Green Alchemy: Transforming Adoption Wounds with Christy Gilvear

In today's episode, Tyler sits down with Christy Gilvear, creator of The Rooted Pedal, to discuss identity and healing through nature. Christy shares how her journey as an adoptee led her to create Green Alchemy, which she describes as the practice of transforming pain, grief, and trauma into fertile soil for personal growth. Together, they dive into: the healing power of plants, unpacking the unspoken grief and feelings of isolation that exist even within loving adoptive families, and lessons she's learned from her work as a death doula.

Christy also recalls her 21-year journey to secure DNA proof and official tribal enrollment with the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and describes how reclaiming her Indigenous roots reshaped her identity.

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