Can Soulful Practices Help Us Heal and Build Inclusive Communities? – Dori Baker on The Healers Café
Release Date: 02/05/2025
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info_outlineIn this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT, speaks with Dori Baker about how soulful practices can foster resilience, inclusivity, and mental well-being, while addressing the importance of community, diverse traditions, and daily acts of connection to combat anxiety, depression, and social injustices.
For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/dori-barker
Highlights from today's episode include:
Dori Baker I like to use the word soulful practices instead of spiritual practices, because spiritual has been so maligned and has so been misused, and that we have such a history of mostly men using their spiritual power and leadership in ways that violate people. But soulfulness is something I think we can all resonate with.
Dori Baker I like to say the bridges are broken between these practices and the traditions or the places, the institutions that once stewarded them. My friends, where the bridges aren't just broken. Somebody has poured gas and lit a match. You know, the bridges are gone.
Manon Bolliger And it's like going back into really who we are, our sovereign beings, that we are. And this is where all the power is, is recognizing that. So when you brought up, you know, imposter syndrome, it's like imposter to what we're not even trying to be, something else, just be, be who you are,
ABOUT DORI BAKER:
Dori Grinenko Baker calls herself a Spy for Hope. She is a writer, facilitator, and thought-leader who is passionate about helping people find meaning and live into their purpose. She does this by creating experiences for groups to engage wholeheartedly in practices of radical hospitality. Dori creates spaces that honor transformation from patriarchal and white supremacist norms into more liberatory realities that welcome the flourishing of all people. Her facilitation and coaching focus on practices of holy listening and theological reflection that help communities invite joyful encounters, especially in the midst of conflict and disruption. Dori is an ordained UMC elder, author of five books, and host of the podcast LIVE to Tell. Her most recent book, Girl/Friend Theology: Doing God-talk with Young People, is used in seminary classrooms across the US. Her co-authored book Another Way Living and Leading Change on Purpose, is an innovative guide for decolonizing leadership practices. Dori and her husband Lincoln enjoy time with their two young adult daughters.
Core purpose/passion: Our Own Deep Wells: Awakening Soulful Practice for Wellness OODW; is a movement dedicated to supporting collective healing.
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ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT
As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver.
My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books: 'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'. I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.
So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".
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* De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!