Healing Through Community, Hope and Purpose with Shane Whalley-- Episode 008

Shane Whalley is a professor and facilitator of conversations. We talked about:*how ze had to integrate who ze was “supposed” to be and had become with who ze authentically is in order to heal*the importance of hir inpatient hospitalization for hir healing journey*how our healing journeys ask a lot of us and why therapists should go to their own therapy*hir relationships with hir parents, how they evolved on hir journey, and specific healing moments with hir mom*dance as a metaphor for discerning who is able to heal with you and who isn’t*finding allies and healing moments in unexpected places*weaving community, hope, and purpose through their work and lifeAbout Our GuestShane Whalley, MSSW writes: “As a deeply relational and playful genderqueer facilitative educator, I have been facilitating workshops and conversations on issues faced by the LGBTQIA communities, cultural humility and responsiveness, and social justice frameworks for over 20 years. My knowledge comes from my lived experience as a now elder within the genderqueer and queer communities. My lifelong journey as a learner brought me to the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin where I completed my Master's in 2003 and continued on as an adjunct faculty member. I enjoy engaging in conversations around the complexities of "all the things" whether as a mentor, consultant or educator.”Learn more about Shane & hir work at hir website: http://daringdialogues.com/Connect with hir on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanewhalley/Or send hir an email at shanewhalley [at] gmail (dot) comBe a ROAR Healing Stories Guest!Season Two of ROAR Healing Stories will feature even more great healing journeys, including yours, if you want to share! If you’re on a healing journey and you’d like to share it with the ROAR Healing Stories audience, let Ellen know you want to be a guest here: https://forms.gle/AZGNWdCMyCTE6X3HAAnahata’s PurposePart witchy coven meeting, part music festival, part grown-up summer camp, 100% excellent community and vibes. October 16-19 in Darlington, MD. https://www.anahataspurpose.com/Support ROAR Healing StoriesThere are lots of ways to support this podcast:New episodes of ROAR Healing Stories are posted every other Sunday. Never miss an episode! Subscribe to ROAR: Find Your Fierce (Ellen’s newsletter) to get an email every time an episode is posted. Subscribe nowPaid subscriptions at the monthly ($8), annual ($89), or founding ($165) level help support the creation and sharing of ROAR Healing Stories. Subscribers get about two monthly posts, occasional bonus episodes, and the warm, fuzzy feeling of knowing you’re helping to share these healing stories and ideas with a world that really needs them. Send this episode to a friend, frenemy, lover, family member, colleague, or anyone else who needs it!ShareIf you really want to make my heart sing, leave a rating or review on the platform of your choice. I’ve heard this is really great for the algorithm and will help even more folks hear these stories. Get full access to Find Your Fierce at roarfindyourfierce.substack.com/subscribe