The HealStory Podcast

HealStory Ep. 9 - The Ritual Of Naming w/ Thom White Wolf Fassett

Rev. Dr. Thom White Wolf Fassett is our next storyteller For decades, Dr. Fassett has been an internationally recognized champion of human rights and indigenous rights. He's traveled throughout the world to assist those whose voices need to be heard, from Zimbabwe as part of a team investigating human rights abuses to Guatemala as a leader of the International Justice Forum to Copenhagen as a leader.   Dr. Fassett is well known for his activities in conflict resolution and mediation, participating in White House negotiations on peace missions to Haiti, traveling to Ireland on a peace mission with the President of the United States, negotiating principles of religious freedom face -to -face with Fidel Castro, and famously playing a determining role in the breaking of the impasse between the United States and Cuba in the case of Ilion Gonzalez.   Thom has served as General Secretary of the International Public Policy Organization of the United Methodist Church. He served as an advisor to the U .S. President's Commission on Race. He is published extensively, including his book Giving Our Hearts Away, Native American Survival, co-authoring four other books and over 200 articles in scholarly publications.   Thom will begin to bring you into his early years as a Native American child adopted into a white upstate New York family and his journey to reconnect with his Seneca birth mother. Thom will share with us snapshots from an extraordinary life of deepened connections with his own ancestors and the larger Native American community. From the moment he received his name White Wolf in a sacred ceremony to being an organizer of the legendary 1978 Longest Walk, a march all the way across the country from California to Washington DC in support of Native American rights. Thank you, Thom, for joining us and for sharing your story with us.

HealStory Ep. 8 - On The Wings Of A Song w/Oona Chaplin

In this incredible story the acclaimed actress Oona Chaplin, grand daughter of the iconic Charlie Chaplin, dives deep into an unexpected journey of her Chilean Indigenous roots guided by the spirits of Music.    Sound Track: Intro – Silkwork – Quincas Moreira Castille Soap – Latasha Through and Through – Amulets Shadoma – Mini Vandals Whitefish Salad – Latasha Cancion Sagrada del Viento – Beatriz Pichi Malen Soul 3 – Astro Hawk La Rosa – Camila y Silvio Lafken Tayul (Cancion Sagrada de la Laguna) Coral Rojo – Vuela Golondrina Wander – Emmit Fenn Helium – Track Tribe

HealStory Ep.7 - Ancestral Reconciliation w/ Morgan Curtis

Morgan Curtis is a descendant of several English families whose lineage of privilege and power is entwined with both Roman Imperialism and the colonization of America. With tremendous courage, wisdom, and humility Morgan goes deep into the stories of this heritage peeling back the common narratives of men to where she finds glimmers of inspiration from the hidden and unsung stories of the women in her lineage. From family grave sites to creek beds in New England Morgan describes rituals of intergenerational healing we can all learn from. By embracing both the shadow and beauty of her Ancestors lives she joins the growing national movement for reconciliation and reparations. Music Credits: Intro: Quincas Moreira - Silkworm Ceremonial Prelude - Sir Cubworth Dolphin-esque - Godmode Drifting at 432 Hz - Unicorn Heads Floating Home - Brian Bolger Forest Lullabye - Asher Fulero Glimpsing Infinity - Asher Fulero Icelandic Arpeggios - DivKid Lost In The Forest - Doug Maxwell_Media Right Productions Trickling Up - Godmode

HealStory Ep.6 - Unifying A Lineage w/ Lyla June

In this episode we hear from Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar, and community organizer Lyla June from Taos, New Mexico. Lyla brings us deep into her Native American and European lineages sharing her remarkable experiences of ritual, pilgrimage, and facing the shadows within ourselves. Thank you Lyla!   Musical Credits: Intro: Quincas Moreira - Silkworm Reed Mathis - Stinson Snowfall Butterflies - Asher Fulero Quincas Moreira - Sonora Dan Bodan - Leoforos Alexandras Joel Cummins - Looping Ascent Josh Lippi and the Overtimers - St. Francis Lyla June - All Nations Rise Wythluv - Astro Hawk Lyla June - Mamwlad Loco Lobo - Pilgrim 2000 Jesse Gallagher - Maestro Tlakaelel Aaron Kenny - Yonder Hill and Dale Kevin MacLeod - Long Road Ahead B Nico Staf - Large Smile Mood Lyla June - Time Traveler (feat. Desirae Harp)

HealStory Ep.5 - A Cuban Musical Journey w/ Cuci Amador

For this kick off episode of our second season we introduce you to a dynamic and inspiring creative phenom; Cristina Elena Garcia [https://www.afrobeta.com/], also known as Cuci Amador. Cuci along with her husband make up the popular electro pop duo known as Afrobeta [https://www.afrobeta.com/], hailing out of Miami Florida. As featured in the documentary film Birthrite?! [https://www.afrobeta.com/birthright-cover-page] join Cuci as she returns to her ancestral homeland of Cuba for the very first time. Full of beauty and tension, this is an immigration and refugee story shared by so many families around the world.    WATCH THE BIRTHRITE?! TRAILER [https://www.afrobeta.com/birthright-cover-page] CHECK OUT AFROBETA'S RECENT ALBUM  [https://open.spotify.com/album/73K3sN4CTIHffTfqAYuaO8?si=2K2I_NHFTZCuVC-4Pmb4aQ]   Episode Musical Credits:  * Intro Music: Quinqas Moreira - Silkworm * Quinqs Moreira - Merengue De Limon  * Afrobeta - Darkest Night * The Mini Vandals - Pablo * Wayne Jones - Tango De La Noche * ELPHNT - Unrest * Afrobeta - Chankletazo * Doug Maxwell_Jimmy Fontanez - Festival De Cuba * Afrobeta - Down For The Night * Afrobeta - Who You * Afrobeta - Rio Miami * Jimmy Fontanez - Rumba Pa Bailar * Afrobeta - Warrior * Afrobeta - The Answer