#11 - The Myth of Purity

Shapeshifter

Fresh off the heels of having this gorgeous conversation with my dear friend and mentor Africa Brooke, I invite you to join me at the table to explore the "myth of purity"—not in terms of sexuality, but in terms of cultural identity, ancestry, and the permission we give ourselves to step into spaces that don’t feel 100% “ours.”

Join me as we dive into:

• Cultural Identity & Ancestry: How you can embrace all your lineages (because let’s face it, we all have a bit of everything), release the shame (even if, you have white ancestry) through the power of storytelling. I share my own journey of welcoming my Spanish ancestry alongside my Indigenous Mayan heritage to overcome feelings of inadequacy and shame.
• Breaking the Myth of Purity: Why the idea that we must be "pure" or 100% from a certain culture to honour its practices holds us back from transformation and growth.
• Healing Through Ancestral Wisdom: My relationship with my great-grandfather, a Spanish priest, and how re-examining family history has shifted my perspective from shame to empowerment. Guess what? You get to do this too.
• Re-Indigenising vs. Decolonising: A reframe on embracing all parts of ourselves, including the colonizer's blood, and what it means to honour our full, complex identities.
• A Call to Shapeshifters: How we, as artists, healers, and facilitators of transformation, are meant to bridge different worlds and create new consciousness.

Let’s unravel the idea of purity and embrace the beauty of your mixed, multifaceted identity together. Enjoy, some gentle rattling as we open space for this honest (and if I’m honest) emotional conversation. Tune in to Episode 11 of Shapeshifter for a vulnerable, reflective, and transformative exploration.
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