{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Activate Change Podcast","title":"[Interview] Returning to Connection in Chaotic Times: Indigenous Wisdom on Healing, Addiction, & Inner Freedom with James Goodin","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3812,"description":"[Interview] Returning to Connection in Chaotic Times: Indigenous Wisdom on Healing, Addiction, & Inner Freedom with James GoodinIn a world that feels increasingly intense—filled with fear, stress, and uncertainty—this episode of The Activate Change Podcast is an invitation back to connection, spiritual grounding, and inner freedom.Chloe Faith Urban sits down with Arrowhawk (James Goodin), a Cherokee elder, healer, and beloved mentor, for a candid conversation on prayer, ceremony, and Indigenous wisdom—and what it means to live in alignment with the sacred trinity of mind, body, and spirit. Arrowhawk shares how disconnection from the Earth, the divine, and each other can fuel isolation and chaos, and how ceremony as medicine can be woven into daily life—sometimes as simply as blessing your coffee with intention.You’ll also hear powerful teachings on the sweat lodge ceremony as a path of healing and transformation, particularly for those navigating addiction recovery, burnout, grief, trauma, or a loss of meaning. Recorded in late fall, this conversation feels especially timely: a reminder that worthiness isn’t earned, and that freedom is an inner choice, even when the outer world feels dominated by fear and control.Note: There’s a brief audio shift mid-episode due to a recording interruption. We kept it in to preserve the integrity, wisdom, and healing medicine of the conversation.In This Episode We Explore:The sacred trinity of mind–body–spirit and why “everything comes in threes”How disconnection fuels isolation, anxiety, and social chaosDaily rituals and ceremony as tools for grounding, energy clearing, and resilienceThe sweat lodge as a ceremony for healing, transformation, and reconnecting to the selfHealing the healers: why helpers, therapists, and practitioners need support and renewalJoy, humor, and laughter as medicine in hard timesTeachings on freedom, domination, and choice from an Indigenous perspectiveFeather medicine and how different feathers support...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tIY1hcfUJPT81_sVM4JIkzVHiwMop3nlOZP2wc8cdyU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hYmZi/NTRlYWNlM2YwYmU5/ZTJjNWY1M2QwZWY2/NWFiZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}