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…
Category Healing
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…
Gifts of Colonialism
Blog by Valerie When we grow up feeling like no one’s in our corner, that life is us against the world and we can’t trust anyone, many of us go on a journey as adults of learning how to put…
Accepting Rejection
Blog by Valerie Through my first formalised human spiritual teacher Tom Lake, I learnt how to describe a core teaching that defines my path: unconditional love and acceptance. However, English is a challenging language filled with binaries. When I explain…
Stories, beliefs & their shadows
Blog by Valerie “The story owns the storyteller.”–Traditional wisdom shared by the Nhunggabarra people (western NSW, Australia) Like all biased humans, I am predisposed to see certain things whether they are strongly there or not. For example, I was raised…
The Sacred Feminine
Blog by Valerie In 2016 I danced a healing ceremony on Tiwa country in view of their Place of Emergence (now the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, U.S., image from here.) It was the height of summer when…