#4: Kenisha Coy: Breaking boards and binaries

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kenisha Coy </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">(she/her) is a c</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">reative encourager who believes in the value of second chances. She is a taekwondo practitioner and researcher at Lesley University curious about the interplay between art, board breaking, trauma informed martial arts and theatre. She is passionate about applying </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the power of data, narrative, and martial arts </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to helping others connect with the best versions of themselves.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To connect with Kenisha:&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website: </span><a href="https://mycareinitiative.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://mycareinitiative.org/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Email: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">kc@mycareinitiative.org</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram: @write1kc </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">@mycareinitiative</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">@breakthroughsilence&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Georgia and Kenisha discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Kenisha got started in Taekwondo</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Board breaking as art therapy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Binaries in life and martial arts</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being BIPOC in martial arts</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trauma informed practice as person centred practice</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The magic of creating characters</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Intersectionality as a spectrum&nbsp;</sp