In this episode of the Wisdom Keepers series, I am honored to welcome back my friend Susan McNamara for a third conversation—this time within the container of Wisdom Keepers. Susan’s presence and perspective have continued to offer something rare and essential, which is why returning to dialogue with her felt both natural and necessary. Together, we explore the profound art of “remembering what matters most” in an increasingly loud and confusing world. We dive into the essential process of distilling our lives to find the intersection of universal truth and lived experience, moving beyond the noise of technology and external agendas to reconnect with our own inner authority.
Susan shares how her own journey of discovery led her to trust the body as a primary source of wisdom, teaching us how to differentiate between cultural "shoulds" and our authentic needs. We dive into the importance of reclaiming our own "no’s," resisting the addiction to constant information, and finding the medicine in the stillness of winter to truly own our lives.
Susan McNamara is a woman who cares deeply about how we are living and how it is that we treat ourselves, each other, and the planet. She is the founder of The Healer Within: A Unique Online Health & Healing Community for Women and the author of the book, Trusting Your Body: The Embodied Journey of Claiming Sacred Responsibility for Your Health & Well-Being as well as the book Remembering What Matters Most.
Susan is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor, Professional-Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher, Shamanic Practitioner, and Journeydance Guide. She is trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology and is trained and educated at the doctoral level in Clinical Psychology. She writes a weekly blog on life, health and healing for “out-of-the-box’ thinkers at medicine4thepeople.com.
Tune in to hear more.
Links:
Listen to Dimensions of Susan McNamara
Listen to Dimensions of Holding Space for Yourself
