Ramifications (series, tempered memories)
by Elvira Ortiz-Segovia
For the longest time I was led to believe that my trauma only resided within the confines of my own mind. Part of me wished for it to only be confined there alone - but the more I healed and the more conscious I grew, the more I became aware of its presence in my nervous system. It affected me somatically, growing in waves through every part of my body - every movement, every passing inch - was affected by my own trauma.
Through this piece I honour the awareness that trauma is a part of everybody it affects. Presenting an open invitation to the audience, to listen to your own bodies as a way to break the shackles of trauma - to free ourselves and our mind from the weight we were never taught to carry.