Laura Giles ~ Everything Is Alive: What Animism Taught Me About Healing

Discover how to reconnect with your natural, joyful essence through animism, trauma healing, and living in sacred connection with all life. #Animism #TraumaHealing #SoulConnection ================== All episodes can be found at https://truthandtranscendence.com All about Catherine/Being Space/Freedom of Spirit/Expansive Coaching at https://beingspace.world _____________________ About my guest Laura Giles: Laura Giles, LCSW, has spent over twenty years helping trauma survivors live unfettered, authentic lives. With experience in a maximum-security prison, psychiatric hospital, courts, and private practice, she has guided even the most "hard-to-help" individuals toward healing—quickly and naturally. Raised by an animist mother, she brings a grounded, spiritual perspective to her work, making deep transformation both practical and accessible. If you're ready to live well and die well, Laura Giles is your girl! What we discussed: 00:00 Welcome and guest introduction 01:12 Listening to the rhythm of the soul 03:22 Early childhood memories of natural joy 05:15 Being raised by an animist mother 07:40 Freedom to explore without hovering parents 10:15 Protection through ancestral connection and trust 13:30 What animism is and means 16:45 Preserving sacred traditions through isolation 19:50 Modern disconnection versus natural living 22:30 Trauma therapy and the wound well 25:10 Coaching approach to healing work 27:50 Creating safe containers for transformation 30:05 Mindfulness practice in daily moments 33:20 Everything is alive and conscious #MindfulLiving #SpiritualWellness #NatureWisdom ___ Where to find Laura Giles: https://linktr.ee/lauragiles Support the show ========================= More episodes https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Step more deeply into your Calling & bring it more to Life Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://go.oncehub.com/ClarityCallwithCatherine 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: / https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Website: / https://beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world  Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate