Queer Expressions: Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma -- Wednesdae Reim Ifrach, Paperback
A creative, body-based guide to healing for queer, trans, and gender-expansive readers--somatic tools and expressive arts to feel safer in your body, rewrite your story, and sustain connection Queer Expressions is a practical, consent-centered guide to healing body trauma through embodiment and creativity. Drawing on somatic therapy--grounding, breath, orientation, gentle movement--and expressive arts--collage, drawing, clay, movement, music, voice--within a harm-reduction frame of pacing, choice, and safety plans, Wednesdae Reim Ifrach (REAT, ATR-BC, LPC) shares grounded practices, case vignettes, and simple rituals to help you move from shut down or on high alert into steadier, more connected living. The book follows a simple arc: first, feel and steady your nervous system; next, turn those sensations into art and story; and finally, build rituals and relationships that help the changes last--whether you're navigating dysphoria, ED recovery, chronic stress, or nervous system dysregulation. Inside you'll find:
- Body check-ins (quick prompts to name sensations and needs), short breath & movement practices (1-10 minutes), and sensory prompts (sight/sound/touch/smell/taste)
- Art invitations (collage, drawing, movement, sound/voice) with step-by-step guidance and safety notes
- Consent & harm-reduction tools (opt-in/out menus, pacing, crisis planning) to keep the work manageable
- Community practices & rituals (altar-making, release-writing, witness circles) to anchor change in daily lif
- A queer-centered lens on healing, embodiment, and creativity
Author: Wednesdae Reim Ifrach
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 6/23/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75 lbs
Size: 8.9" H x 6" L x 0.9" W
ISBN: 9798889843191
