April 23, 2026

Laura Giles ~ Everything Is Alive: What Animism Taught Me About Healing

Show Notes

Discover how to reconnect with your natural, joyful essence through animism, trauma healing, and living in sacred connection with all life.

#Animism #TraumaHealing #SoulConnection

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About my guest Laura Giles:

Laura Giles, LCSW, has spent over twenty years helping trauma survivors live unfettered, authentic lives. With experience in a maximum-security prison, psychiatric hospital, courts, and private practice, she has guided even the most "hard-to-help" individuals toward healing—quickly and naturally.

Raised by an animist mother, she brings a grounded, spiritual perspective to her work, making deep transformation both practical and accessible. If you're ready to live well and die well, Laura Giles is your girl!

What we discussed:

00:00 Welcome and guest introduction

01:12 Listening to the rhythm of the soul

03:22 Early childhood memories of natural joy

05:15 Being raised by an animist mother

07:40 Freedom to explore without hovering parents

10:15 Protection through ancestral connection and trust

13:30 What animism is and means

16:45 Preserving sacred traditions through isolation

19:50 Modern disconnection versus natural living

22:30 Trauma therapy and the wound well

25:10 Coaching approach to healing work