Episode 38- Yarns on homicide, forgiveness, and healing through trauma with Sarah
On this episode I yarn with the incredible healer, author and speaker Sarah Salter-Kelly. Sarah has been sharing her wisdom for over 16 years through her private healing practice and presenting at conferences and events, as well as facilitating retreats in Canada and Peru, and teaching trauma-focused and shamanic healing workshops.
Sarah speaks about how she was drawn to work with mother nature from a young age, and how connecting with pagan spiritual practices has helped her work through some incredibly challenging periods of her life. Having barely reached adulthood, Sarah went through the tragic kidnapping and homicide of her mother. Sarah shares with us the timeline of these events, from finding out her mother was missing, to the eventual criminal trial of the perpetrator.
Sarah shares so beautifully and deeply about trauma and how we can move through this, which includes her own realisations about both intergenerational and colonial trauma in the context of forgiving her mother's murderer. In her book 'Trauma as Medicine', Sarah shares more detail of her experiences and her healing journey- it is an incredibly moving and powerful read, which I highly recommend.
For more information, check out Sarah's website and follow her over on Instagram @sarahsalterkelly.
Content warning: This episode discusses kidnapping, homicide, and suicide. Please check in with your own headspace before you jump in and listen, or make sure you are feeling grounded and ready to receive all the beautiful insights that Sarah shares about healing through trauma.
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