Syd Yang (they/them) is a mixed race/Taiwanese American queer/non-binary healer, intuitive counselor and writer who weaves together magic, possibility and intention as an energy healer in the world through their practice, Blue Jaguar Healing Arts. As someone who lives with depression and anxiety, and has recovered from severe eating disorders, Syd's work finds its resonance in the stories we each hold at the intersection of memory, body, sexuality and mental health. Syd works primarily with queer and trans BIPOC individuals as well as regularly leads workshops, community healing circles and has been a group facilitator for over two decades, with a specific focus on grief, healing ancestral trauma, sexuality + spirituality, body liberation and eating disorder recovery. Their recent memoir, Release: A Bulimia Story, re-imagines what recovery would look like without shame. 

Syd drops wisdom about:

Rendering the Impossible

Befriending our Grief

Curiosity about who we are Being Called to be at this time

Bird Medicine and Magic

Seedlings 

What and How we Will Choose to Grow

The Possible Emerging From Experiences of Restriction 

Grief and Rage

The Sweetness Encapsulated in the Process of Grieving What we Have Lost

Movement Building

What Most Needs Our Attention at This Time

Intimacy with Our Emotions

The Natural World

The Cycle of Life and Death Joy 

 You can connect with Syd on their website and Instagram, @bluejaguarlove and @releasebulimia.

Podcast music by Charles Kurtz

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