In this episode of Body Talk, we welcome Dr. Leslie Ann Costello, psychologist, bioenergetic therapist, and author of Helping Mothers, Helping Babies: Somatic Perinatal Psychotherapy.

Leslie describes herself as a bit of a hybrid, born and raised in New England, now living in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. In a beautiful twist of history, she later discovered that her grandparents were actually married in an old church right in her city, making her feel like an honorary Maritimer.

Before moving to Canada, Leslie studied school and developmental psychology and taught at the college and university level before transitioning into clinical practice. Her discovery of bioenergetic analysis was serendipitous and life-changing. I was through her own therapy, training, and certification, she connected with parts of herself she hadn't known.

Over time, she developed a specialization in reproductive mental health in her private practice and found great joy in training emerging bioenergetic therapists, helping them uncover their unique styles and gifts. She believes that the deep personal work at the heart of bioenergetics opens vast creativity in the therapy room.

Now retired from private practice, Leslie focuses on writing and consultation. You can find her on Substack at A Body Psychotherapist's Journal and on social media under her pen name, Annie M. Ballard, where she shares her writing.

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