Category: Connect to Self
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Navigating Dark Nights of the Soul Through Nature Connection with Sandra Ingerman
Being struck by lightning. Drowning. Living with a rare brain disorder. Those are just three of the life events that shamanic practitioner Sandra Ingerman has survived. So when she says she understands struggle — and navigating the Dark Night of the Soul — she means it. Ingerman is known for her…
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Nature Connection, Soul Retrieval, and Honoring Ancestral Lands and Teachings: A Q&A with Animist Healer Angela Prider
Before Angela Prider became a renowned somatic counselor, animist healer, and ceremonialist who has helped more than 5,000 people on their journeys toward wholeness, she went through decades of dark times when she described herself as “lost.” Over a Zoom call in January, Prider — who also is known as…
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Survival Skills and Connecting to the Natural World: A Q&A with Alderleaf Wilderness College’s Jason Knight
You can listen to the interview on Spotify here! When two teenagers set out to climb a mountain as a jaunt, little did one know that the ordeals they’d face would catapult him into a lifelong love of learning — and teaching — wilderness skills. Jason Knight, now the founder of Alderleaf…
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On Self-Awareness, Self-Love, And Reaching Your Unique Potential: A Q & A with Dr. Chris Sopa
Dr. Chris Sopa, an organizational psychologist with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Bowling Green State University and master’s and doctoral degrees in Organizational Psychology from Capella University — is also a graduate of Life’s School of Hard Knocks. A series of difficult life events — including her father’s passing in 2007,…
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Master Your Mindset and Climb Mountains: A Q&A with Wild Minds Founder Zoe Gillis
Editorial Note: A little more than a year ago I connected with Zoe Gillis, a licensed therapist and wilderness guide, after booking a 5-day backpacking trip to the Sespe Wilderness with her organization, Wild Minds. The experience changed my life, and it’s time to feature Zoe as the life-giver that…
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The Sanctuary Model: A Q&A About Trauma and Choices
This month I connected with Andrus- The Sanctuary Institute, a nonprofit based in Yonkers, New York, that provides mental health services and education through a trauma-informed framework called “The Sanctuary Model.” The Sanctuary Model was first developed in the 1980s by Sandra Bloom and a team of clinicians at a small…
Compassionate Coexistence 