Laura Khoudari

Speaker and writer.
Author of the book, Lifting Heavy Things. I write about trauma-informed self-care and wellness.

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We feel our feelings in our bodies! Mindful Movement can support our emotional processing. Learn more from this wonderful article! https://t.co/6CwY6VgtUB via @ConversationCA

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Thank you @PopTechWorks for writing this important and vulnerable article: His PTSD, and My Struggle to Live With It https://t.co/wNIZJ5l4On

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This gray lady made it into The Gray Lady! Thank you @DFriedmanWrites for writing the The Healing Power of Strength Training for @nytimeswell ! https://t.co/IKdlaoISGz

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My amazing friend @lindsaygoldwert beat me to my own tweet!

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I just published Swimsuit Healing: Remembering my younger self in the pool. https://t.co/gNO4QLgepX

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NEW PODCAST ALERT! To listen to the episode & read the full show notes, search & subscribe to Bodyful on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts!⁠
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What Gun Violence Does to Our Mental Health
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Excited to see this article in the NY Times! “For wellness, try to maintain high vagus nerve activity through mindfulness, exercise and paced breathing,” This Nerve Influences Nearly Every Internal Organ. Can It Improve Our Mental State, Too? https://t.co/HEDHSQDT6C

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@queenie4rmnola Yep. I remember pocketing my parents' laundry quarters to make calls and buy candy...While not ALL payphones are gone in NYC this the end of the era came last week: https://t.co/ACj1mgDUV6 by @rachel_treisman ... also, remember LAUNDRY QUARTERS!?

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🎂🥳HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY LIFTING HEAVY THINGS!🥳🎂

I cannot believe it has been a year, but oh what a year!

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This month I published "The Best Exercise for Stress Management: How to find what will work best for you" on @Medium https://t.co/X70n8t4crz

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Come to @NarrativeHealing Live and learn about self care practices for writing about trauma, how mindful movement can support a writing practice, sharing your story thoughtfully, what to include and not to include, and more. Learn more here: https://t.co/R5otIZG6vB

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Thank you @mariamurriel for your work to bring a trauma-informed (aka more human) approach to journalism. As someone who has declined interviews with big health magazines because they would not honor boundaries around my own trauma story, I appreciate you! https://t.co/hHpEVBjh3u

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@PowerOfUsPsych @MikeArmiger @clarkin_anne @meganabartlett @dr_treisman @janehmul To second @AoifeBairead I do think this is individualized work to do with a practitioner.

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...building physical instruction around a national inferiority complex instead of childhood well-being has had some consequences, the most enduring of which an obsession with testing "fitness" instead of teaching practical physical skills and helping kids explore new activities.

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Thank you @amandamull for writing this piece for The Atlantic. It touches on so many themes I speak about as a trauma-informed personal trainer and I also learned a ton! https://t.co/eWYUzVNqXM

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@amandamull I did not know the history of modern PE education. What I do know is that my early experiences being publicly shamed in PE kept me out of the gym for decades. The line that really landed for me is:

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How do you know my boundaries? Honoring your boundaries is great advice, but you can’t honor your boundaries in the moment if you don’t know what they are and what they feel like. Learn how to know your boundaries in the moment in my new Medium story: https://t.co/5b7kzbK1GX

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Join me and begin to heal your trauma & take your power back with this FREE online event brought to you by AVAIYA University: Reserve your spot here--> https://t.co/e1veKQNSqe #avaiya

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@lorifinnila Thank you for sharing my article 💜