shadow self.

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Victoria Emanuelais a creative copywriter, mind/body resiliency coach, and trauma-informed meditation teacher. Their work exists at the intersection of healing, somatic writing, and movement. Victoria's love of stringing words together to create shared meaning encourages a sense of belonging.

Caitlin Metzis an illustrator and educator focusing on the intersection of identity, mental health, and community. Based on their shared experiences and passion for helping others, the duo created a social channel and series of workshops under the name On Being in Your Body, an inclusive space to explore embodiment, trauma, mental health, meditation, and creative expression. The authors have run dozens of workshops and events in the US, created a self-paced online course, and have started a creative advising group.