soul work | witness | writing
deb hansen
Crossing borders—and bridging divides—in the name of healing, repair, and transformation.
We are living through tense yet transformative times. Divisiveness and uncertainty are straining relationships of all kinds. Time seems to be speeding up. The air crackles with fiery energy. Earth herself seems to be running a fever. For many of us the world we thought we knew is unraveling before our eyes.
With this intensity, people are questioning how to best attend to the well-being of themselves, their family, and their community. I also see people, including myself, growing through the challenges and finding community in the midst of uncertainty, ugliness, and extreme violence.
The people I work with are doing what I call soul work. The call to soul work might feel like an ache, a longing, a restlessness, a deep dissatisfaction with the violence and injustice around us, a pull to ground more deeply with the healing power of the natural world. A pull to feel part of something bigger than oneself, when what lies around the next bend of the river is unclear.
Soul work is for healthy people going through challenging times—times like these.
My intention with this website it to give you a sense of who I am and the work I do. If it speaks to you and you’d like to schedule an exploratory conversation, please contact me below.
“The times are urgent: Let’s slow down.”
-Bayo Akomolafe
