243 - Movement Is Medicine with Michelle Morales
243 - Movement Is Medicine with Michelle Morales
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...
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
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