{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"3: Healing Through Spirituality: Embracing Nature and Your Authenticity","description":"In today\u2019s episode, Natalie unpacks her journey of leaving organized religion, particularly Christianity, and embracing a nature-based spirituality that evolved into witchcraft. Get ready to dive in!  Natalie shares her transformative journey with vision quests, embracing her ancestry and the significance of understanding one's lineage in spiritual practices.  She also addresses the issues of cultural appropriation within spirituality and emphasizes the need for inclusivity and social justice in spiritual spaces.  And the biggest, most spiritual thing you can do? Embrace exactly who you are.    Here are a few topics Natalie unpacks in Episode 3: Growing up in a conservative Christian environment that impacted her spiritual expression Coming out as bisexual and the challenges it caused because of societal expectations How the journey of recovery from addiction led her to explore new spiritual beliefs Feeling the call to nature-based spirituality and witchcraft  How embracing one's ancestry is crucial for authentic spirituality The cultural appropriation that is a significant issue in spiritual practices Ways that social justice is intertwined with spiritual practices Your humanness is the most spiritual aspect of your being Embracing neurodivergence and identity plays an essential role in your spirituality   Connect with Natalie! Come hang out on Instagram @natalieconnected Follow along on TikTok @natalieconnected Check out her offerings\/website   Check out Recovering Connection! A 6 month somatic group space for queer and neurodivergent folks in the later stages of trauma recovery who are ready to explore what it means to thrive.   Other ways to get free support: Feeling disconnected from yourself? Grab my free guide - Nervous System Center. A simple, nervous system forward guide for queer and neurodivergent folks to go from emotionally chaotic and lost to reconnected with yourself.   If you enjoyed this episode of The Healing on the Fringe Podcast, help us spread the love by leaving a 5 star review! We love hearing your thoughts. Or share this episode with a friend who you know it would resonate with.  Questions, comments, emotions? Come say hi on Instagram: @natalieconnected Thanks for listening!    ","author_name":"Healing on the Fringe","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/574420","html":"