13. Trusting Yourself to be Openhearted with Almendra Staffa-Healey

No matter how far you go in life, you’ll never be able to get away from one person: you! Instead, moving through life and through the world is one of the ways we find ourselves, as many of the guests on Being All of Us’s first season have done. And part of the journey is finding how we can belong in the world and leave it better than we found it. This week’s guest is Almendra Staffa-Healey, who was born into movement and bravery. The child of an artist, she talks about growing up in Spain and in the United States. That in-between feeling led her to find belonging and understand loneliness and how she (and we) need to open our heart to connect with one another. She also shares the power of anger and the natural presence of sexual energy, and how important it is for us to embrace differences in ourselves and the world. And as different as you may be, I believe you will find a part of yourself to embrace in our conversation. The journey to being all of us begins with you. Come join us! We Talk About: 2:00 minute mark – A child of bravery and movement 6:30 – Third culture kids… 10:30 – And finding belonging 15:00 – Growing through loneliness and sharing a collective story 21:45 – Addressing Privilege 30:00 – Using guilt for good 34:30 – Embracing emotions 41:30 – Where do we want to grow – full recognition and embracing differences 50:00 – How and when sexual energy manifests 55:30 – Seeking out the divine in us all Challenge of the Week: Look for the divine spark in everyone you see and meet, try to see that part of you that connects you to everyone else. Your support matters, thanks for helping out if you can: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BrianDGeorge Connect with Almendra: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/almendra-staffa-healey/ Intercultural Understanding: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercultural-understanding-s-l-/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/interculturalunderstanding.eu/ Website: https://interculturalunderstanding.eu/ Email: [email protected] Music credits: Bombadil for the intro song, "Avery", and Scott Gratton from the Free Music Archive for the outro song, "Mo Town is Yo Town."