Episode 6: WHAT IF Therapy Made Space For Hmong Shamanic Practices?

Michi Marks (she/they) is a Hmong American Marriage and Family Therapist–in-training, integration and implementation coach, and spiritual practitioner whose work bridges Western psychotherapy with ancestral animist traditions. Their approach draws from liberation psychology, experiential therapies, and systems thinking, with a focus on relational, embodied, and contextual healing. Michi identifies as neurodivergent, queer, genderfluid, and bicultural — identities that inform their commitment to liberatory and culturally rooted approaches to wellness. Michi is currently completing their MFT training and hopes to eventually apprentice formally within the Hmong shamanic tradition. Their work centers the belief that healing is not only individual but ancestral, communal, and relational.To learn more or stay connected, you can read Michi’s Substack, where they write about lineage, identity, and books that have shaped their thinking. If you’re interested in working with Michi clinically, you can reach out through Edges Wellness or Psychology Today. They are currently only accepting couples and families at this time. Their substack: Figuring it Out with MichiEdges info: [email protected], https://edgeswellness.com Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/michi-marks-menomonie-wi/1578532Other Resources to Check out to learn more about shamanism: https://whyshamanismnow.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@SoulandSelfCollectivehttps://www.youtube.com/@ShamanMemoirs/videoshttps://pengher.wixsite.com/pengher - where they learned how to do qi gong that focused more on spirituality and energy renewal. Your host is Jaclyn Tyson. For more information about Sacred Tea and Nourished Souls, visit www.soubirdcenter.com.