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The Crisis in Psychotherapy: Reclaiming Its Soul in the Age of Neoliberalism" Summary: Explore the identity crisis facing psychotherapy in today's market-driven healthcare system. Learn how neoliberal capitalism and consumerism have shaped our understanding of self and mental health. Discover why mainstream therapy often reinforces individualistic self-constructions and how digital technologies risk reducing therapy to scripted interactions. Understand the need for psychotherapy to reimagine its approach, addressing social and political contexts of suffering. Join us as we examine the urgent call for a psychotherapy of liberation to combat the mental health toll of late capitalism and build a more just, caring world. Hashtags: #PsychotherapyCrisis #MentalHealthReform #NeoliberalismAndTherapy #TherapyRevolution #SocialJusticeInMentalHealth #CriticalPsychology #HolisticHealing #TherapeuticLiberation #ConsumerismAndMentalHealth #PsychotherapyFuture #CapitalismAndMentalHealth #DeepTherapy #TherapyAndSocialChange #MentalHealthActivism #PsychologicalEmancipation   Key Points: Psychotherapy is facing an identity and purpose crisis in the era of market-driven healthcare, as depth, nuance, and the therapeutic relationship are being displaced by cost containment, standardization, and mass-reproducibility. This crisis stems from a shift in notions of the self and therapy's aims, shaped by the rise of neoliberal capitalism and consumerism. The “empty self” plagued by inner lack pursues fulfillment through goods, experiences, and attainments. Mainstream psychotherapy largely reinforces this alienated, individualistic self-construction. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and manualized treatments focus narrowly on “maladaptive” thoughts and behaviors without examining broader contexts. The biomedical model's hegemony views psychological struggles as brain diseases treated pharmacologically, individualizing and medicalizing distress despite research linking it to life pains like poverty, unemployment, trauma, and isolation. Digital technologies further the trend towards disembodied, technocratic mental healthcare, risking reducing therapy to scripted interactions and gamified inputs. The neoliberal transformation of psychotherapy in the 1970s, examined by sociologist Samuel Binkley, aligned the dominant therapeutic model centered on personal growth and self-actualization with a neoliberal agenda that cast individuals as enterprising consumers responsible for their own fulfillment. To reclaim its emancipatory potential, psychotherapy must reimagine its understanding of the self and psychological distress, moving beyond an intrapsychic focus to grapple with the social, political, and existential contexts of suffering. This transformation requires fostering critical consciousness, relational vitality, collective empowerment, and aligning with movements for social justice and systemic change. The struggle to reimagine therapy is inseparable from the struggle to build a more just, caring, and sustainable world. A psychotherapy of liberation is urgently needed to address the mental health toll of late capitalism. The neoliberal restructuring of healthcare and academia marginalized psychotherapy's humanistic foundations, subordinating mental health services to market logic and elevating reductive, manualized approaches. Psychotherapy's capitulation to market forces reflects a broader disenchantment of politics by economics, reducing the complexities of mental distress to quantifiable, medicalized entities and eviscerating human subjectivity. While intuitive and phenomenological approaches are celebrated in other scientific fields like linguistics and physics, they are often dismissed in mainstream psychology, reflecting an aversion to knowledge that resists quantification. Psychotherapy should expand its understanding of meaningful evidence, making room for intuitive insights, subjective experiences, and phenomenological explorations alongside quantitative data. Academic psychology's hostility towards Jungian concepts, even as neurology revalidates them under different names, reflects hypocrisy and a commitment to familiar but ineffective models. To reclaim its relevance, psychotherapy must reconnect with its philosophical and anthropological roots, reintegrating broader frameworks to develop a more holistic understanding of mental health beyond symptom management. How Market Forces are Shaping the Practice and Future of Psychotherapy The field of psychotherapy faces an identity and purpose crisis in the era of market-driven healthcare. As managed care, pharmaceutical dominance, and the biomedical model reshape mental health treatment, psychotherapy's traditional foundations – depth, nuance, the therapeutic relationship – are being displaced by the imperatives of cost containment, standardization, and mass-reproducibility. This shift reflects the ascendancy of a neoliberal cultural ideology reducing the complexity of human suffering to decontextualized symptoms to be efficiently eliminated, not a meaningful experience to be explored and transformed. In “Constructing the Self, Constructing America,” cultural historian Philip Cushman argues this psychotherapy crisis stems from a shift in notions of the self and therapy's aims. Individual identity and psychological health are shaped by cultural, economic and political forces, not universal. The rise of neoliberal capitalism and consumerism birthed the “empty self” plagued by inner lack, pursuing fulfillment through goods, experiences, and attainments – insecure, inadequate, fearing to fall behind in life's competitive race. Mainstream psychotherapy largely reinforces this alienated, individualistic self-construction. