Shape Your Life: Trauma Informed Boxing

<p>Georgia interviews Cathy Van Ingen from Brock University in Toronto, Canada. Cathy is a researcher looking at gender-based violence, boxing, trauma-informed physical activity, geographies of sport and physical activity, sport media, youth culture and sport for development.&nbsp;<br><br>Cathy founded Shape Your Life,&nbsp; a free, non-contact boxing program for female-identified people who have experienced violence.&nbsp;<br><br>In this episode we discuss:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The history of women in boxing&nbsp;</li><li>The difference between trauma-informed boxing and regular boxing (Choice and invitation, a safe environment, taking care of food, transport and other need, no obligation to tell your story, giving women the space to experience their emotions)&nbsp;</li><li>The outcomes of shape your life</li><li>Stories of amazing women that have participated in Shape Your Life&nbsp;</li><li>How Cathy got government funding&nbsp;</li><li>Advice for female trauma survivors</li></ul>