From Exile to the Heart of Belonging with Toko-pa Turner

Toko-pa Turner is a Canadian author and dreamworker whose work explores the fertile meeting ground between psyche and nature. Her acclaimed books Belonging and The Dreaming Way invite us to see dreams as guides into deeper relationship with ourselves, each other, and the Earth. She calls us into kinship with the imaginal, reminding us that true belonging is both ecological and relational. Here, Toko-pa explores the journey from unbelonging to belonging—through dreams, grief, shadow work, and the imaginal—opening pathways to live more fully, authentically, and in right relationship with life.

New Thinking Allowed Guest Host Leanne Whitney, PhD, is a depth psychologist and transformational coach based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the author of Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali and currently serves as Executive Director of Center for Transformation and Integration. Her website is https://leannewhitney.com/

To learn about Leanne Whitney’s Transformational Coaching Certification Course with an emphasis in Somatic Integration Therapy, please visit: https://transformationandintegration.com/courses

Producer: Elena McNally
Editor: John Hartmann
(Recorded on September 29, 2025)

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