Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Podcast · International School of Temple Arts

"More Butterflies, Less Dragons": Accountability and Repair After Harm with Ohad Pele

·1 hr 23 min·5 clips
Ohad Pele admits his defensiveness harmed others and kept him from truly hearing their pain.
ISTA facilitator Ohad Pele discusses his 18-month hiatus after allegations of mishandling trauma and power dynamics in sacred sexuality spaces. He shares his journey through grief, accountability, and learning to hold leadership with more humility and trauma awareness. Ohad emphasizes repair over punishment and outlines his return to teaching with a focus on subtlety and informed consent.

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A candid conversation about accountability, humility, and repair.

The episode centers on accountability after harm, and Ohad Pele is strongest when defensiveness gives way to humility. He keeps returning to the harder work of hearing people first, staying with their pain, and not turning the moment back toward himself.

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If you want a frank, spiritually framed conversation about being confronted after causing harm, start here.

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