Camille Sapara Barton on Grief Tending, Embodied Practices and Harm Reduction - E212

All That We Are

How do we tend our personal and collective grief?

In this episode entitled 'Networks Of Care' Amisha talks with Camille Sapara Barton, a writer, artist and somatic practitioner, dedicated to creating networks of care and livable futures. Rooted in Black Feminism, ecology and harm reduction, Camille uses creativity, alongside embodied practices, to create culture change in fields ranging from psychedelic assisted therapy to arts education. Their debut book Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community was published in April 2024 by North Atlantic Books.

We explore

:: conflict resolution

:: numbing and regaining sensuousness

:: somatic and grief practices and spaces

:: processing collective grief in peer support groups and gatherings

:: trusting our innate skills and qualities to support ourselves and each other

:: resilience and grief tool kits

Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org