Movement Is Medicine with Michelle Morales

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English - February 21, 2022 00:44 - 59 minutes - 48.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 262 ratings
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Listeners, we're back this week with Michelle Morales.

Michelle Morales, M.S., is an award winning professional salsa dancer, school psychologist, speaker, activist, and consultant. She guides people to embody their freedom through movement. Michelle has dedicated her life to advocating for Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and folks with marginalized identities within the school system. She incorporates dance in her social-emotional curriculum to help students build self-confidence and learn effective problem-solving skills. She is passionate about helping parents, professionals, and educators lead with compassion and integrity when working with students with disabilities or social-emotional needs.

During our conversation, we talked about:

Growing up and being different
Belonging
Dancing and the healing powers of movement
Choosing herself first
Friendships
Systemic Racism
And more...

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Relevant Timestamps:

06:28 - Growing up as a Guatemalan-Jamaican

15:48 - Impact of systemic racism

18:46 - Being passionate

25:40 - The nuances of her identity and feeling like she didn’t belong

31:46 - Psychological impact

33:28 - Mindset

34:34 - Dance

41:11 - Dancing with our ancestors

44:30 - Leaving the district

45:34 - Working hard