Hey, friends! Today the courageous (and kick-ass) Kimberly Shannon Murphy is joining us on the show.
Kimberly’s a leading Hollywood stuntwoman who has served as a double for numerous A-list actresses, performing in 133 feature films and television shows, including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Captain America, Bird Box, The Hunger Games, Salt, Euphoria, Big Little Lies, and many more.
A Taekwondo black belt, she received the 2020 Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Fight in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner for Best Stunt Ensemble and has been recognized with numerous award nominations, and since 2018, has also worked as a stunt coordinator.
She’s also married to Tom Cruise’s stunt double, whom she met on the set of Knight and Day when she was doubling for Cameron Diaz.
In today’s episode, we chat about…
Why Kimberly decided to share her story of incest and childhood sexual abuse
Why it’s important to be mindful of who your children are around
Why she didn’t feel safe telling anyone about her abuse
How her mother disassociated from her own trauma
What triggered Kimberly’s suppressed memories of abuse
What Kimberly’s triggers look like
How she spent years living in survival mode
How she coped by engaging in self-injurious behaviors
How she navigated healing through psychedelics and Internal Family Systems
Why it’s important to break the cycle of generational trauma
How Kimberly’s trauma guides her parenting
…and so much more!
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Want more from Kimberly?
Hangout with her on Instagram
Read her book Glimmer
👉🏼 Listen to my chat with Dr. Richard Schwartz inside episode 144
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This is how I found you. Thank you for this gift. I follow Kimberley and her book and words are part of my recovery. Now listening to IFS episode which I’ve shared with my wife.
Really grateful to have found you and this space.