April 2021 Rite of Return Initiates and Guides
I came into this campsite with my spirit in a gurney, guard walls high, standing strong, just to crumble on this journey.
I don't know how it happened but my hidden wounds were seen, my true spirit started to break through and the real me started to gleam.
I was standing, I was shinning, finally victory was mine.
Then I dealt with all my demons, and I traveled back through time.
I'm unblinded and unbound like my garden grew an acre.
Yes my smile is from my heart now, I am no longer a faker.
Inside the core of me, something changed, somehow my heart got rearranged.
I'm letting go of past hurts, because I know the truth.
I finally gave myself a chance and I can say I love me too.
- Jessica Talley -
WELCOME HOME APRIL 2021 RITE OF RETURN INITIATES!
Shari Franey, ETN, US Navy OEF/OIF Veteran
Tiffany- mom, sister, wife, free-spirt, Army veteran, Survivor!
“THE” Paulette, Navy Veteran
Robin Eckstein is an Army Veteran who served in the Iraq war and an initiate of the 2021 Rite of Return Ceremony. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Riishaar Baker, Veteran Advocate
Aaron is a six-year US Army infantry veteran and 2021 Rite of Return initiate. He uses his medicine to build a compassionate culture that arcs towards human rights, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Jessica Talley is a published author and a whole and celebrated woman. She is a Coast Guard veteran initiate of the 2020 Rite of Return ceremony and assistant for the April 2021 Rite of Return.
