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Extend Compassion To Both Victims & Perpetrators; But Not At The Expense Of Reparations For Victims & Accountability For Perpetrators
A few days ago, I posted 23 Ways To Spot Cultic Leaders, and it’s obvious from the almost 400 comments that a lot of people have been hurt by people who abused their power in ways that cause irreparable kinds of harm. I want to start by saying to the victims of...
20 Ways To Spot A Cultic Leader
I was mid-research into Sacred Medicine and a doctor I know said, “Hey, come to this secret meeting with a shaman from a remote tribe who is in town only for this week to share his sacred wisdom. Oh, and wear white. And bring your checkbook.” When I got there, a...
Why Spiritual Bypassing Is Not Just A Benign Narcotic Helping You Avoid Your Trauma; It’s A Social Justice Nightmare
“Choose love instead of fear.” “Don’t polarize; unify- because we are all One.” “Don’t complain about your lot in life. Your soul chose this incarnation so you could grow.” “Don’t protest. Pray for world peace instead.” “Forgive and forget and move on.” “Turn the...
A Few Thoughts About The New Netflix John of God Documentary & How It Relates To Cultic Abuse, Power, Accountability, & Spiritual Bypassing
*Trigger alert: Sexual abuse and cultic narcissistic predation is mentioned. As someone who spent ten years researching my book Sacred Medicine, which comes out April 2022 with Sounds True, "John of God" (who clearly was not of God) was very much on my radar....
12 Commonalities A Harvard Doctor Found In “Health Outliers” Who Had Radical Remissions
The mysterious phenomena the medical community calls “spontaneous remission” has long puzzled scientists and doctors because of the very inexplicable nature of how patients with “incurable” diseases wind up cured.
What Makes Someone A “Health Outlier” Ripe for Radical Remission?
The mysterious phenomena the medical community calls “spontaneous remission” has long puzzled scientists and doctors because of the very inexplicable nature of how patients with “incurable” diseases wind up cured.
What The Vaccinated Can Do To Protect Against Breakthrough Delta Covid Infection
What You Can Do To Protect Yourself and Others Against the Breakthrough Delta Covid Infection
Natural Health AND Public Health. Vaccination AND Immune Boosting:
Why Public Health Guidelines & Other Attempts To Set Limits Are Not Fascism Or Authoritarianism
Why Comparing The Unvaxxed To The Persecuted Jews Is An Abomination & Why Healthy Boundaries Are Not The Same As Fascism
Why Public Health Guidelines & Other Attempts To Set Limits Are Not Fascism Or Authoritarianism
What You Need To Know About Delta: Today’s Covid Update From Virologist, Immunologist & Front Line Covid ICU Doctor Rick Loftus, MD
Most of you have figured out that while we had hoped July would be the beginning of the end for the COVID pandemic thanks to Delta July was a sweet intermission
The Courage To Take A Stand (& Why I’m Pissed At The Vaccine Refusers)
The choice to remain unvaccinated- while still a free will choice- means that while they are, for the most part, protected from hospitalization and death, the vaccinated may still get taken out temporarily with a nasty virus.
Polyvagal Theory & “Interoception:” A Neuroscience Understanding Of Attachment Trauma
One way to begin healing developmental trauma is to learn about what the founder of Polyvagal Theory Stephen Porges termed "neuroception."
Why Empaths Can Sorely Lack Empathy (Because Of Their Own Trauma)
Why might a hypersensitive empath lack empathy and sensitivity? Well, think about it. If you're an emotional sponge who picks up on other people's feelings without clear, solid psychic boundaries that protect your energy field from the energy field of others, an angry, grieving, terrified, disappointed,
The One Question You Can Ask Yourself To Help You Navigate Times of Uncertainty
It occurred to me as we were making our mandalas- This is how I operate my life.
What's next is the guiding principle of how I navigate uncertainty, whether we're talking about a book writing project, an activist idea, or a challenging relationship.
Are The Days of Rugged Individualism Numbered?
In my life, one bright spot of blessing in the past crazy year has been a daily "parts check in" with my friend and former housemate Emma,
What Happens When 5 Core Developmental Needs Are Not Met?
It sounds weird to say that trauma is hot right now, but it doesn't take much to recognize that after a year of personal and collective trauma, conversations about healing trauma are everywhere. For example, I'm delighted that Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry, MD have published their book about developmental trauma- What Happened To You? and Gabor Mate collaborated with the Science & Non-Duality community to release their documentary The Wisdom of Trauma.