{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 117 Spiritual Resilience for Uncertain Times featuring Gabrielle Felder","description":"In this episode of LaidOPEN, I\u2019m joined by Gabrielle Felder, author of The Five Blessings of If\u00e1. We talk about returning to spiritual lineage, writing about If\u00e1 as a living oral tradition, and what it meant for Gabrielle to publish this work after being raised Baptist. She shares how being on ancestral land in the American South changed her relationship to history and belonging. We explore Oshun and Obatala, gender expansiveness in Yoruba cosmology, burnout and joyful militancy, and how to remain spiritually grounded in times of cultural instability. LaidOPEN offers intimate conversations at the intersection of sexuality, spirituality, and relational healing. If you\u2019re longing for depth, warmth, and nuance, follow the show and share this episode with someone who might need it. Show Notes: 00:00 \u2013 Welcome & Introduction 02:42 \u2013 Writing Process 04:18 \u2013 Family, Faith & Secrecy 08:06 \u2013 Parents at the Book Event 09:24 \u2013 Publishing as Coming Out 12:26 \u2013 Writing About If\u00e1 14:11 \u2013 Southern Ancestry 18:12 \u2013 Embodying the Land 22:30 \u2013 Entering If\u00e1 24:43 \u2013 Mississippi River & Oshun 27:22 \u2013 Orishas & Creativity 28:03 \u2013 Beyond the Love Goddess Trope 29:00 \u2013 Yoruba Language & Gender 31:22 \u2013 Orishas & Gender Fluidity 34:18 \u2013 Micro-Acts of Freedom 35:31 \u2013 Burnout & Joy 47:17 \u2013 Collapse & Rebuilding 52:22 \u2013 Spiritual Hygiene 55:34 \u2013 Closing ","author_name":"LaidOPEN Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/laidopen.libsyn.com\/website","html":"