In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I reflect on the week I recently spent in Tulum, Mexico.

Now, what comes to mind when you think of Tulum?

Yogis? Pretty beaches? Sacred sites? Selfies of pretty people in pretty spots?

For real; Tulum was on the list of places I wanted to visit because of how beautiful I thought the photos were! As well as to pay reverence to the sacred sites and the spirituality of the land.

After a week spent at a business retreat with one of my coaches, Melissa Ruiz, I am reminded of how much of a façade social media can be. While I can only speak for myself, it just breaks my heart to see how much gentrification and colonization I see of this land.

Now, I used to be one of those tourists with the big backpacks that have made traveling for the fun of it a part of their lifestyle.

But now that I’m older and have my own business, I’ve become more interested in hearing about the history and culture of a place directly from the locals. I love trying to get a glimpse of different lands through the eyes of the ancestors who lived on those lands.

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