your somatic & writing guide
hello, My name is Shirin—it means ‘sweet’ in farsi.
Those who know me will attest that I am indeed very sweet, and they will also tell you of the sacred fire that burns in my heart.
I am a mixed-race, queer, chronically ill friend, daughter, and community member. My pronouns are she/they. I'm also an avid reader, wild dancer, spinster beyond redemption, and cheerful anarchist.
I call a mid-size coastal town in Italy home, but I dream of setting up a small farm in the countryside with a chicken co-op and a vegetable garden. My greatest longing is to become the human keeper of a giant rabbit, two donkeys and a furry posse of cats and dogs.
Qualifications
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Somatic Activated Healing with Sah D’Simone (in progress)
Mind-Body Coaching from The Embody Lab
The Wisdom of Resistance from LifePath
Health and Nutrition Coaching from Transformation Academy
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Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy from The Embody Lab
Janina Fisher's Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP)
From Survival to Stability: An Introduction to The Resilience Toolkit from Lumos Transforms
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Leading Others in Writing for Health from Duke Health & Well-Being, Duke University
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MA Literary Studies, Comparative Literature and Criticism from Goldsmiths, University of London
BA Persian and Development Studies from SOAS, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
In this life I show up as a trauma-informed politicised somatic coach and writing facilitator. My practice is sustained by decolonial, Buddhist, feminist, and anarchist praxis, and the belief that we can't heal what we don't name.
My sessions integrate both cognitive and somatic techniques, expressive writing and contemplative practices. I believe a holistic approach drives a deeper and more organic process of transformation.
Having trained in somatic trauma therapy I am able to provide a safer space for my clients and hold them in all of their human complexities.