Honoring the Longing of the Heart through Self-Care, Spiritual Care, and Creative Practice with Darsheel Kaur

Wellspringwords: The Podcast

On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Darsheel Kaur, wellness and cultural practitioner. In this conversation, they reflect on facilitation, spiritual stewardship, creative wellness, the power of rituals for maintaining self-care and mental wellness, and more. This episode is illuminating, informative, and soulfully nourishing. We hope you’ll enjoy it and share it with a friend who would benefit!

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References mentioned in this episode:

The Humanity in Our Divinity: A Conversation on Mental Illness & Wellness with Somi Nwandu

Issue 2 of the Literary Anthology is open for writing and visual art submissions!

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@darsheelkaur

https://circleofroots.org/

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@wellspringwords
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Chapitres

1. Honoring the Longing of the Heart through Self-Care, Spiritual Care, and Creative Practice with Darsheel Kaur (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to the podcast and our guest, Darsheel (00:00:04)

3. Darsheel shares insights on the poetry of her life (00:01:50)

4. The role of a facilitator in a communit (00:06:53)

5. Darsheel’s inspiring work as a heart-led cultural practitioner (00:10:49)

6. It’s important to be able to see the larger picture through our community work (00:16:30)

7. How Darsheel defines and embodies stewardship (00:18:12)

8. Invitation to deepen your creative practice and follow the longing of your heart (00:23:00)

9. The complexities of stewardship and passionate leadership (00:25:35)

10. Inherited trauma and “collective identities of solidarity” (00:32:05)

11. Nkem’s musings on inner wisdom, personal evolution, and being disconnected from our inner truths (00:36:16)

12. The calling of the time is about guiding the collective back to the heart (00:39:39)

13. Moving from fear back to love is a continuous choice and practice (00:41:25)

14. The power of cultivating rituals for maintaining self-care and mental wellness (00:49:00)

15. Stay connected + dive into more! (00:55:39)