Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode, I sit down with Prentis Hemphill to explore the real meaning of healing—not as a destination, but as an ongoing process of restoring safety, belonging, and dignity in our lives. We dive into the importance of community, especially post-pandemic, and how reconnecting with our bodies through mindful practices can lead to true transformation. Prentis shares their journey, the questions that drive their work, and practical tips to help us all heal in a world that often feels disconnected.
Excited to feature PLUNGE cold plunges and saunas plunge.com/chase as the sponsor for this episode. The best products on the market, bar none. I use them every day! {enter code chase at checkout for an extra $150 off!]
00:00 Introduction to Healing
00:42 Prentis Hemphill: Introduction and Core Questions
03:03 Navigating Upheaval and Cynicism
08:55 The Role of Community in Healing
14:36 Embodiment and Sensations
25:54 Exploring the Concept of Embodiment
27:13 The Challenge of Sustaining Change
27:39 Confronting Competing Motivations
28:23 The Cultural Belief in Difficulty
29:31 The Hard Work of Transformation
30:39 The Importance of Practice
33:24 Understanding Healing
36:11 Creating Space for Curiosity
41:17 Finding Center in Everyday Life
43:39 Final Thoughts and Resources
ABOUT PRENTIS HEMPHILL
Prentis Hemphill is a writer, an embodiment facilitator, political organizer and therapist. They are the Founder and Director of The Embodiment Institute and The Black Embodiment Initiative, and host of the podcast “Becoming the People.” For the last ten years, Prentis has practiced and taught somatics in social movement organizations and offered embodied practice during moments of social unrest and organizational upheaval. They have taught embodied leadership with Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity and generative somatics and served as the Healing Justice Director of Black Lives Matter Global Network from 2016 to 2018. Their work and writing have appeared in the New York Times, the Huffington Post. They are a contributor to “You are Your Best Thing”, edited by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown, “Holding Change” by adrienne maree brown, and “The Politics of Trauma” by Staci Haines. They live in North Carolina on a small farm with their partner, child and two dogs. Their debut book “What it Takes to Heal” was published by Penguin Random House in June 2024.
ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO HEAL: HOW TRANSFORMING OURSELVES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
In "What It Takes to Heal," Prentis Hemphill, a leading voice in trauma healing, presents a groundbreaking approach to personal and collective healing. Drawing from their experience as a trauma survivor, therapist, and social movement architect, Hemphill emphasizes the importance of embodiment—recognizing our body’s sensations and beliefs—as key to lasting change. Through powerful stories and clinical insights, Hemphill explores how healing in community can transform movements, culture, and society, urging us to place healing at the heart of our actions to create a more just and connected world.
#Healing, #Mindfulness, #Community
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Chase Jarvis is well known as a visionary photographer, fine artist and entrepreneur. Chase is cited as one of the most influential photographers of the past decade. As an entrepreneur, Chase created Best Camera - the world's first mobile photo app to share images direct to social networks - sparking the global photo sharing craze. He is currently the founder & CEO of CreativeLive, the world's largest live-streaming online education company, having delivered more than a billion minutes of free live education worldwide.
In this episode, I sit down with Prentis Hemphill to explore the real meaning of healing—not as a destination, but as an ongoing process of restoring safety, belonging, and dignity in our lives. We dive into the importance of community, especially post-pandemic, and how reconnecting with our bodies through mindful practices can lead to true transformation. Prentis shares their journey, the questions that drive their work, and practical tips to help us all heal in a world that often feels disconnected.
Excited to feature PLUNGE cold plunges and saunas plunge.com/chase as the sponsor for this episode. The best products on the market, bar none. I use them every day! {enter code chase at checkout for an extra $150 off!]
00:00 Introduction to Healing
00:42 Prentis Hemphill: Introduction and Core Questions
03:03 Navigating Upheaval and Cynicism
08:55 The Role of Community in Healing
14:36 Embodiment and Sensations
25:54 Exploring the Concept of Embodiment
27:13 The Challenge of Sustaining Change
27:39 Confronting Competing Motivations
28:23 The Cultural Belief in Difficulty
29:31 The Hard Work of Transformation
30:39 The Importance of Practice
33:24 Understanding Healing
36:11 Creating Space for Curiosity
41:17 Finding Center in Everyday Life
43:39 Final Thoughts and Resources
ABOUT PRENTIS HEMPHILL
Prentis Hemphill is a writer, an embodiment facilitator, political organizer and therapist. They are the Founder and Director of The Embodiment Institute and The Black Embodiment Initiative, and host of the podcast “Becoming the People.” For the last ten years, Prentis has practiced and taught somatics in social movement organizations and offered embodied practice during moments of social unrest and organizational upheaval. They have taught embodied leadership with Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity and generative somatics and served as the Healing Justice Director of Black Lives Matter Global Network from 2016 to 2018. Their work and writing have appeared in the New York Times, the Huffington Post. They are a contributor to “You are Your Best Thing”, edited by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown, “Holding Change” by adrienne maree brown, and “The Politics of Trauma” by Staci Haines. They live in North Carolina on a small farm with their partner, child and two dogs. Their debut book “What it Takes to Heal” was published by Penguin Random House in June 2024.
ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO HEAL: HOW TRANSFORMING OURSELVES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
In "What It Takes to Heal," Prentis Hemphill, a leading voice in trauma healing, presents a groundbreaking approach to personal and collective healing. Drawing from their experience as a trauma survivor, therapist, and social movement architect, Hemphill emphasizes the importance of embodiment—recognizing our body’s sensations and beliefs—as key to lasting change. Through powerful stories and clinical insights, Hemphill explores how healing in community can transform movements, culture, and society, urging us to place healing at the heart of our actions to create a more just and connected world.
#Healing, #Mindfulness, #Community
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Chase Jarvis is well known as a visionary photographer, fine artist and entrepreneur. Chase is cited as one of the most influential photographers of the past decade. As an entrepreneur, Chase created Best Camera - the world's first mobile photo app to share images direct to social networks - sparking the global photo sharing craze. He is currently the founder & CEO of CreativeLive, the world's largest live-streaming online education company, having delivered more than a billion minutes of free live education worldwide.
