Jan 22, 2019
The stories that call to us, the ancestors who live in us, the cultures that are lost to us, and so much more...
IN THE INTRO:
- Self care and energy hygiene for sensitive types
- Ancestral languages
- Elderberry magic
IN THE INTERVIEW:
- Making peace with our names, the legacy of patriarchal naming, changing names, prehistoric kinship ties, and pondering how our most ancient ancestors chose names
- Spectral visitations from the grandfather who died before Janelle was born
- Rootlessness, and what is lost when people set out on their own and leave their land and people behind
- How our ancestors live in us, even when we can't claim their culture as our own
- Language as a gateway to the ancestors
- Megalithic monuments and the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in Europe
- Starting a podcast
- Knowing whose land you're living on
- The ancient tales we're drawn to
- Diving deep into embodiment and creativity
- The profound inner and outer journey of Personal Mythmaking
- Navigating the world as a Highly Sensitive Person and empath- "I need a lot of self care to be connected to my deep self"
- Biodynamic craniosacral therapy, somatic experiencing, and other coping mechanisms/self care
- Chronic trauma responses and nervous system stuckness
- The more ephemeral cultural transmissions: textiles, fiber arts, music, dance, cooking, etc.
LINKS:
- Janelle's website
- My interview on the Personal Mythmakers Podcast
- My website MythicMedicine.love
- Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses)
- The Medicine Stories Facebook group
- Take my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz
- Mythic Medicine on Instagram
- Music by Mariee Sioux (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)
- The Memory Code by Lynne Kelly
- Ancient Spirit Rising by Pegi Eyers
- The Highly Sensitive Person by Dr. Elaine Aron
- Lyla June on the For The Wild Podcast, Part 1 and Part 2
- Sylvia Lindstead