{"id":53069,"date":"2020-06-27T10:03:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T16:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/local-native-american-poet-talks-trauma-on-national-podcast\/"},"modified":"2020-06-27T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T16:03:13","slug":"local-native-american-poet-talks-trauma-on-national-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/local-native-american-poet-talks-trauma-on-national-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Native American poet talks trauma on national podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Tanaya Winder, an award-winning poet raised on the Southern Ute reservation, offered ways to nurture self-love in turbulent times during a new podcast by the American Indian Graduate Center.<\/p>\n

The center, the largest scholarship provider to Native American students in the U.S., launched its \u201cInspired\u201d podcast with an episode about navigating trauma. Protests and coronavirus restrictions can add stress for people who have experienced trauma. Winder, a motivational speaker and educator, had a simple message: Take care of yourself.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re running yourself into the ground, we don\u2019t win,\u201d said Winder, an enrolled member of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe. \u201cYou can\u2019t just sacrifice yourself to make it better for everybody; you need to take care of yourself, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Traumas come from a wound, Winder said. Feelings like \u201cI\u2019m hurt\u201d or \u201cI don\u2019t feel safe\u201d can remind people of their first trauma. Indigenous community members might also face historical trauma when impacts of violence and oppression are passed down by previous generations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose memories stick with you. It\u2019s all interconnected, and sometimes we spiral in those traumas,\u201d she said in an email to The Durango Herald.<\/em><\/p>\n

During the podcast, Winder offered ways to recognize a problem, ask for help and practice self-care. She focuses on what brings her happiness, like writing poetry, and described a four-step writing exercise as a powerful way to \u201cask for what you need and see it laid out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Childhood traumas will linger with Native Americans into adulthood, but they are not alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are the answers to our ancestors\u2019 prayers,\u201d Winder said via email. \u201cYou will help heal the world, but it starts with healing yourself and your family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Practicing self-care can be hard, Winder said. While navigating her own trauma, anxiety and busy schedule, she can forget to listen to her body or feel separated from her spirit. But she encouraged people to reach out and ask for support.<\/p>\n

To people like her, who get caught up in helping others, Winder said:<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is sacred. You can say that to yourself: \u2018I\u2019m sacred, and I deserve to be taken care of.\u2019 How am I going to take care of myself today, so I can take care of other people?\u201d<\/p>\n

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