Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Gabrielle Felder.

Gabrielle Felder (she/they) is a writer, data analyst, and aborisa born and raised in Orange County, California and is currently based in Los Angeles, California. She explores the history of the African diaspora, drawing from her interdisciplinary background in ecology, anthropology, and data analytics. Passionate about community work, she has trained as a postpartum doula, worked in community gardens, and led Afro-Indigenous ceremonies. She’s shared her work through speaking engagements with UC Davis Women’s Resources and Research Center and the Feminist Center for Creative Work.

Here are some of the things Gabrielle and I discuss:

• Gabrielle’s journey from digital essayist to published author
• Sacred poetry and nature-based traditions behind The Five Blessings of Ifá
• Understanding Ifá through herbalism, family, queer parties, and witchcraft
• How coding and anthropology feed Gabrielle’s writing process
• Gaining freedom through self-trust and the permission to fail

Resources & Links:

• Gabrielle’s Instagram and website
• Gabrielle’s book, The Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous Spirituality
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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