Beth Bartlett Spiritual Direction

12/31/2021

https://www.bethbartlettduluth.com/gleanings/2021/12/31/bell-hooks-feminism-as-the-transformational-work-of-love-s9d6c

“Embedded in the commitment to feminist revolution is the challenge to love.” [i] -          bell hooks  

12/31/2021

https://www.bethbartlettduluth.com/gleanings/2021/12/31/bell-hooks-feminism-as-the-transformational-work-of-love

“Embedded in the commitment to feminist revolution is the challenge to love.” [i] -          bell hooks  

11/22/2021

https://www.bethbartlettduluth.com/gleanings/2021/11/21/rxid6sldtgfj78bk4w4x6u2bszr7o0

Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday. As a child, it was simple – a happy day of family and feasting. I would awake at dawn to help my mother stuff the turkey that would roast all day in the oven, and while she prepared all the rest of the meal, the younger of my brothers and I would head downtow...

01/13/2018

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10/27/2017

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10/17/2017

The spiritual direction I offer is feminist, trauma-informed, multi-faith, and earth-honoring. In separate posts below, I've outlined each of these in more detail.

10/17/2017

Feminist
A feminist approach to spiritual direction recognizes oppressions based in gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and national origin. It affirms the egalitarian nature of the direction relationship. Welcoming all genders, it honors the voices and wisdom of women, and the unique spiritual issues women face. Finally, it affirms and honors the Feminine Divine.

10/17/2017

Trauma-Informed
Trauma often inflicts spiritual wounds or blocks. Should these surface in the course of spiritual direction, or be the reason someone seeks spiritual direction, if requested, I am able to offer a specific approach to healing trauma based in the theories and practices of Peter Levine (Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma.) I am trained in trauma therapy through the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute (https://traumahealing.org/.)

The Foundation For Human Enrichment, d.b.a. Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to resolving trauma worldwide by providing state-of-the-art professional training and public education in Somatic Experiencing® (SE™).

10/17/2017

Multi-faith
I believe we all are spiritual beings on a human path, and welcome spiritual seekers of all kinds. My own background is in the United Church of Christ tradition, but I am knowledgeable in the religious and spiritual traditions of the major world religions, as well as Wicca, creation spirituality, and some indigenous and other earth-centered and feminist spiritualities.

10/17/2017

Earth-Honoring
I believe in the immanence of the divine, and honor the spirit in all of creation – water, rocks, trees, fungi, mosses, birds, turtles, deer, wolves. . . . I consider spending time in nature and listening to its wisdom to be vital to our spiritual well-being and healing, and welcome including this in spiritual direction if desired.

10/16/2017