A year later, Bernard Alvarez revisits his PBS Echo TV feature at Hoot and Holler in Roanoke—sharing a powerful night of supernatural storytelling, a shamanic vision quest, and a real-life home cleansing encounter.

Linda AKA Linny Caldwell This past Saturday, the Roanoke Diversity Center held a special event that touched my heart deeply. It was a moment to honor Linda Caldwell—Linny—and myself for our years of service to the Roanoke Valley LGBTQ+ community. Standing in that space, surrounded by so many who have shaped and nurtured this community, I felt the weight and warmth of shared history and collective hope. This celebration wasn’t just about recognition; it was about the enduring

There is a quiet hunger inside us all - a yearning for something real, something deep, something that roots us in the soil of our own being. I have walked that path, tangled in the shadows of trauma and disillusionment, searching for a light that does not flicker with the winds of fleeting trends or hollow promises. What I found was not a quick fix or a flashy ritual, but a steady, grounded presence that invites me to come home to myself. This is the gift of working with a gr

This past year changed my life in ways I never could have imagined. I watched my best friend die suddenly in front of me. Not long after, I walked away from a place I had devoted years of my life to because compassion was missing when I needed it most. Months later, my beautiful son Daniel passed away. During that time, some of the people I expected to stand beside me simply couldn’t.

Bernard Alvarez shares his approach to shadow work, trauma-informed spirituality, recovery, and earth-based practices for authentic healing and transformation.