Remembering Who We Are: Wellness, Culture & Sacred Connection with Francine Douglas

Описание: In this episode of the MAPS Canada Podcast, host Rielle Capler sits down with Francine Douglas to explore the theme of wellness and connection through a deeply personal, cultural, and systemic lens.

Drawing from her experience as a First Nations woman, counsellor, and co-founder of Sacred Circle Wellness, Francine reflects on the medicine wheel and the interconnection of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. She shares how sacred medicines offered a reminder to a return to balance, self-care, cultural practice, and belonging.

This conversation moves beyond individual wellness into collective healing — examining how relationship, reciprocity, and cultural remembrance are essential foundations for true wellbeing.

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Timestamps/Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
3:07 Defining Wellness and Connection
5:19 Interconnectedness of Well-being
7:58 Societal Disconnection and Systems
10:49 Connection to Self and Sacred Medicines
12:27 Cultural Practices and Healing
15:04 Connection to Family, Community, and Nature
15:50 Francine’s Path to Psychedelics
17:57 Challenges in Mental Health Systems
19:27 Integrating Western and Indigenous Healing
23:00 Sacred Circle Wellness Program Origins
23:46 Centering Cultural Protocols in Healing
25:24 Therapeutic Use of Ketamine
26:50 Ongoing Relationships and Community Support
29:40 Connection to Culture as an Outcome
30:24 Bridging Western and Indigenous Counseling
32:28 Living Between Two Worlds
33:34 Centering Culture, Not Medicine
35:11 Building Reciprocal Relationships Internationally
36:56 Psychedelics for Connection, Not Just Healing
37:06 Revival of Cultural Confidence in Youth
39:01 Joy, Fun, and Social Connection
39:20 Strengthening Inter-Nation Relationships
40:43 Nation Building and Reconnection
41:59 Hopes for Wellness and Connection
43:35 Sharing and Strengthening Cultural Knowledge
44:55 Role of Psychedelics in Well-being
46:32 Integration of Medicine, Relationships, and Culture
47:38 Closing Remarks and Call to Action

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