We're back!  In episode two, we work through some gunk in our own experiences by sharing our ideas around the whole light & love shiz and the ultra-spiritual bypassing that happens in spiritual communities.  We talk about the importance of having supportive people in your life, finding one's pack, reaching for those shifts in yourself and trusting that it will propel you into the realms of possibility, surrounded by "your people" that are there for you...to listen, support and love all the parts of you regardless.  We get to the grit, unpack, and find our way in this episode.

In our conversation, we talk about:
Wanting to be witnessed when in a vulnerable space and others not listening!  Well intentions? Or tangled in triggers, ego, agenda, assumptions. Lack of capacity to witness and hold space. Not letting us be in or openly process while in that shadowy or angry place. And when that shame sets in.

Little trust when sharing ideas/projects, etc. Feeling protective and discouraged when sharing from a vulnerable place. Told it has to be a "certain way."  Always receiving uninvited feedback on ways to change or improve.

Coaches.  The marketing behind big money coaches and the damage they can do to make a sale.  The unworthiness factor is their greatest tactic and how done we are with this!
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Claiming a feral process.  How one can get caught up in the illusion of perfection. The power of showing up to reclaim our voices, truths and birthrights in a society that continually tells us we are wrong, illegal, broken, and unwanted.

Quotes/Reading:
A quote from Women Who Run With the Wolves, by Clarissa P. Estés

​In this episode, we talk about identity as a growing process, a flowing cyclical movement. We discuss how the world structures identity, and how the right set of identities can constitute our value and worth.

Why we hate writing "about-me" pages, the elevator pitch/speech, finding our niche, branding our work. How we'd like to do away with the classic question of "what do you do?" ICK!

Impostor syndrome and how POC can't just relax and exist. Our lives carved around what we feel WP want when we're in their presence. Our work to keep them comfortable.

We talk chicanismo, our rite to choose the identity most closely related to our indigenous roots. 20-year-old white shaman girls and how white folx created a hierarchical system with certificates that take up the space and resources from POC.

The journey of trying to create community while living in mostly white spaces.

Lastly, a chiquitx segment on the summer solstice, our desires and rekindling our passions.

References Mentioned:
Gloria Anzaldua: Talks about the Seven Stages of Conocimiento in her piece titled: "Now Let Us Shift …Conocimiento…Inner Work, Public Acts".  Can be found in the books: "This bridge we call home" and "Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality"

Ken Hardy: Talks about identity, the importance of talking about whiteness, and white people being uncomfortable  "Ken Hardy on The Assaulted Sense of Self" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i26A5oecUWM