The journey through trauma to sovereignty is rarely linear, often messy, and always profound.

In this remarkable conversation I had with Faye Laroux in The Grace Space podcast, we witness the extraordinary alchemy that can occur when we dare to face our darkest experiences with radical honesty and spiritual wisdom.

Faye's story begins with success – a star ballerina at 17, a role on Broadway, followed by a deteriorating, abusive marriage that left her disconnected from herself. After leaving the relationship, nothing seemed to work for her career or personal life. In a moment of desperation, she called out for help, and shortly thereafter, a seemingly random client entered her life who would change everything – though not in the way she expected.

This client introduced Faye to ayahuasca and shamanism as potential healing modalities. Having never experienced psychedelics before, Faye nevertheless felt drawn to the possibility of deeper healing. What followed was nothing short of horr...

The intimate connection between trauma, the body, and spiritual awakening is a journey many of us encounter but few fully articulate.

In my recent, profound conversation with Faye Laroux, we explored how the body serves as both a vessel for trauma and the ultimate portal to transformation.

Faye's path began on the prestigious stages of the American Ballet Theater, where at just 17 years old, she was immersed in a world of elite performance, perfectionism, and what she describes as "grooming" culture. The ballet world, while beautiful from the outside, contained darker undercurrents of control, misogyny, and voicelessness. As Faye explains, dancers are trained to let their bodies be shaped and directed by external forces, a pattern that can open vulnerabilities in other areas of life. This early conditioning created a foundation for both heightened sensitivity and susceptibility to manipulation.

What's particularly striking about Faye's experience is her perspective on trauma itself....

What if the most profound healing substance was not found in a rare herb, an expensive supplement, or a laboratory, but within your own body?

The idea may trigger an instinctive recoil—one that is deeply ingrained, yet entirely learned. Urine therapy, a practice as ancient as human civilization itself, invites us to reconsider our conditioned responses and reclaim a deeper connection to our own divine design.

As someone who's been practicing this form of self-healing and self-love intensively for the last couple years, I can attest to its benefits and the unexpected and transformative experience of self-acceptance and sacred intimacy that ensued.

The Wisdom of the Ancients

Long before modern medicine, cultures across the world revered urine for its medicinal properties. From the Ayurvedic tradition of Shivambu Kalpa to ancient Egyptian and Chinese healing practices, urine therapy was recognized as a source of rejuvenation, purification, and profound healing. These civilizations und...