The world is hurting. People are hurting. We see it every day, all around us. It’s almost inescapable in the news. Ancestral knowledge is fading because of modern ways of life. But within these wounds, there is healing—ancient wisdom, strength, really a way back to wholeness.

“The medicine is in the wound.” Ariel’s words that have stuck with Jackie since her conversation with her. A reminder that healing doesn’t come from ignoring pain but instead comes from facing it and tending to what is broken. To find our humanity again, we must first look at what has been lost. This is not an easy path. It requires us to listen.

It’s about remembering the wisdom we were told to leave behind. It is about imagining a world where stewarding nature isn’t about control.

The wound is open. The medicine is readily available but the real question is, are we ready to heal?

This is just the very tip of the iceberg of Jackie's conversation with Ariel Clark, an enrolled tribal citizen of the Grand Traverse Band of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Through her mother’s family, she also carries Northern European, Scandinavian, French, Irish, and Scottish ancestry—an experience that has helped her understand what it means to live between two worlds. Through her journey, Ariel has learned what connects us as humans and where we need to look to find our shared humanity—for the good of our future.

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Connect with Ariel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-clark-97366a3/ 

Ariel's sources:

The Psychedelic Bar Association: Law & Ethics Series, The Psychedelics Industry & Indigenous Peoples

Roots To Sky Sanctuary https://www.rootstosky.net/

Life Comes From It https://www.lifecomesfromit.org/

Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center https://nokomis.org/

Water Song
https://youtu.be/ks5IIzYX3t8?list=PLWSo5XdPnV6wN9UcvokmhWFDDInlErONf

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