Ebony T. Nichols shares how movement can help with healing trauma for theGrio’s Life Hacks series. In this episode of Life Hacks, Ebony T. Nichols, a licensed somatic dance movement therapist, breaks ...

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In this episode of Life Hacks, Ebony T. Nichols, a licensed somatic dance movement therapist, breaks down how dance and movement can help with healing trauma. “I know it’s cliche and it’s kind of been ...