Human Becoming

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first full episode of season two of human becoming! Thank you for joining me again. Today, we dive into shame, sexual exploration, healing with the inner child and how we can begin to embrace the fullness of who we are. It's starts with a story about how one of the first things I said I wanted to be when I grow up was a porn star which sets the stage for a refl...

Send us Fan Mail Hello! Long time no see. This is a bonus episode, an interlude between season one and season two.  It is story of how things turned out to be okay, about how crisis can be a portal, and a celebration of embodied hopefulness in challenging times. Here, I am reminded of the words of Rebecca Solnit who writes, “People have always been good at imagining the end of the world, which is...

Send us Fan Mail Hello! Welcome to the second season of human becoming. This episode is an introduction, to who I am now, what I have been up to for the past while, and to the future of podcast. The episode (literally) speaks for itself, so I'll let podcast-me do the talking. Enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail We have made it to the season finale! This episode is filled with many thanks - to you, to the earth, to all the teachers and guides that we have walked with through this journey of human becoming. This, too, is an episode of reflection. I reflect on the forces of life and death, birth and decay, release and renewal, and I invite you to reflect on what you are ready to release to...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, I explore two teachers - suffering and compassion. I discuss what it means to open your heart to the suffering of the world and  to allow the rigid categories of disconnected self/other to dissolve. I walk you through my journey with compassion and what I have learned along the way. (Hint: Like suffering, compassion is entwined. Finding compassion for...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we will honour and praise anger, an emotion that can be hugely transformative when it is deeply understood.  This stance on anger that I offer is radically different to the messages that many of us have received around anger through our socialization, and I ask you to be gentle and non-judgmental with yourself as we walk through anger together. I also...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I will be speaking about the body and how vital it is in our healing and journey of becoming human. The body is an enormous topic of exploration, but I will talk about the journey that my body has taken in this lifetime. From the shame that arises from our gender socialization, to sex and boundary crossings, to contemplating the nature of my suffering through my d...

Send us Fan Mail This is our second embodied practice, and in it I will be leading you through a 3 step breathwork exercise to connect you to your body more deeply. This is a quickie practice, and once you've listened to it you will be able to lead yourself through it whenever you would like to ground, and connect with yourself and with the world. Enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail This episode is very special for me; it is an ode to my ancestors and to the ancestors that we all share. In it, I talk about my relationship with the ancestors and what the journey of connecting and building a relationship with them has meant for me. I discuss deep time, creating an ancestral practice, colonial trauma and grief, and the medicine of the ancestors in healing our li...

Send us Fan Mail This is our first embodied practice. It is an opportunity to deepen the learnings from 'an ode to the ancestors'. This is an optional practice, but I highly recommend it. It is a guided meditation designed by Joanna Macy, an environmental activist, author and Buddhist scholar, that has been adapted slightly by my mother for her work, and now adapted by me for you! We wil...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk about the incredible medicine of psilocybin mushrooms - commonly referred to as shrooms or magic mushrooms. I will speak about my history with this medicine, and how it has helped me on my healing journey, as well what I've seen it do for others. I will share my thoughts on why we shouldn't fear these mushrooms - and why they are so important for...

Send us Fan Mail Insane: In a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction. Mad: Mentally ill; insane. Sane: Of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill. These are the definitions of insanity, madness, and sanity according to our dear friend and resource - Google. In this week's episode I am reclaiming the categories of insanity and madness and seeing what they m...

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of Human Becoming, I discuss the inciting incidents that put me on the journey of becoming that I am on now. I discuss my mental health diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and bipolar, my suicidal ideation and psychiatric hospitalization, and what these experiences have taught me about my own humanity and the humanity of others. Finally, I talk about how I am li...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Human Becoming, a podcast about exactly that - becoming human! In this mini-episode, Tumi introduces themselves, the podcast, and what you can expect if you tune in weekly. Enjoy!