S1.E23. | Elaine Alec
To Call Her Spirit Back
This incredible woman wrote a book.
She was raw and vulnerable, brave and honest.
3:40 Elaine shares her early upbringing as an Indigenous woman in Canada
6:50 Intergenerational trauma - Elaine's family's experiences with residential schools in Canada
7:50 Elaine's struggle with alcoholism, addition and self-harming
8:58 Elaine reflects on the wisdom and safety of her grandmother
14:40 How did Elaine find her way back to healing through Indigenous wisdom
20:40 The inspiration behind Calling My Spirit Back
23:45 What Elaine's culture believes about alcohol - worth a listen!!
24:00 Elaine's profound experience of finding love
32:00 Why anxiety can often be unprocessed emotions
35:42 Elaine shares her experience working to end and heal the ongoing trauma of Missing + Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada
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