SHE RECOVERS®
Patyon Kennedy
Episode 50: Lost and Found: An Adoptee’s Recovery Story with Payton Kennedy
Episode 50: Lost and Found: An Adoptee’s Recovery Story with Payton Kennedy
Episode 50: Lost and Found: An Adoptee’s Recovery Story with Payton Kennedy
Thursday 12th November 2020
Join Taryn Strong as she talks to Payton Kennedy about her recovery journey as an adoptee, focusing on healing through dance and community support.
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Get the buttons here!Finding Connection: Payton Kennedy's Journey of Healing and Dance
Dancing is the way to free our body, emotions, and inner child. It's the medicine that can heal us from disconnection and trauma.
Feeling disconnected and lost is something many adoptees grapple with, and Payton Kennedy's story is a testament to this struggle. In this episode of the SHE RECOVERS Podcast, Taryn Strong sits down with Payton, a cherished colleague and the creative mind behind SHE RECOVERS Dance®, to explore her multi-layered journey to recovery. Payton opens up about the decades-long feelings of grief and sadness that led to self-sabotaging behaviors.
She shares the daily practices that have become her lifeline, grounding her and connecting her with her inner wisdom. From breath work and essential oils to yoga, these morning rituals form the bedrock of her day. One particularly transformative practice for Payton has been guided birth visualization, which helped her heal from trauma and reconnect with her birth family with the support of a compassionate therapist. Dance, too, plays a crucial role in her recovery.
Payton describes it as a holistic practice that brings joy and healing, celebrating women's bodies and emotions while freeing their inner child through movement. Through her creation, SHE RECOVERS Dance®, she invites women to embrace their stories and find solace in shared experiences. This episode is a heartfelt conversation about the power of community and the importance of speaking openly about one's journey.
Payton encourages women in recovery to join supportive networks like the SHE RECOVERS Foundation, where they can find understanding and empowerment. Tune in to hear how Payton's story might inspire your own path to healing from disconnection and trauma.