The Four Sacred Gifts with Dr. Anita Sanchez – Ep. 22 – Tracing Ancestral Roots with Britt Gondolfi

Community organizer Britt Gondolfi joins Anita to explore the impact of knowing your roots, embracing your story, and becoming a force for good.

This time on The Four Sacred Gifts, Anita and Britt explore:

  • What it means to understand the self and the shame we carry with us
  • The importance of tracing where you come from
  • Connecting to our ancestors in dream life and waking life
  • Taking responsibility for the care of ecosystems
  • The beauty of being in community with people who want to do something good
  • Navigating conflict through love
  • Going to court on behalf of our environment
About Britt Gondolfi:

Britt Gondolfi, born and raised in Southeast Louisiana, is a children’s book author, community organizer, and mother. Since 2017, Britt has worked with the Bioneers Intercultural Conversation Program, facilitating programming for students from Atlanta, Bogalusa, and Houma. While in law school, Britt supported the Bioneers Rights of Nature initiative by researching the intersection of tribal sovereignty and Federal Indian law, facilitating workshops on the Rights of Nature at the Ho-Chunk and Mashpee Wampanoag nations. She recently took a stand for women’s rights, running a fierce campaign for State Senate in Louisiana. Her first Children’s book, “Look Up! Fontaine the Pigeon Starts a Revolution,” is a hilarious social commentary on digital distraction and Nature’s fight to save us from ourselves.

“I have to recognize that all of that historical memory lives in me, and within this body and lifetime. How do I alchemize the lessons of all of my ancestors? ” – Britt Gondolfi

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