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Chelsey Luger: the whiteness of the wellness industry
Chelsey Luger: the whiteness of the wellness industry
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41 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2021
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Podcast episode
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This week, host Shayla Oullette Stronechild is joined by Chelsey Luger. Chelsey is a Writer and Wellness Advocate, originally from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Born and raised in North Dakota, she was educated on the East Coast and is now based in Arizona with her husband and two daughters. Chelsey's writing and broadcast work has been published by dozens of internationally recognized publications. She is a trainer/facilitator for the Native Wellness Institute and is the co-founder and editor of Well For Culture, an Indigenous wellness initiative, and media platform. Her wellness work is rooted in Indigenous knowledge and focuses on reclaiming wellbeing in Native American communities. In this episode, the duo talk wellness, what matriarchy means to her as a new mom, the origins of wellness practices from Indigenous peoples, the whiteness of the wellness industry that has caused her to come face-to-face with discrimination, cultural appropriation, and more, how being Lakota and Anishnaabe has informed her wellness practices and career, and finally Chelsey gives advice on having a strong and healthy relationship based on her own relationship experience. ... Follow Chelsey Luger on Instagram Follow Shayla Oulette Stonechild on Instagram Visit thebrandisfemale.com.
Released:
Sep 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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