Podcast
Being Animal
Hosted by Rachel Leibovich · EN
Being Animal is hosted by Midwestern-Jewish Priestess Rachel Leibovich and discusses the difficulty and beauty of Being (existing, souls, spirits, and more) Animal (in and of the body). With humor and compassion - Being Animal tackles anything from high-brow posthumanist theory to humor and play in our daily lives
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Episodes
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Growing in Love
Feb 15, 202300:20:52Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Rachel talks about sowing seeds of spring and what it would mean to linger in your inner spring time... rather than rushing straight into summer.
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The Sacred Animal
Feb 8, 202300:23:03Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Rachel discusses the move to "higher self" vs embodying the animal.
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Justice Contortions & The Sacred Struggle
Feb 1, 202300:21:49Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Rachel discusses the ways in which we contort our experiences to fit within a larger narrative of promoting "justice" and how this does a disservice to the larger mission of justice - continued struggle.
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Nightmares to Dreams, Dreams to Reality
Nov 9, 202200:25:47Tap to summarizeRachel talks about the winding cycles of nightmares moving to dreams and dreams moving to reality and getting down to do the "dirty work" in order to realize our true feelings.
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The Witches Time
Oct 20, 202200:24:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Rachel talks about the reclamation of the witch archetype and how fear of witches is rooted in colonial beliefs as an attempt to control women, especially non-Christian women and women of color. Check out the Esperanza's Acres blog post about the confluence of antisemitism and patriarchy here!
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Alchemizing the "Nice Girl"
Sep 20, 202200:22:57Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Rachel talks about the necessary step of removing the "nice girl" persona from her programming in order to move forward with her authentic self and to life in alignment with her dreams.
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Virginia Stickseed is my Teacher
Sep 8, 202200:30:14Tap to summarizeIn this honest recount of struggling to begin relationship to the land, Rachel tells us all about how "invasive plants" have become her teachers in her relationship with herself, her dogs, and land.
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Welcome
Aug 30, 202200:18:45Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Being Animal Podcast! Our first episode goes into our story of how we launched this project and what it means to us. The main takeaway? No expectations other than a beautiful journey of what it means to be animal.
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