Alexithymia and Improv (part 1) - Ep #18

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Alexithymia and Improv (part 1) - Ep #18

If you improvise with, or teach, more than 10 people then you've probably done improv with someone who experiences alexithymia, which involves interpreting and processing emotions.

Jen deHaan

Sep 24, 2024

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Alexithymia involves how a person identifies and experiences emotions, so it has a lot to do with an improv practice.

Part one of this two part episode series explores what alexithymia is, how it affects improv, and suggests some ways to practice improv if you experience it.

Part two, released in two weeks, covers some ideas of what students can do if they approach exercises with assigned emotions, and what teachers can do to make their classes and exercises more inclusive for those with alexithymia.

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You can find the written essay for this episode at NeurodiversityImprov.com

I mentioned the “Notes” episode series in this episode, which might be helpful if you are initiating discussions with a coach or team about emotions in scenes and alexithymia.

You can find those episodes here:

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A podcast about learning and performing comedy as, or with, neurodivergent performers. Episodes are about how being neurodivergent affects scenework and sets, acting and performance, teaching and coaching, teams, and learning (being a neurodivergent improv student).

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