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Episode 28: Going Beyond the Land Acknowledgement - Wealth Redistribution and Restitution Beyond Capitalism
In this Go Smudge Yourself Podcast episode, Jen Green discusses various forms of wealth redistribution and restitution beyond capitalism...
Sep 30, 2024

Cultural Appropriation of the Smudge
If you’ve followed me for Spiritual wellness for any given amount of time, or if you’ve taken one of my workshops, then you’re likely...
Oct 13, 2023

Episode 27: Land-Based Healing ft. Dorron Fox of Tsalazra
In this episode of the Go Smudge Yourself Podcast, Jen Green interviews Dorron Fox. They discuss Dorron's loss of his sister, Tsalazra...
Oct 4, 2023

Coming of Age and Four Ways I'm Learning Self Regulation for Anxiety
We don’t just do these things because we’re badass Indigenous Peoples (although, yeah, we’re pretty damn badass). We do these things...
Aug 15, 2023


Decolonizing Leadership: Qualities of a Better Leader
Over the years, leadership and the qualities it takes to be an effective leader have been colonized, so much so that many of us don’t even..
May 7, 2023

Ep. 25 All About Land Acknowledgements
In this episode of the Go Smudge Yourself Podcast, Jen Green discusses Land Acknowledgements, what they are, why they’re important, and...
Feb 20, 2023


The 1 Year Anniversary of Grandma Greenway’s Passing
October 6th, 2022 marks the one year anniversary of my Grandma’s passing, and it’s been a long, confusing year. Prior to the day she left...
Oct 14, 2022


Am I Disabled? - Changing the Way I Look at Disability and My Body
I turned 31 this year, and I’m going to admit that I don’t have the body that I expected or planned to have. It’s a bit of an odd thing to..
Aug 26, 2022


Representation Matters: Reading Firekeeper’s Daughter
At the beginning of 2020, I made the decision to decolonize my bookshelf. In doing so, my goal was to ensure that I am prioritizing the...
Aug 26, 2022


My Journey Understanding Self
2015 was the start of a serious healing journey for me, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Like so many Indigenous individuals, I carry...
Aug 26, 2022


Holding Other People’s Pain in My Body
As a child, my body was constantly ill and I always cringe a little when I see photos of me as a toddler. Alongside the biggest grin...
Aug 26, 2022


Fear Isn’t a Healing Tool
The freedom convoy has been shutting down Ottawa and wreaking havoc on commutes across this Land for nearly three weeks, started and led...
Aug 26, 2022


We Weren’t Meant to Have Borders
The other day I broke the rule I set for myself and decided to scroll Instagram, which lately has resulted more in mental health lows than..
Aug 26, 2022


Struggling With Bannock
This one's too flat... raise the temperature. This one's too crunchy... you have to flip it quicker. Nope, this one looks like a pancake...
Aug 26, 2022


Reflecting On Losing a Matriarch
Losing a grandparent, or any family member is painful in any culture. What adds even more pain to our loss coincides with an anxiety that...
Aug 26, 2022


The Land Still Knows Your Name
So many of us have been removed from the Land, and this removal continues to this day in many forms. For many, it's as forceful as it's...
Aug 17, 2022


Why Language Revitalization is Crucial to Self-Determination and Indigenization
Not many people stop and think about the language they speak and how it shapes their view of the world, but you can actually tell a lot...
Aug 17, 2022


Sharing Turtle Island and Making Space for Both Indigenous and Settler Grief During Reconciliation
In many of our cultures, our peoples possess stories and prophecies that have been passed down, predating contact, warning us that we...
Aug 17, 2022


Healing Our Communities: Could Sharing Our Trauma Boxes Be the Key to Reconciliation and Healing
In Indigenous cultures, mental health was never something to be ashamed of but rather something that was actively taken care of as part of..
Aug 17, 2022


Cultural Burns: How Indigenous Peoples Use Fire to Heal and Protect the Land
To those who are familiar with Fire management practices, the concept of a cultural burn may be relatively known to you under the guise of..
Aug 17, 2022
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