Ep. #254: Living in Complexity & Facilitating Healing Work under Capitalism with Laura Mae Northrup

Laura Mae Northrup (she/her), MFT is an author, educator, somatic psychotherapist, and podcaster. Her first book Radical Healership is a spiritually-informed, anticapitalist guide for healing practitioners who seek to build a values-driven healing practice. And it's out today!  In this episode, Eryn and Laura talk about: Her journey writing her new book Emotions & book writing! Surrendering & letting emerge Overshaping our experiences Living in complexity Grappling with money (and charging money!) within capitalism The degradation of spirituality and healing The history of taking away people’s access to healing and spirituality as an intentional strategy of domination and disempowerment How psychedelics and entheogens help us heal sexual trauma Trauma as a spiritual wound The need to experience so much joy and beauty as people in care roles Right sized-ness How you sustain the path as a facilitator of healing work ENTER THE BOOK GIVEAWAY ON INSTAGRAM. Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/laura-mae-northrup  Register for Breathwork for Care on March 1st. Check out the Religious Trauma workbook. Connect with Eryn on Instagram. You can learn more about her work here: www.lauramaenorthrup.com. Follow her on Instagram, check out her podcast, and buy the book wherever you buy books (especially from your local small bookstore!).