Triggers & Spiritual Medicine

In this episode of Triggers and Spiritual Medicine, host Laura Bonetzky-Gaffney and guest Ukumbwa Sauti come together for a grounded and honest conversation about rape culture, accountability, and the role men can play in creating real change.This episode invites listeners into a deeper understanding of how harm shows up in everyday life not just in extreme cases, but in language, silence, dismissal, and the normalization of harm toward women and girls.Rather than staying at the level of awareness alone, Laura and Ukumbwa focus on what comes next: ACTION. Together they explore practical, real-world steps men, parents, and women can take today such as believing survivors, interrupting harmful behavior in the moment, supporting organizations that serve survivors, engaging with policy and legislation, and actively unlearning patterns rooted in patriarchy.The conversation also highlights the importance of raising the next generation differently. That means teaching consent EARLY, modeling emotional responsibility, and challenging harmful ideas about masculinity in homes, schools, and communities.At its core, this episode is a call to responsibility without shame, and action without delay.If this conversation resonates with you, please like, follow, share, and subscribe so others can hear it too. You can find this podcast on most streaming platforms and YouTube, or listen directly at:https://triggersandspiritualmedicine.buzzsprout.com/Because change doesn’t start later, it starts with what you choose to do TODAY.ABOUT TRIGGERS & SPIRITUAL MEDICINE PODCAST:Real talk. Let's address the elephant in the room to the growing "sickness" in our society, address root issues and provide sustainable solutions.We hope by addressing the intersectionality and connect the dots like a web of many of society’s challenges, we can help others understand the trauma infection that impacts all areas of life – addiction, domestic violence, racism, homelessness, sexual abuse, chronic health issues, cancer, environmental issues, climate change and more.In this NEW collaborative program, we hope by highlighting these infected areas and what they share in common, a new perspective of solutions, healing, and resolutions can be birthed.Each episode addresses a certain trigger while offering the spiritual medicine with at least 3 tips or actionable steps our listeners can take and implement. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter to support our social justice initiatives https://www.patreon.com/HealingWithSpirit

Join us for a fun amazing podcast episode on Reinventing Yourself After Cancer w/ Actor, Producer & Renaissance Man - Eli Hans.Eli shares his journey from growing up in a conservative home as a "gay boy" to a life of constant go go go to losing his partner to suicide to being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer with a 10% survival rate to 7yrs remission, to falling in love, to the importance of incorporating your intuition into your healing, to the pandemic ... to what it took & the journey within in writing his journey of unpacking & healing his life in a rich authentic deep funny musical play that audiences are raving about - "Out of the Blue"BE SURE TO FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBE FOR FUTURE EPISODESAND SHARE – ENGAGE to help us with visibilityABOUT ELI: Eli is a true Renaissance man; an actor, writer, artist, producer, director, singer, and recently, a composer. Eli has reinvented his career many times, from producer and director of TV commercials and large-scale corporate events to interior designer, and now a life and creativity coach. He has always dreamed of being on Broadway, and after surviving a dire cancer diagnosis, he decided to create an autobiographical musical called Out of The Blue, an inspiring story of hope and resilience in which he plays 25 characters. He recently had a sold-out run of his World Premiere in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and a successful U.S. Premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Theater festival.LINKS: http://www.OutofTheBlueShow.com https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/7446https://www.sublimeguys.com/a resources page on Eli's Out of The Blue site related to themes of the show, in case audience members need support with : cancer, LGBT issues, suicide hotline, etc. https://www.outoftheblueshow.com/resourcesABOUT TRIGGERS & SPIRITUAL MEDICINE PODCAST:Real talk. Let's address the elephant in the room to the growing "sickness" in our society, address root issues and provide sustainable solutions.We hope by addressing the intersectionality and connect the dots like a web of many of society’s challenges, we can help others understand the trauma infection that impacts all areas of life – addiction, domestic violence, racism, homelessness, sexual abuse, chronic health issues, cancer, environmental issues, climate change and more.In this NEW collaborative program, we hope by highlighting these infected areas and what they share in common, a new perspective of solutions, healing, and resolutions can be birthed.Each episode addresses a certain trigger while offering the spiritual medicine with at least 3 tips or actionable steps our listeners can take and implement. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter to support our social justice initiatives https://www.patreon.com/HealingWithSpirit

Welcome to Episode 8 of Triggers and Spiritual Medicine podcast with host, Laura Bonetzky-Joseph and guest trauma educator, Melanie BrownIn this episode, Melanie shares her experiences as a trauma survivor, yogi, and trauma educator when she went to a yoga class in the Boston area that was NOT only as advertised - which created harm - but when the class actually triggered Melanie, the yoga instructor was dismissive of the harm the class had which created a secondary harm. We talk about white washing sacred practices and the various unintentional harms committed by westernersMelanie shares 3 tips for yoga instructors and studio owners on how to improve so unintentional harm is NOT perpetrated, and she share 3 tips for anyone looking for a yoga class on how to find one that is more trauma informed.Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Become a Patreon and support this project: https://www.patreon.com/HealingWithSpiritABOUT MELANIE:Embeing’s® Melanie Lynn Brown holds an MA Ed. in Mindful Education and Trauma Studies from Lesley University and a BA in Government from Smith. She has spent 20 years working in Education with trauma survivors and in political advocacy. She formed Embeing®, a consultancy, to teach and promote both macro and micro trauma education, trauma-informed policies and compassionate systems analysis. She takes on a limited number of personal clients, primarily under 18 years, to support nervous system regulation and holistic wellness. Her clients include trauma survivors and autistic young people. Her approach is best described as “empowerment through education."  You can reach Melanie at:  http://www.embeingempowered.com  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 1) The Wisdom of Trauma by Dr. Gabor Mate: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com2) The Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI: https://jri.org/services/behavioral-health-and-trauma/center-for-trauma-and-embodiment3) This Yoga International Magazine article on how to avoid cultural appropriation:https://yogainternational.com/article/view/how-we-can-work-together-to-avoid-cultural-appropriation-in-yoga/4) How The Burning Times of Witches Influence White Women Culture Today https://youtu.be/8EtUM-rjrfE5) CDC ACE Study:ABOUT TRIGGERS & SPIRITUAL MEDICINE PODCAST:Real talk. Let's address the elephant in the room to the growing "sickness" in our society, address root issues and provide sustainable solutions.We hope by addressing the intersectionality and connect the dots like a web of many of society’s challenges, we can help others understand the trauma infection that impacts all areas of life – addiction, domestic violence, racism, homelessness, sexual abuse, chronic health issues, cancer, environmental issues, climate change and more.In this NEW collaborative program, we hope by highlighting these infected areas and what they share in common, a new perspective of solutions, healing, and resolutions can be birthed.Each episode addresses a certain trigger while offering the spiritual medicine with at least 3 tips or actionable steps our listeners can take and implement. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter to support our social justice initiatives https://www.patreon.com/HealingWithSpirit