Lee Mae Spence

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Death and Rebirth


I feel like I’ve died and rebirthed NUMEROUS times in the last 6 months.

Do you ever feel like that?

When you look at a picture of yourself in the past, and you’re like:

“wow….I’ve evolved since then.”

I recently underwent a massive shift in the way I live, work and play.

I learned why choice based language is important and integral in the work I do as a helper, facilitator, project manager, and student breathworker.

I learned how to self regulate my own nervous system so the folks I work with can co-regulate with me, and learned self regulation practices that I weave into the work I do.

And how trauma impacts everyone, directly or indirectly.

This trauma informed workshop series has shifted how I hold space. I realized the way I worked before was too hard, too fast, too much.

I intentionally move at a slower pace

(cause urgency is alive and well in society, and needs to hop from the driver’s seat to the trunk in my humble opinion).

And now that I know differently and integrated this into how I walk, I can show up differently with trauma informed care.

I have a responsibility now that I know differently.

This workshop series humbled me even more, and I love that I learned this way of being from Megan Soutar. She is such a magical person and grateful for her love and care.

To end this off,

  • I am grateful to be working closely with Chief Leanne Joe on a First Nations Financial Management Board Restorying Project.

  • I am grateful to be facilitating workshops and programming with organizations.

  • I am grateful to unlearn and relearn everyday.

  • I am grateful for you.

If you feel called to share about your journey, feel free to comment below!