Coping In Chaos/ Grounding Techniques with Dr. Farah Hebert

A workshop and presentation on how trauma affects the body and how grounding can help us manage trauma responses, led by Dr. Farah Herbert.
About this Event

The Free Black Women's Library is a social art project, literary hub, social site, Black Feminist archive, and community care space that features a free store, period pantry, backyard garden, virtual reading club, weekly book swap, and a wide array of free public programs, as well as a collection of over 5000 written by Black women and Black nonbinary folks. This grassroots project was birthed by artist and cultural worker OlaRonke Akinmowo in 2015, and is funded by merchadise sales and direct donations.

The Free Black Women's Library
presents
Grounding and Sensory Soothing Techniques
led by Dr. Farah Herbert
Sunday, July 5th at 3PM

All are welcome to join us for a presentation and interactive workshop on trauma, how it affects the body, and the various grounding techniques we can employ to help manage our trauma responses.
Board certified psychiatrist and trauma expert Dr. Farah Herbert will teach us these techniques, and we will practice how to use them.
This gathering is to help us recognize how our bodies respond to danger and the impact of existing in a world in constant crisis. It will help participants learn to use their senses to extend their capacity to navigate through crisis.

In addition to practicing various grounding techniques, participants will create small kits with items to keep and use on the go, in their daily lives.