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Episode 0: About the Host Joseph Shumway

As a gay kid, I grew up believing I was possessed by an evil spirit... Ancestral Lineage Healing helped me heal religious trauma.

In this introductory episode, I share a little bit about my story as a gay person growing up in the Mormon religion and culture, along with the religious trauma I received.

At age 12, I came to believe my sexuality was caused by a possessing evil spirit of Satan, and I lived every day from a place of deep self-hatred and determination to redeem myself through “righteous living.” Genealogy work became something I felt was God’s gift to me as a way to redeem myself for being gay.

Turns out, all of that was false, but here I am…

In this episode, I also recap my spiritual journey and transition away from Mormonism, and how I found the work of Ancestral Lineage Healing. Finding new spiritual practices rooted in animism and earth-honoring frameworks were life-changing for me!

Learn more about me at https://ancestralhealing.coach.

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