49. Decolonizing Our Bodies and Psychedelic Liberation with Charlotte James
Charlotte Duerr James (she/her) is an educator and medicine woman of Afro-Caribbean and Germanic lineage. She works to create a world in which everyone is able to live in fearless pursuit of their radical transformation. She uses her skills as an educator, therapeutic coach, and ceremonial facilitator to build and engage a community focused on pursuing collective liberation. She is also the founder of the Psychedelic Liberation Training.
In this episode, Charlotte and I discuss:
Her background and what brought her to her work with decolonization and collective liberation today
What decolonization means to her
We dive deep into the complex relationship so many of us have with our bodies, how we oppress our bodies, and why so many of us have this experience
Charlotte shares practices that have helped her navigate her relationship with her body, including mirror work, affirmations, community, and more
We discuss the Psychedelic Liberation Training (which I was a student in last summer!) and why she and co-creator Sara Reed started it, its mission, etc.
The book mentioned in this conversation is “Fearing the Black Body” by Sabrina Strings
You can learn more about the Psychedelic Liberation Training on their website liberation.training and on IG at @liberation.training. You can find Charlotte on IG at @createdby.charlotte
I hope you love listening to this beautiful and wise conversation as much as Charlotte and I loved having it! If you love this episode, if it nourishes you, please subscribe to the pod, leave a review and rating, and/or share it with a friend, thank you!
