“Healing our relationship to desire, and being able to acknowledge, verbalize, and celebrate our desires is key to living a life of joy, presence, and meaning,” explained conflict navigator and healer Opulence Abundance in a recent newsletter/blog post. We spoke about Opulence’s relationship with desire for the podcast, along with the relationship between yoga and the caste system, embracing one’s identity as a healer, and the loss of wisdom in communities that shun their elders. Resources Mentioned In This Episode * @thefatsextherapist * Tara Brach’s podcast * Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach * Opulence’s Substack and podcast About the Guest Opulence Abundance is a speaker, conflict navigator, and healing professional. As a queer intersex person of color born and raised in the Carolinas, Opulence learned how to diffuse conflict and build community at a young age. In 2014 Opulence moved to California and in 2016 they graduated from the University of Southern California with their Masters in Social Work. They went on to work in grants management and healthcare, creating one of the first healthcare programs for people exiting incarceration. Opulence now works with individuals and groups to navigate conflict in new ways so they can break patterns, harness their power, and change the world. Check out their Substack and podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit radicalsoul.substack.com