187. 5 Ways to Be More Present: Indigenous Wisdom from Kaitlin Curtice

1. How to listen to the signals our bodies give us, and other concrete strategies to hold on to being human.

2. The healing power of honoring and reconnecting with our little girl selves and with our Mother Earth.

3. How, if all else fails, we can practice presence and embodiment by talking to a house plant.  

4. The traumatizing effect of purity culture, colonization, and assimilation, and how to come home to the wholeness of our core nature, desire, and wisdom. 

5. Concrete, everyday acts of rebellion that help us regain what we lost, and restore us to who we really are. 

About Kaitlin: 

Kaitlin Curtice is an award-winning author, poet-storyteller, and public speaker. As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity. She is a wise and vital voice on decolonizing our bodies, faith, and families, and the freedom and peace of embodiment - finding wholeness in ourselves, our stories, and our lineage. Her new book, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day, examines the journey of resisting the status quo by caring for ourselves, one another, and Mother Earth – and is available now. Find her on Twitter and Instagram at @kaitlincurtice.

If you want to hear more about Embodiment, please listen to the We Can Do Hard Things episode 168 Sonya Renee Taylor: What If You Loved Your Body?