Ep. 22 Maya Shetreat, MD: Connecting the Visible and Invisible World Through Nature

Today’s guest is the remarkable Dr. Maya Shetreat, MD. When I first met Maya I thought she could be my best friend. I was so taken with the way she shows up in the world and her rebellious side of doing things in her life that are true to her, even if others don’t approve or understand. Maya is a western trained medical doctor and she is a woman that lives her life listening to the sounds of the universe and touching the earth and being connected to it.

During our conversation she shares with me various initiation points (as she calls them) in her life that have led to radical shifts such as a health crisis with her son and her divorce. She talks about the connection she feels with the invisible world and how that has guided her during these hardest moments of her life. Maya also talks about why she thinks in recent times many have lost this connection to the spiritual world and whether or not we’ll find it again.

 

“The unseen world is a very real entity. It always has been. It’s what we might think of as magic. It’s woven into the history of humans through ritual and ceremony. Through our relationship with plants, animals, wind, and water.”

~ Maya Shetreat, MD

 

Maya believes in heart intelligence and the idea that we can alchemize our greatest losses and darkest moments into wisdom, gifts and even our superpowers. I especially loved speaking to her about how she has used this wisdom to stay connected to her integrity and making hard choices, when it could have been easier to stay the course and tow the line.

I can’t wait for you to listen to this conversation and to be inspired. I hope that it will spark an idea or maybe encourage you to be a little bit more rebellious in your own life!

I’d love to hear what you think of this conversation. Be sure to comment below or connect with me on Instagram to tell me all about it.

More About Maya Shetreat, MD

Maya Shetreat, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child (Simon and Schuster, 2016), which has been translated into ten languages. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and more. Dr. Maya is the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches Terrain Medicine™, earth-based programs for transformational healing. She works and studies with indigenous communities and healers in Ecuador, and is a lifelong student of ethnobotany, plant healing, and the sacred.

You can connect with Dr. Maya via her website, Instagram, or Facebook.

Things We Mention In This Episode

Website: Dr. Maya Shetreat, MD  Book: The Dirt Cure by Maya Shetreat, MD Book: Where Did You Go? by Christina Rasmussen Book: Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen Newsletter - Message In a Bottle: Sign up for Christina’s weekly letter 

Apple podcast reviews and ratings are really important to help get the podcast in front of more people to uplift and inspire them too, which is the ultimate goal. Thank you!