salutogenesis: anti-urgency, trauma-informed UX, and somatic coaching with designer Wolfe Erikson [S4E3]
Note: This episode contains swearing.
Elle Billing hosts Wolfe Erickson, a queer and disabled civic technology designer and somatic coach. Wolfe discusses their work on Medicare.gov, emphasizing trauma-informed methodologies and participatory design. They highlight the complexities of healthcare design, including the challenges of making healthcare technologies accessible. Wolfe also shares their journey into somatics, explaining its focus on body-based approaches and the importance of reconnecting with the body's wisdom and maintaining a grounded relationship with one's body.
Links to Wolfe’s work, as well as all other resource links, are in the full show notes at hoorfpodcast.com
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Episode Resources
Wolfe’s mentor, Rachael Dietkus: https://www.rachaeldietkus.com/
Salutogenesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutogenesis
What is Soma (the root of Somatics)? https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/what-is-soma-15db61a3cecb
Guest Spotlight: Wolfe Erikson
image description: Wolfe Erikson is a white non-binary person with short brown hair, just visible under a black beanie. They have several piercings in each ear, and in their nose. They have a trim, brown moustache. They are smiling widely and looking directly into the camera.
Wolfe Erikson (they/them) is a queer and disabled civic technology designer and somatic coach specializing in trauma-informed methodologies and participatory design to improve care quality for individuals navigating the U.S. healthcare system.
They studied Interaction Design at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, where they received Core77’s Design for Social Impact award for their thesis project, IN—JOY, a digital community for people living with disability.
Currently studying Somatics at the Strozzi Institute, Wolfe is expanding their capacity to foster deeper levels of care—within themselves, in relationships, and across communities.
Connect with Wolfe:
Website: https://wolfe-erikson.design/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfeerikson.design/
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