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When spiritual homecoming creates relationship tensions

My partner thinks I'm becoming obsessed with indigenous spirituality since I started exploring my Mapuche roots, but for the first time in my life I feel like I know who I am.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The joy of discovering authentic spiritual identity conflicts with loved ones' fear of change and loss of the familiar version of oneself.

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

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