Faith, hope & trust
Blog by Valerie Talking with a few people this week, it seems timely to share my perspective on these concepts and how I work with their energies. Though there can certainly be overlap between them, I hope clarifying the way…
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Befriending our fear
Blog by Valerie “You can never conquer fear, it’s always going to be there…Walking in beauty involves encountering fears, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, and getting beyond them, so we can have joy, happiness, confidence and peace in the four…
We are Enough
Blog by Valerie In social environments, it seems to feel proportionally less safe to be oneself the farther we identify from collective norms and ideals. There is a concept in mathematics called ‘regression to the mean’. It is basically the…
Indigenous Science Dialogues
Update: All dialogues are now available online on the Earth Ethos YouTube Channel. You are invited to join Earth Ethos in honouring each element of the medicine wheel (earth/physical, air/mental, fire/spiritual, water/emotional) and the heart centre through five dialogues between…
Lived Experience Knowledge
Blog by Valerie There is immense power in embodying healing through lived experience. As I work in facilitating & healing spaces, I feel it is important to be open about parts of my journey. If you want to learn more…
Synchronicity
Blog by Valerie Four years ago I wrote the following and saved it on my computer: Imagine synchronicity as a lifestyle. Inner & outer awareness/alignment Today I was reminded of that document and moved to write this piece. For me,…
Central Myths
Blog by Valerie The human mind is a story-creating meaning-making machine, and as we get to know our minds better, we uncover beliefs, values, and stories underlying our thoughts and behaviours, and ultimately defining our paths in life. We may…
Jews’ Indigenous Roots
Blog by Valerie Lately I have been working to ground some of my Jewish wounds through relating biblical stories to Indigenous cultural stories of that part of the world; my own intuition, lived experience and knowledge of archetypes and patterns…
Cry of the White fella
A poem by Lukas Our position of dominance hides our shame and pain. I see those white fellas who show up with their engrained sense of superiority manifesting as ignorance, hate and prejudice. I see saviour types who subjugate their…
Addressing addiction
Trauma and addiction are interrelated. I was listening to a talk yesterday by Dr Gabor Mate, a western medical doctor and wounded healer I have a lot of respect for. He said simply, if you can’t fight, flee, or ask for…