27. Belonging and Beyond with Becca Piastrelli
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Release Date: 10/11/2022
49. Decolonizing Our Bodies and Psychedelic Liberation with Charlotte James
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Charlotte Duerr James (she/her) is an educator and medicine woman of Afro-Caribbean and Germanic lineage. She works to create a world in which everyone is able to live in fearless pursuit of their radical transformation. She uses her skills as an educator, therapeutic coach, and ceremonial facilitator to build and engage a community focused on pursuing collective liberation. She is also the founder of the Psychedelic Liberation Training. In this episode, Charlotte and I discuss: - Her background and what brought her to her work with decolonization and collective liberation today - What...
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48. Breathwork for Liberation with Chauna Bryant
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Chauna Bryant (she/her) is a Breathwork facilitator, small business mentor, Pilates and Gyrotonic instructor, and founder of the Breath Liberation Society. In this episode, Chauna and I discuss: - Chauna’s background and what led her to breathwork - Breath Liberation Society breathwork facilitator training, why Chauna created it, and what gaps she saw in other breathwork facilitator trainings - What Chauna sees as the future of "wellness" and healing especially in relation to the white-washed toxic wellness culture of today - We close with Chauna guiding us through a short breath practice...
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47. Indigenous Wisdom and the Future of Wellness with Asha Frost
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It feels important to be sharing this beautiful and wise conversation I had with indigenous medicine woman, Asha Frost, during the week of the Thanksgiving holiday and Native American Heritage Day. I hope that if you are celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday I hope you will consider the implications of colonization on indigenous people around the world and will also celebrate Native American Heritage Day and learn about the indigenous people’s land you are living on. You can find that information through Native Land at Asha Frost (she/her) is an Indigenous (Ojibwe) Medicine Woman, author,...
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46. Human Design for Harmony and Presence with Yvonne Chung
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Yvonne Chung’s (she/her) work guides heart-led, soul-missioned leaders in overcoming self-doubt, mastering their energy, and unlocking the unique medicine they are here to share with the world. Weaving together Human Design, Positive Psychology, mysticism, and practical neuroscience, Yvonne bridges the gap between the intellect and intuition—the research and the woo—to help people approach their life and soul’s work from a place of integrity, self-trust, and energetic alignment. In this episode, Yvonne and I discuss: - Yvonne’s background and what led her to the work she does with...
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45. Weaving Together Spirituality and Sexuality with Aimée Lapeyre
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Aimée Lapeyre (she/her) is a spiritual and pleasure-based coach. She has studied with the Q'eros Nation of Peru, learning the Andean Cosmovision with Master Don Nicolás Pauccar and also with The Three Doors contemplative study program led by two of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's first students. She is passionate about working with women to awaken their original erotic nature, expand their consciousness, and live the experience on Earth with bliss and love. Disclaimer: this episode discusses sexuality In this episode, Aimée and I discuss: - Aimée’s journey studying with the Q'eros Nation of...
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44. Radiant Somatics and Trauma Transformation with Madison Abdallah
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Madison Abdallah (she/they) has been a somatic practitioner for nearly a decade and coaches individuals and groups in resolving trauma, divesting from colonized/capitalist shame, and reconnecting with their true wholeness & value. In this episode, Madison and I discuss: - A bit about her background and what led her to somatic work - What embodiment and somatics means to her - Breaking generational patterns and healing through intergenerational trauma and how Madison guides folks in this process - Madison’s work with mindful lifestyle and how subtle shifts in lifestyle can make a huge...
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43. Sacred Portals of Surrogacy, Birth, Death, & Grief with Brook van der Linde
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Brook van der Linde (she/her) is a mom, writer, and widow. She went from working with criminal defense attorneys to documenting the lives of those living on the farthest margins of society. She is currently working as a full-time copywriter, piecing together a memoir, creating a writing program for people experiencing incarceration, and carrying a baby for some friends. *disclaimer — this episode discusses addiction and death* In this episode, Brook and I discuss: - Brook’s background and what led her to writing and storytelling - Brook shares about the curriculum she’s developing for...
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42. Consensual Culture and Relational Somatics with denise chang
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denise chang (they/them) is a somatic trauma resolution practitioner, erotic movement arts facilitator, and intuitive energy healer. They are a genderfluid, solo-polyamorous, immigrant of taoist Malaysian Chinese ancestry whose work focuses on the cultivation of erotic power and the healing of intergenerational trauma through the school of consensual culture and body ecology. In this episode, denise and I discuss: - denise’s background and what brought them to somatic work - denise’s experience of embodiment and what it means to them - Consensual culture (the framework denise developed in...
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41. Amplifying Indigenous Wisdom and Motherhood with Vivien Vilela
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Vivien Vilela (she/her) was born and raised in Brazil and has been initiated in ancient healing traditions by indigenous elders from South, Central, and North America. She dedicates her life to her spiritual studies and the preservation of indigenous culture. Vivien is the co-founder of Aniwa and The Boa Foundation. Vivien is someone I’ve personally looked up to for years so sitting with her in conversation was a huge honor and gift. In this episode, Vivien and I discuss: - Vivien’s background and what brought her to her work with indigenous elders - Why she feels indigenous wisdom is...
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40. Story and Somatics with Molly Caro May
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Molly Caro May (she/her) is an author of two books, teacher, and holder of space. For 13+ years, she has facilitated personal story workshops for more than hundreds of people across the globe. She is trained in Somatic Experiencing and focuses on where language/voice and the animal body meet each other. Her mission is to democratize expression and explore, in good company, the healing alchemy between story and nervous system. This interview was a huge one for me as Molly is someone I look up to in so many ways and her book, Body Full of Stars, completely changed my life when I became a new...
info_outlineBecca Piastrelli (she/her) writes about her life experiences, facilitates women’s gatherings virtually and in person, and is the host of the Belonging podcast. She teaches and speaks on the nature of belonging and runs retreats to help women reconnect with their rooted sense of self. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area (soon to be Hudson Valley, NY) with her husband, child, two cats, and five chickens, where she gardens, cooks, mothers, and gathers with the ebb and flow of the seasons.
I am so inspired by and deeply love Becca’s work. This conversation is full of wisdom and nourishment for the times that we find ourselves in today.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Seasonal, earth-based living and how Becca lives seasonally in her everyday life and work
- Rites of passage and the 3 phases that make up a rite of passage
- Becca gives us practices and rituals to honor rites of passage in our lives
- Belonging and community care and how Becca see them existing (and not existing) in today’s world
- Motherhood, specifically some pivotal points in Becca’s mothering journey and some wisdom she has gleaned from recently becoming a mother
Becca and I discuss and reference episode 96 of her podcast, Belonging, with Ariella Daly and Megan McGuire, to listen to this episode visit beccapiastrelli.com/ancestral-mothering
You can find Becca’s incredible work with the links below:
Rooted Magic January 2023 retreat
Instagram @beccapiastrelli