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Displaying episodes 91 - 107 of 107 in total
17. Lisa Swallow: Crossing Party Lines
Lisa K Swallow is the co-founder and Executive Director of Crossing Party Lines, Inc., a national nonprofit dedicated to reducing toxic polarization by creating open d...
16. Michael DC Bowen: The Wisdom in World-bridging
A lifelong learner, heterodox thinker, and self-taught dabbler in many disciplines, Michael D. C. Bowen brings a wealth of wisdom on the many worlds he has traveled th...
15. Benjamin the Dream Wizard: Dreamwork and the Edges of the Known
During his career working in acute mental health facilities, Benjamin helped people in psychotic states. His professional and personal curiosities led him to developin...
14. Michelle Alleva: The Long Way Home - a detrans journey
Michelle identified as transgender for a period of ten years, during which time she was prescribed testosterone and underwent two medically unnecessary surgeries (mast...
13. Jessie Mannisto: Brains & Bravery: Turning Breakdowns into Breakthroughs
Jessie Mannisto is the founder and editor in chief of Third Factor, a magazine and community for creative, free-thinking individuals trying to chart their unique paths...
12. Jonas Rosen: Psychedelics and the Psyche
In this episode, Jonas shares his wealth of wisdom, derived from research and experience, on this intriguing yet taboo topic.
11. Helen Joyce: Debunking the Myth of Conversion Therapy
I recently emerged victorious from a harrowing battle and successfully defended myself against false allegations of “conversion therapy.” Part of how I got through the...
10. Jane Peterson, PhD: Soma, Systems, and the Social Brain
Jane is a treasure trove of wisdom who I initially discovered through the transformational, participatory, experiential Systemic Constellations workshops she facilitat...
9. Amy Sousa: Emotional Empowerment Through Embodied Awareness
In this interview, Amy and I explore values and virtues, boundaries versus barriers, the wisdom in our sense perceptions, the concept of inner authority — and why you ...
8. Helena Kerschner: Peaking Trans
As an adolescent, Helena identified as trans. But high doses of testosterone led to such extreme mood swings that she was hospitalized twice — yet none of the professi...
7. Cindy Ngar: Baking the Impossible
It’s not every day you come across a person who dreams so big, shines so brightly, and is willing to take such leaps of faith. I wanted to know: how does someone like ...
6. Dirk Van Leeuwen: When Intelligence Becomes Taboo, What Wisdom Do We Lose?
Dirk was raised in a scholarly family, but become curious about the inner worlds of people with 300-word vocabularies. A former special education teacher now working i...
5. Dr. Rhoberta Shaler: Dealing with Difficult People
Dr. Rhoberta Shaler has spent her career helping the partners, exes, adult children and siblings of relentlessly difficult people. In this episode, she shares a lifeti...
4. Colin Wright: the Struggle Between Science and Society
How did a mild-mannered academic scientist find himself a target of vitriol amidst unexpected controversy? In this episode, Colin Wright tells us what he learned from ...
3. How Jennifer Helped Her Daughter Desist
When her impressionable 10-year-old daughter claimed to be transgender, Jennifer recognized it as a cry for help, and did everything in her power to understand the iss...
2. Jake Wiskerchen, LMFT: Demystifying Firearms and Other Taboo Topics in Mental Health
Jake and I are therapists from wildly different backgrounds. When I’m hiking waterfalls in the lush Pacific Northwest, Jake is shooting guns in the Nevada desert. Yet,...
1. Sarah Peyton: Consciousness, Compassion, and the Courage to Feel It All
Author and educator Sarah Peyton is a gentle guide and a wise woman who has walked into the belly of the beast, taking her mindfulness practice into the prison systems...