*** Trigger Warning, this episode contains references to childhood sexual abuse and PTSD.
Marianne Steele's story is one that could fill the pages of a novel. She so graciously allows us to peek inside a story that begins with a traumatic childhood and launches from the era of free love, communal living in none other than San Franciso, and catapulted into an adventure born of her impulse to survive.
Marianne speaks frankly about so often she had met her own trauma from the healing born of the mind and it wasn't until she had a major breakdown of the body in the last few years that she began to truly reckon with what healing looks like, how to self-care and facing the diagnosis of complex PTSD.
Marianne now words as a Shiatsu bodyworker, an energy worker, an intuitive teacher, and a medium.
You can connect with her here: https://www.pacificspirit.de
Referenced in this episode:
The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
Peter Levine Ph.D. and Somatic Experiencing
National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (also Peter Levine)
NIACMB YouTube Channel
Healing Trauma and Spiritual Growth: Peter Levine & Thomas Huebl
Spirituality Archetypes and Trauma:
Marianne's blog that documents her early channeling experiences
Check out my Fall Retreat: annfancy.com/retreat