275 / The Poison Contains The Medicine / Dare Sohei

In this episode, I speak with animist counselor and artist Dare Sohei.  In the very beginning of this discussion, I asked Dare what the animism in animist counseling is. From there, Dare tells me how the recognition of our inherent relationships—whether they are secure or insecure attachments to our bodies, the land, ancestors, more-than-human life, and cultural somas (such as "white supremacy," and this thing we call "The United States of America")—can allow us to address the fundamental disconnection that is producing the crises we find ourselves in presently. This discussion gets a bit emotional for me towards the latter half, as we really dig into the deeper elements of this work, discussing trauma, death, relationship with our bodies, and ultimately, where we stand in this time of trouble. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/dare-sohei // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast