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This is the Feathermane Soul Blogcast for June

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23rd, 2026.

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This is the body theology blog, when the

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body doesn't feel sacred.

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This blog is going to go out to

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everyone who has a chronic illness, or a

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disability, or a food allergy, body dysphoria, or

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even just burnout and exhaustion.

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Your body is sacred.

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I'm going to get a little academic here

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for a moment and mention that I'm using

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the more secular definitions of sacred, such as

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highly valued and important, or set apart for

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a specific use.

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In this case, your life.

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Basically, I'm meaning sacred in the opposite of

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profane.

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With me, good.

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There are times when the body feels like

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a trap, when we don't feel at our

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best, or we're worrying over some symptom that

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could be just about anything, and we're not

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sure we're going to get proper treatment for

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it, or even if anyone believes us.

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Dealing with chronic illnesses, food allergies that suddenly

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come out of nowhere, it can all feel

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like too much.

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And even if we're used to something, say

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for example a chronic illness, having something new

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crop up, such as a new food allergy,

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hello to my potential alpha-gal diagnosis, we

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can completely turn our world on its end

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while we try to once again negotiate our

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relationship with our body.

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What I'm trying to say is that there

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are times when our body really doesn't feel

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like something important, or something devoted to its

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specific use, which is as a vehicle for

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our lives.

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How does one manage then?

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The first step is to understand the grief

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surrounding your body's form and function.

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Honor the grief, work through the grief, reach

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out for help.

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Most of all, understand that there is nothing

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wrong with grieving the loss of a food

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you once used to enjoy, bacon, or grieving

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the fact that you may not be able

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to do what you once could, or never

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have been able to do something at all.

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And although it's hard, I believe that IDIC,

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the Star Trek saying, infinite diversity in infinite

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combinations, also applies to our bodies, their shapes,

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sizes, and abilities.

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The second step is to think about your

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relationship with sacred.

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Too often, we consider something sacred as being

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set apart and kept for specific times and

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places, such as the good china that only

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comes out when grandma visits.

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Instead, think about sacred as intermingling with our

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everyday lives, and our everyday lives can be

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extremely sacred.

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Imagine the sacredness inherent in your morning cup

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of coffee, the ritual you go through, even

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if you don't think of it as such,

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and making the coffee in the way you

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enjoy those first few sips.

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Finally, allow yourself to feel the way you

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feel.

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There are no bad feelings.

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I know I've asked you to understand some

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concepts, and perhaps even change your relationship to

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them, but how and when you do that

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is up to you, or if you do

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that.

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When our bodies don't feel sacred, when we're

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frustrated by the changes in them or the

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limits that they have, it sucks.

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It doesn't feel good, and allowing yourself to

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acknowledge that fact and comfort yourself however you

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like is sacred work too.

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Life is like a cell with permeable edges

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and various moving parts.

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That's what creating your own body theology is

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like, and that's the dance that is understanding

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your own body theology, and just how sacred

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your body really is.

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