Interview with Ana Joanes Pt1 (Radio Edit)

Ana Joanes, director of the film Wrestling Ghosts and creator of the podcast Healing Our Ghosts, spoke with HMM’s Sina Basila Hickey about her work, what stress does to the body, self-love, teaching the impact of trauma, and more. Ana Joanes created teaching curriculum to go along with her film so that teaching her film can open up larger discussions about trauma, social justice, and self-healing.
Learn more about her work at www.wrestlingghosts.com

Radio Intro:
On Friday February 5th, The Sanctuary for Independent Media will be holding an online event called STRETCHED THIN: THE GRIEF OF TRAUMATIC LOSS WITH LISA GOOD of URBAN GRIEF. This event will explore the overlapping aspects of trauma, and grief and consider ways/next steps to build and reinforce our capacities for individual and collective care in our communities. Visit MediaSanctuary [dot] org for more on this event.

To start the conversation on trauma and collective care, HMM’s Sina Basila Hickey talked with Ana Joanes, director of the film Wrestling Ghosts and creator of the podcast Healing Our Ghosts, about her work, what stress does to the body, self-love, teaching the impact of trauma, and more.

End Script: the rest of that interview will air next week, and be sure to learn more about our upcoming event on February 5 called STRETCHED THIN: THE GRIEF OF TRAUMATIC LOSS with LISA GOOD of URBAN GRIEF