What does it mean to become the medicine when healing is not a destination, but a lifelong relationship with ourselves, our ancestors, our bodies, and the generations still to come?
In this episode of Real Native Roots: Untold Stories, Vickie sits down with Anishinaabe author, healer, mentor, and oracle deck creator Asha Frost, Healing Rainbow Woman, for a deeply personal conversation about the people, lands, and experiences that have shaped her life.
Asha takes us home to the waters of Neyaashiinigmiing, shares how her mother became a cycle breaker, and reflects on her grandparents’ experiences with residential school and the grandfather who gifted her spirit name. She speaks candidly about living with lupus, learning to rest, reclaiming language, setting boundaries, and navigating her role as a bridge between Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds.
Together, they explore the worthiness of Indigenous healers, what younger generations are reclaiming, and how our healing ripples forward.
And yes, we also meet “Flashy Ashy,” where Dancing Queen, lipstick, Broadway dreams, and Auntie Seahorse make their appearance.
A conversation about remembering, becoming, and the medicine we carry forward.
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