When the Right Rev. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde spoke this week, her words caused a lot of controversy in political circles, which I suppose is the point that I'm trying to make in talking about spirituality as separate from religion. For a lot of us, especially neurodivergent, queer, and/or disabled people, religion, specifically certain denominations…
A lot of people think labels can be bad things, but there are ways in which you can claim labels and use them to create new stories and reclaim your power. This episode covers a lot of territory from labels, the questions you ask when someone labels you (Is it true? What power do they…
I just started a class this semester on religion and trauma, and one of the most impactful and traumatic actions in my life was when a local food bank said that "they couldn't tell if I deserved food" when I'd asked for help. Apparently my self-employment made it difficult for them to read my tax…
As we begin our journey together through Feathermane Soul Wisdom, my first full episode discusses what I mean when I talk about living as an embodied being. Remembering that we are "a being" and not "a doing" has been the fodder for a lot of memes online and a lot of pop psychology. And yet,…
We don't often think about how stress affects spirituality, but along with anxiety being in a disregulated nervous system state can affect your spirituality. Let's talk about how spirituality and your nervous system are connected and why I'm a huge proponent of ways to relax, find some serenity in the middle of a hectic day…
Welcome to the official launch of the Feathermane Soul Wisdom podcast. I begin this show by talking about my process, my work, my goals, and what I hope to bring to you. If you're listening to this there's a good chance you are neurodivergent, might be queer, and you may experience a chronic illness or…
If someone talks to you about healing, first it implies that you have something wrong with you, that you're broken and need "fixed". I'm a firm believer that no one is "broken", that we are all whole and complete. This realization helps us to take back our power and examine why we believe we might…
The Feathermane Soul Wisdom podcast is launching on January 6, 2025. Listen to this short episode to learn what we'll cover. This podcast is distributed by the Musecharmer Network.
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I generally explain my work as helping those who are on the venn diagram of neurodivergent, queer, and chronically ill/disabled reconnect with their stories so they can be their full, embodied self and live authentically. When I think of that venn diagram, I imagine that there are those who would only identify as queer or…
Today's blog is a brief notification of changes that will be coming to Feathermane Soul. They're good changes, and I hope you like them. Right now I've been blogging once a week (on Mondays) and then posting smaller videos to social media a few times a week. However, I've been wanting to dive into longer…
No matter what you call it -- higher self, soul, inner wisdom -- there's one big reason to connect with your higher self. And that's because it can help you examine your inner stories and trust yourself. I work with a lot of people who have a hard time trusting themselves, and I understand because…
In the beginning there was...the blank page? light? darkness? a formless void? an idea? Yeah, that sounds right. In the beginning there was an idea, and then someone or something, some being, some entity--choose your own terminology here--made it so. There is an innate connection between creativity and divinity. I could be talking about the…
My relationship with my anxiety has changed. It's like at some point in the past six months or so, I've created a new beginning for myself through my re-story-ation process. Rather than being a vibrating mass of fear and worry, now that I'm focusing on being an embodied person, I sense the changes in my…
The world is a dumpster fire and with so many things to focus on, it may seem like spirituality and striving to express the fullness of our embodied being. You may be asking why spirituality matters. And I get it. Creating connection with our higher nature, however you may define it, might seem like the…
It's when times feel the darkest that we can make the most discoveries about our inner stories. What are our inner stories? They're the stories that we've taken in from the world around us, from our culture, from friends and family, and stories that we've internalized on our own. Not all of these stories are…
I couldn't remember the last time I'd walked to the mailbox. It's a tenth of the mile, and I'd been so focused on many other things, too many things really, but I'd decided that the weather was gorgeous that I could afford to take the twenty minutes or so out of my day. I let…