LibraryScenariosHow addiction shame intersects with indigenous spiritual healing
Scenario

How addiction shame intersects with indigenous spiritual healing

I've been clean from meth for six months and my auntie says I need to go to ceremony to heal my spirit, but I'm scared the ancestors will reject me because of what I've done to my body.

Rumi
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Substance abuse can create profound spiritual shame that interferes with accessing traditional healing practices.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous spiritualities — North America?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.