{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63716583426b9a0012e07711/6475746c07388d0011b2c4d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Celebrating Difference! Nick Venegoni on being Queer, Therapy and Shamanism","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63716583426b9a0012e07711/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Join us today as Nick explains his journey as a gay man who did not feel he fit in the gay male culture, his work life, and his family and embraced his weirdness through the exploration of his being a queer human.</p><p><br></p><p>He explains that on this journey he realized that many of the things that others were doing did not appeal to him,&nbsp;&nbsp;clubs and partying, making lots of money as a definition of success, being more introverted and spiritual, and that</p><p>allowed him to expand into a life that embraced and celebrated his \"weirdness\".&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This queer identity expanded into his work life as his psychotherapy practice embraced alternative forms of understanding oneself.</p><p><br></p><p>Nick utilizes hypnotherapy, shamanism, sound healing, and neuro effective touch to help individuals reclaim their own sovereignty.&nbsp;&nbsp;He also explains Shamanism as he practices it and leads us on a short&nbsp;shamanic journey</p>","author_name":"Dr. Laura Polak, D.C : LGBTQI, Healing"}