About this episode

Prentis Hemphill joins Dr. Thema to discuss loneliness, divine identity, and the importance of embodied living.

Therapist and author, Prentis Hemphill joins Dr. Thema for an honest conversation about loneliness and divine identity. They explore family, sexuality, embodied living, and the need to break draining cycles. Prentis Hemphill is the bestselling author of What It Takes to Heal, a groundbreaking exploration of healing, justice, and transformation. A therapist, somatics teacher, facilitator, political organizer, and writer, Prentis is also the founder of The Embodiment Institute and a leading voice in embodied leadership and collective healing. For over a decade, Prentis has worked with individuals and organizations through their most challenging moments of change—navigating leadership transitions, conflict, and the alignment of practice with values. Grounded in an embodied approach, their work ensures that our intentions aren't just ideas, but are fully lived, felt, and practiced. Before founding The Embodiment Institute, Prentis served as the Healing Justice Director at Black Lives Matter Global Network and was a lead somatics teacher with generative somatics and Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD). They hold an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and have provided…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Thema

Guest: Prentis Hemphill

Topics covered

• loneliness
• divine identity
• family
• sexuality
• embodied living
• healing
• collective healing

Keywords

• loneliness
• divine identity
• healing
• embodiment
• therapy
• sexuality
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Embodiment Institute, Black Lives Matter Global Network, generative somatics, Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD)

Books & works: What It Takes to Heal

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