Ep. 11. with Pat Ogden, Ph.D.: The Wisdom of the Body & Sensorimotor Therapy

My next guest is Dr. Pat Ogden, she is the creator of the SensorimotorbPsychotherapy method, and founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. Dr. Ogden is trained in a wide variety of somatic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and has over 45 years of experience. She is co-founder of the Hakomi Institute, past faculty of Naropa University (1985-2005), a clinician,consultant, and highly sought after international lecturer. Dr. Ogden is the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: Trauma and the Body: ASensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015).

 

In todays discussion, we talk about why humans have become disconnected from their bodies, and why its becoming again of mainstream importance. We dive into thebody, and ways of experiencing it from the inside out. Dr. Ogden then discusses cases elucidating how our bodies express our life stories, and how therapy mayengage the body to change our internal narratives for the better.  We touch on trauma, body image, anddissociative challenges. We complete the dialogue by touching on specific interventions from sensorimotor therapy. Finally we end with a round of rapidfire questions.