Colonization & Ancestral Healing: Why did We Forget to Eat Acorns? with Elspeth Hay

Making Meaning: Deep Conversations on Life, Purpose, and The Human Experience by The Cohere Collective

Episode notes

In a culture of disconnection, how do we live with Purpose? Our collective hunger for belonging can be directly linked to the violent rupture of place experienced through the human cycle of colonization and displacement.

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with author and Meaning Maker Elspeth Hay to discuss the connection between the trauma of Euro-American history, our connection to trees, and the ability to eat acorns.

Together we ask: how can healing begin, and expand — for ourselves, our communities, and the land — and what role does truth-telling play in collective belonging?

Listen Now to Learn:

- The connection between capitalism, colonization, and agriculture, and why we stopped eating acorns

- How the root of belonging begins in place and our connection to the living world

- The power of tree ... 

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