79: Healing Practices of the Mincéirí with Oein DeBharduin

Hyperfixations

There is nothing that ails the body that nature doesn't have a cure for.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of internalised and externalised ableism, discrimination against Mincéirí

Irish author, Traveller activist and founder of LGBT TARA, Oein DeBharduin joins Ally and Nigel (after a slew of technical difficulties) to discuss the healing practices of the Irish Mincéirí: we discuss healing and hurting, different perceptions of illness, remaining in touch with the land and our ancestry, cures for various ailments, and Nigel talks about how her burned hand was healed by licking.

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339