Bella Freud
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Because we first met, I think, when we went to see Marina Abramovich's performance at the South Bank when she did the takeover.
And it was the first time I'd met you in real life.
And I remember being struck by how self-contained you were.
And you've described yourself as being deeply reserved rather than shy.
And I wondered what the distinction is for you between those two things.
I really know that feeling.
And I suppose being reserved is about kind of regulating your energy as well, like when you're going to
And you said also, I don't want to dance.
I want to do extreme things with my body.
encouraging the idea of that.
Because you said, I've spent my whole life in fight or flight, and I read that you'd been exploring a polyvagal somatic theory.
Has this changed what risk looks like to you?
Is it more of an ecstatic thing rather than a warrior stance?