Therapy is Gay Podcast

Listen to Nat's interview on Bridges Mental Health podcast called Beyond the Couch. Nat shares some summer updates, including new info about enrollment for Intuition Immersive's second cohort! Also, a big thank you to you if you've been listening along since the beginning- it's been almost a year, whoa. We want to hear from you! What have you liked, what do you want to hear more about, and who would you want to hear on Therapy is Gay? Feel free to email or dm your ideas and feedback.
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This week, Sam is joined by Nat Strafaci, a licensed therapist, clinical supervisor, psychic medium, and spiritual herbalist, who shares their perspective on spirituality as a journey rather than a therapy ‘modality’. Nat offers insights into how colonialism has disrupted connections to spiritual and indigenous practices, and together they discuss how many modern therapeutic approaches are deeply rooted in spiritual traditions. Nat discusses the transformative power of connecting to one’s ancestral lineage, and how the body serves as a place of connection with ancestors. Together, Nat and Sam share their experiences of developing a spiritual lens as therapists, and how learning their own family history has deepened their connection with themselves and their ancestors, enriching their work as therapists.

Nat Strafaci (they/them) is a licensed therapist, clinical supervisor, psychic medium, and spiritual herbalist living and working on Lenape and Yokuts land. Their private practice, Sunshadow Healing, centers the healing of Queer and Trans People of Color at the intersection of spirituality and mental health. They are also currently facilitating Intuition Immersive: A 12 Week Course for Intuitive Development, Practice, and Process. Connect with Nat on Instagram @sunshadowhealing

Applications for enrollment into the Fall 2024 cohort of Intuition Immersive are opening this week. This 12-week immersive serves as a container to explore, practice, and process what living a more intuitive life can look and feel like. To learn more about the program and how to apply, visit https://www.sunshadowhealing.com/workshops-events

Bridges Mental Health connects Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian Americans (APISA) with culturally responsive mental health professionals and resources. We hope to make mental health care more accessible and approachable across the Asian diaspora.
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Nat and Ren have a nice chat about all things mediumship! Navigating this work as trans and non-binary people of color, religion, mental health, grief, what it's like being out as both a therapist and a medium, and the how practicing mediumship can be a healing experience for mediums.
As a Black Trans non-binary Spiritual Medium and advocate for love-centered healing, Ren is committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment for everybody in their readings. Raised in Germany with deep ancestral ties to Guinea, their connection to spirit communication is steeped in both ancestral wisdom and personal empowerment. Ren's intersectional perspective enables a deep sensitivity to diverse identities, allowing for an open and empathetic engagement as a Medium. Ren uses their own transformative journey as a rich foundation for love-centered healing and an invitation to embrace authenticity, resilience, and profound connection.
To learn more about their work and to book a session, visit their website at https://renthemedium.com/ and on instagram @renthemedium.

To follow my work, you can sign up for my newsletter on my website at www.sunshadowhealing.com, and follow me on IG @sunshadowhealing. Please consider sharing this podcast with a friend. Thank you!

Ok wow. I had the privilege of speaking with Vanessa Lightbody about healing, spiritual work, and ancestral ways of knowing. In this episode they share about their own journey of healing, answering the ancestral call, and understanding that their life's work is bigger than just themselves. They generously share and acknowledge how lonely this path can feel, as we resuscitate what was attempted to be destroyed, and how the core of our spiritual work is rehabilitating our imaginations.
“Vanessa Lightbody is a black/mixed race non binary mystic, writer and wanderer who provides relational healing and energy medicine for highly sensitive beings. They come from a line of people who served Spirit and received their ancestral calling in 2017 to add their contribution to this living wisdom. The roots of their practice are held in the teachings of their human lineage and in the more-than-human world through the knowledge systems of earth mentorship, mysticism and interspecies storytelling. They love working with folks who are venturing into the heart of mystery, bringing forth the song of their soul and answering the call of our mother earth towards rewilding belonging.”
Find their work here https://www.awaveoflight.com/

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In this episode, Nat introduces themselves as a licensed therapist and psychic medium, and shares a bit about their journey with religion, spirituality and what brought them to working in the field of mental health.

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This episode is really fun... Nat and Cyn go back in time and share stories about their connection to different music scenes as teenagers. They explore the healing power of reconnecting to a beat and how music and movement brings us back to ancestral wisdom in the body. Oldies, emo, punk, and house... get ready for a playlist to accompany this episode!
Cyn (she/they) is a queer, chicana, clinical social worker and trauma informed wellness + sound practitioner. She centers her private practice to support the well being of professionals and creatives of color experiencing major life transitions. Cyn’s approach is culturally affirming and offers a rooted lens of bicultural, immigrant, and intersectional understanding. Cyn offers a holistic framework through understanding our ancestor medicine, guided meditation, gentle breathwork, IFS and Brainspotting. She invites you to create a playlist to remind you of your own tempo and embodied ways of knowing and understanding.

Visit cynmagana.com to learn more.

To follow my work, you can sign up for my newsletter on my website at www.sunshadowhealing.com, and follow me on IG @sunshadowhealing. Please consider sharing this podcast with a friend. Thank you!