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Shoutout Colorado
LOCAL STORIES SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Meet Emily Sloan | Somatic + Psychedelic Therapist
We had the good fortune of connecting with Emily Sloan and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Emily, what matters most to you?
The name I chose for my business might clue you in on this one…
Curiosity is a core value of mine in pretty much all areas of life. Personally, relationally, and professionally. I’m a curious person by nature (I think we all are actually), but I also strive to cultivate more curiosity-driven interactions.
Voyage Denver
LOCAL STORIES APRIL 12, 2022
Community Highlights: Meet Emily Sloan of Curiosity Rising
Today we’d like to introduce you to Emily Sloan.
Hi Emily, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hello, absolutely! Today, I’ll be sharing a bit about the “traveling therapist” part of me with you. I knew from the time I finished graduate school to become a mental health therapist, that I didn’t want to be stuck in one place forever. Travel was a huge priority and passion for me and I wanted to find a way to do what I love professionally and live the life that felt most alive for me…
Phit for a Queen: A Female Athlete Podcast
Trauma Informed Yoga and the Body with Emily Anderson
November 1, 2019
Emily defines trauma for us. Usually, when people think of trauma they think of trauma as specific events; war, sexual assault or and accident. Emily finds it beneficial to widen the definition of trauma to include how it impacts the nervous system. Anything that overwhelms our ability to cope, can be registered in our nervous system as traumatic. So anything that is too much, too soon, too fast.
Trauma doesn’t just impact the part of our brain that is in charge of logic and reason, that part of our brain tends to go offline when we are overwhelmed. It impacts the lower level parts of our brain that are in charge of survival. Therefore it is helpful to treat the lower parts of our brain and body in the treatment process.
Trauma-Informed Yoga can be beneficial because much of it based on choice, it is not about a facilitator telling you what to do with your body but finding and offering lots of options. The individual can begin to be curious about how their body is reacting and choose what type of movement the body is needing at that moment.
Emily shares treatment theories on how to heal trauma including EMDR and Somatic Experiencing.