142 - Natalie LeSueur Pt 1 - Becoming a source of light for others

"I really feel like I not only deserve love, but I am love. I really am." ~Natalie LeSueur The brilliant, wise-hearted Natalie LeSueur of The Light Collective is many things: mother, breathwork teacher, intuitive… the list is extensive. Natalie's also a survivor of complex psychological and sexual trauma. I'm grateful for her honesty and willingness to share her multi-layered experience. To that end, for listeners who are feeling fragile with this type of content, please take care of yourself first. Bookmark this episode for a later date; we'll be here when you're ready.  In this first of our two-part conversation, Natalie and I discuss her adolescent traumas and how she finally found support on her journey to becoming a source of light for others. Her healing is centered on the belief that inner work evolves rather than finishes. It's a lesson which circles back to the connectedness in all things: science and survival; client and therapist; podcaster and listener. "I just really liked listening to how people arrive where they are, I suppose, and then there is this really lovely honesty about it because I think we just all need to get a little real."    About Natalie: I am an adoptee. A survivor of acute, chronic, complex and sexual trauma. She/HER/Mother. TRAUMA informed breath work, embodiment and meditation teacher. I am a Business mentor and an INTUITIVE. I am also the Prez of The LIGHT Collective an online yoga community and school with a deep feminine resonance. I advocate for body agency, mental health, social justice and action. I wish to see people not only survive but thrive by cultivating a more heart-centred, sacred life through the practice of trust, humour and loving-kindness towards yourself and others. I am an embodiment, somatic, neuroscientific and all things mind/body geek. I love the work of and have studied with Sian Pascale, Judith Blackstone, Sarah Peyton, Dr. Scott Lyons, Zabie Yamasaki, Christopher Wallis and Thomas Huebl. A question I like to ask is ...HOW DO YOU SHOW UP IN THE WORLD? For full show notes, resources, and information about our guest, visit: http://www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast *** Conversations with a Wounded Healer is a proud member of @mhnrnetwork. Let's be friends! You can find me in the following places... Website: www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi