Host Natasha Levinger and her co-host/husband/producer, Brett, are so excited to talk with indigenous medicine woman Asha Frost, author of You Are the Medicine.
In this episode, they discuss:
- Asha's viral blog post "Dear White Woman Who Wants to Be Like Me"
The experience of appropriation and disrespect for indigenous lived experienceThe overwhelming experience of receiving hostilityTaking up space as an indigenous voice to shift the narrative around the use of indigenous practicesWorking through putting yourself out there as an introvertHumility is not equal to smallnessHonoring the individual gifts everyone hasSeeing ourselves as equal to--not above--other living thingsGrowth & life going in cyclesThe anti-hustle message of bear medicineAsha's diagnosis with lupus at age 17Exerting your sacred noPractices for healing ancestral traumaHow "resilience" can bypass healingNormalizing things not being easyToo much talk about wordleNatasha's on meth now...well dexmethylphenidateTime confusion during pandemicAnd more!- Get a free class on inner validation when you pre-order Natasha's new book, Healing Your Inner Child. Details at highestlighthealing.com.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Asha's latest book, You Are the MedicineAsha's instagramAsha's oracle deck, The Sacred Medicine Oracle