Elaine Alec (Author of Calling My Spirit Back)

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Elaine Alec

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Spirituality, Contemporary, Nonfiction

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Spirituality, Systems Thinking, Planning, Indigenous Governance, Trau ...more

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My name is telxnitkw, it translates into â€œStanding by Waterâ€� and was given to me on the day I was born. I am Syilx and Secwepemc although I also have roots with the Colville and Nez Perce nations.

Elaine Alec (she/her) is an author, political advisor, womenâ€™s advocate and spiritual thought leader and teacher and is a direct descendant of hereditary chiefs, Pelkamulaxw and Soorimpt.
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For over two decades, Elaine has been leading expert in Indigenous community planning, health advocacy and creating safe spaces utilizing Indigenous approaches and ceremony. She is the author of â€œCalling My Spirit Backâ€� a book which links an extremely personal examination of lived experience to a much broader overview of serious national so ...more

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	Calling My Spirit Back 4.49 avg rating — 398 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming of Age: Overcoming Trauma to Achieve Self-Determination it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming of Age: Overcoming trauma to acheive self-determination it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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living with chronic pain

Iâ€™ve been struggling with my #chronicpain so much that I gave myself the excuse to not workout. I was giving myself a break. I have been cranky and irritable. I have not felt good. I have been pushing through the pain.

The other day I had a conversation with my husband to check in. I let him know I wanted to communicate because when Iâ€™m in pain I tend to push people away and play self-defeating gam Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 07, 2020 19:13

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“My story may be rooted in trauma but it is not my only story.”
― Elaine Alec, Calling My Spirit Back

tags: indigenous, inspirational-quotes, sobriety, trauma

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“I never learned how to be a woman in this world because I didn't know what it meant to be one. What I learned were things I was supposed to do and how to carry myself, but no one taught me to do that and trudge through my trauma at the same time.”
― Elaine Alec, Calling My Spirit Back

tags: indigenous, self-realization, trauma, woman

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“I had to learn to love myself by setting healthy boundaries and working through my trauma”
― Elaine Alec, Calling My Spirit Back

tags: self-improvement, self-love, trauma

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