Episode 60: Abigail Rose Clarke

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Written By Ailey Jolie

04/09/2026

What if coming home to your body feels unfamiliar because you were taught to see it as something outside of you?

In this episode, Ailey sits down with somatic educator, author, and artist Abigail Rose Clarke to explore what embodiment actually is beneath the noise. Not a concept to master, but a practice of curiosity, presence, and relationship rooted in lived sensation.

We talk about what pulls us away from ourselves, from objectification to self surveillance, and the cultural belief that the body is something to fix. Abigail offers a powerful reframe: the body is not against you, the body is you.

From there, we expand into ecosomatics, exploring how connection deepens when we remember we are part of a larger living system. Through breath, sensation, and the senses, she offers grounded ways to return to the body.

We also challenge the consumer driven version of wellness and the idea that embodiment is about optimisation. Instead, this conversation invites a more relational and collective approach to being human.

If you are longing to feel more connected to yourself in a real and lasting way, this conversation offers a place to begin.

About In This Body: Conversations with leading experts about the importance of embodiment in living an authentic life. In This Body asks the important questions: How does connecting to your body change your life? How will connecting to your body allow you to love better and live more authentically? And how does connecting to your body change the trajectory of our shared world?

In this episode:

  • 0:00 Welcome To In This Body

  • 8:20 Returning Home After Disconnection

  • 15:45 Ecosomatics And Earth As Home

  • 24:01 Senses As A Way Back

  • 33:42 Why Embodiment Is Political

  • 37:06 From Self Optimisation To Liberation

  • 40:08 The GROWL Method Explained

  • 45:55 A Daily Grounding Practise

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