“Remembering, Repairing, and Regenerating: Leadership Rooted in Right Relationship" with Karina Turtzo

Send us Fan MailThis week on The UpLevel Podcast, join us for a soul-nourishing episode featuring transformational guide and bridge keeper Karina Turtzo, a woman walking the path of collective liberation through ancestral healing, indigenous wisdom, and regenerative leadership.Karina shares how “right relationship” is a lived practice that begins with intention, respect, and deep listening. From decolonized leadership to sacred ceremony, this conversation is rich with teachings on how to reconnect with land, lineage, and one another in ways that are generative, not extractive.In this episode, we’ll explore:Why honoring the land and its original stewards is foundational for real healingThe epidemic of loneliness & disconnection: how losing touch with ancestry and place feeds today’s “polycrisis”What “right relationship” really means and why it calls us into rigorous practice, not perfectionHow ancestral wisdom is alive in your DNA…waiting to be rememberedDecolonizing plant medicine & wellness spaces; moving beyond commodification toward authentic community careLeadership reimagined: From extraction to reciprocity and from hierarchy to circles of trustAbout Karina:Karina Turtzo is dedicated to the journey of collective liberation through the practice and remembrance of ancestral healing arts that center ceremonial practices and earth medicines. She designs and facilitates decolonized curriculums that intentionally entangle us with the Earth and help us awaken and activate to our genetic memory and wisdom. As a bridgekeeper and student of indigenous wisdom teachers, she serves her community as a certified holistic health, transformation, and integration guide and facilitator focusing on nurturing regenerative relationships and fostering culture shifts and systems change for a more harmonious world.With a rich tapestry of cultural heritage that includes Taino, Afro-Caribbean, Spanish, French, and Ecuadorian lineages, Karina embodies a beautiful fusion of traditions and histories, celebrating the strength and resilience of her ancestors. She is the founder of the wellness platform Sovereign by Nature, non-profit The ARC and healing container for women The Sacred Session.​ Karina creates applied spaces from a place of non-judgement, respect and compassion and care. She creates containers where the collective can shed, remember, integrate, and grow. She believes that through generative relating, devotion, and conscious action we can come into right relationship with ourselves, the collective and our great mother Earth. Reach Karina: [email protected] Handles:https://www.instagram.com/karinaturtzo/https://www.instagram.com/sovereignxnature/https://www.instagram.com/thesacredsession/ Websites:https://www.sovereignxnature.com/ https://www.thesacredsession.com/ 🎉 The UpLevel Podcast was listed as one of the Top 10 Best Coaching Culture Podcasts!!! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coaching_culture_podcasts🎉 It was also ranked #4 among the top 50 Best Workplace Mental Health Podcasts!https://podcast.feedspot.com/workplace_mental_health_podcastswww.uplevelproductions.comhttps://www.instagram.com/uplevelproductions/https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplevelproductionscompanyhttps://www.facebook.com/uplevelproductionscompany