With Host Tam Dillon @tamdillon And Guests Tamela Lyons-Price And Albany Owens
For much of history, the Medicine Woman and Witch archetype has been shaped by suppression, distortion, and control. This episode explores the historical, cultural, and religious forces that contributed to the dismantling of feminine spiritual authority and the reframing of these roles across time.
The conversation examines how the rise of monotheistic religious systems shifted power structures, redefining gender roles and limiting access to knowledge and leadership. Panelists discuss how women who once held respected positions as healers, guides, and community figures were recast as dangerous or immoral, and how these narratives continue to influence modern perceptions of spirituality and the feminine.
A central focus of this discussion is restoring context. Rather than romanticising these archetypes, the panel explores what these roles originally represented, including their responsibility, skill, and connection to land, community, and spiritual practice. The conversation highlights how distortion has shaped both external narratives and internalised beliefs about power, voice, and authority.
This episode invites a more grounded understanding of the Rising Feminine, not as a trend or identity, but as a return to balance, sovereignty, and embodied wisdom. It offers a broader lens on how historical dynamics continue to influence present-day practice, and what it means to engage with this shift responsibly.
Albany Owens is a healer and women’s mentor who supports women through the different stages of relationship, identity, and personal change. Her work combines psychological understanding, somatic approaches, and energy-based practices to support healing at a foundational level.
With a background in coaching, education, and psychology, alongside extensive experience in ceremonial and spiritual practice, she focuses on helping women reconnect with their voice, intuition, and sense of self. Her work centres clarity, self-awareness, and embodied change.
Tam Dillon is a mentor, educator and founder of Critical Mass. She works with practitioners, healers and teachers to integrate ancient wisdom with modern systems so their calling becomes a lived, sustainable practice. Her work centres clarity, structure and ethical embodiment in spiritual and healing work.
The Public Education Panel Series brings together multiple voices to help the wider public understand healing, spirituality, and practice in clear, grounded terms. Each episode focuses on a single theme and invites practitioners to share lived experience, practical examples, and diverse viewpoints so audiences can learn without jargon or gatekeeping.
