“I remember saying to my husband, I wish there was some sort of machine where I could attach a keyboard to my limbs and learn to type differently through my body so that the writing was a physical dance; instead of just my fingers dancing, it was my whole body dancing. I want to feel, not just sensations in my body, but feel my body in motion as I am writing.
And so a lot of what I do is recording myself as I walk – writing with my voice – and feeling what it feels like to have it come from my pelvis and up my voice, not necessarily through my hand initially.” ~ Molly Caro May
We’re excited to share this conversation with Molly Caro May. Molly is an author, a teacher, and a holder of space. For over 13 years, she's facilitated personal story workshops for more than hundreds of people across the globe. She is trained in somatic experience and focuses on where language, voice, and the animal body meet.
Kaitlin first came to Molly's work ‘Body Full of Stars’ when she was postpartum with her second child. She then decided to read the book aloud to her then-six-year-old eldest daughter for bedtime, which, while unconventional, turned out to be a beautiful experience as you will discover in this episode.
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More about Molly Caro May:
Website: mollycaromay.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollycaromay/
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