1.0Bodytheologyhttps://bodystory.co.zaBodytheologyhttps://bodystory.co.za/author/fdv5s/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8QLMKmVg5s"><a href="https://bodystory.co.za/2019/02/28/narrative-catharsis-writers-as-wounded-healers/">Narrative catharsis ~ writers as wounded healers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://bodystory.co.za/2019/02/28/narrative-catharsis-writers-as-wounded-healers/embed/#?secret=8QLMKmVg5s" width="600" height="338" title="“Narrative catharsis ~ writers as wounded healers” — Bodytheology" data-secret="8QLMKmVg5s" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://bodystory.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/historically-3907276_960_720.jpg960640Wounded healers are those, in sum, who maintain such equilibrium in a subtle interplay of word and touch, narrativity and tactility, effect and affect. To have the 'healing touch' means knowing when it is time to listen and when it is time to speak. When to draw close and when to draw back.