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and manualized treatment focus narrowly on “maladaptive” thoughts and behaviors without examining social, political, existential contexts. Packaging therapy into standardized modules strips away relational essence for managed care's needs. Therapists become technicians reinforcing a decontextualized view locating problems solely in the individual, overlooking unjust social conditions shaping lives and psyches. Central is the biomedical model's hegemony, viewing psychological struggles as brain diseases treated pharmacologically – a seductive but illusory promise. Antidepressant use has massively grown despite efficacy and safety doubts, driven by pharma marketing casting everyday distress as a medical condition, not deeper malaise. The model individualizes and medicalizes distress despite research linking depression to life pains like poverty, unemployment, trauma, isolation. Digital technologies further the trend towards disembodied, technocratic mental healthcare. Online therapy platforms and apps expand access but risk reducing therapy to scripted interactions and gamified inputs, not genuine, embodied attunement and meaning-making. In his book “Getting Loose: Lifestyle Consumption in the 1970s,” sociologist Samuel Binkley examines how the social transformations of the 1970s, driven by the rise of neoliberalism and consumer culture, profoundly reshaped notions of selfhood and the goals of therapeutic practice. Binkley argues that the dominant therapeutic model that emerged during this period – one centered on the pursuit of personal growth, self-actualization, and the “loosening” of the self from traditional constraints – unwittingly aligned itself with a neoliberal agenda that cast individuals as enterprising consumers responsible for their own fulfillment and well-being. While ostensibly liberatory, this “getting loose” ethos, Binkley contends, ultimately reinforced the atomization and alienation of the self under late capitalism. By locating the source of and solution to psychological distress solely within the individual psyche, it obscured the broader social, economic, and political forces shaping mental health. In doing so, it inadvertently contributed to the very conditions of “getting loose” – the pervasive sense of being unmoored, fragmented, and adrift – that it sought to alleviate. Binkley's analysis offers a powerful lens for understanding the current crisis of psychotherapy. It suggests that the field's increasing embrace of decontextualized, technocratic approaches to treatment is not merely a capitulation to market pressures, but a logical extension of a therapeutic paradigm that has long been complicit with the individualizing logic of neoliberalism. If psychotherapy is to reclaim its emancipatory potential, it must fundamentally reimagine its understanding of the self and the nature of psychological distress. This reimagining requires a move beyond the intrapsychic focus of traditional therapy to one that grapples with the social, political, and existential contexts of suffering. It means working to foster critical consciousness, relational vitality, and collective empowerment – helping individuals to deconstruct the oppressive narratives and power structures that constrain their lives, and to tap into alternative sources of identity, belonging, and purpose. Such a transformation is not just a matter of therapeutic technique, but of political and ethical commitment. It demands that therapists reimagine their work not merely as a means of alleviating individual symptoms, but as a form of social and political action aimed at nurturing personal and collective liberation. This means cultivating spaces of collective healing and visioning, and aligning ourselves with the movements for social justice and systemic change. At stake is nothing less than the survival of psychotherapy as a healing art. If current trends persist, our field will devolve into a caricature of itself, a hollow simulacrum of the ‘branded, efficient, quality-controlled' treatment packages hocked by managed care. Therapists will be relegated to the role of glorified skills coaches and symptom-suppression specialists, while the deep psychic wounds and social pathologies underlying the epidemic of mental distress will metastasize unchecked. The choice before us is stark: Do we collude with a system that offers only the veneer of care while perpetuating the conditions of collective madness? Or do we commit ourselves anew to the still-revolutionary praxis of tending psyche, dialoguing with the unconscious, and ‘giving a soul to psychiatry' (Hillman, 1992)? Ultimately, the struggle to reimagine therapy is inseparable from the struggle to build a more just, caring, and sustainable world. As the mental health toll of late capitalism continues to mount, the need for a psychotherapy of liberation has never been more urgent. By rising to this challenge, we open up new possibilities for resilience, regeneration, and revolutionary love – and begin to create the world we long for, even as we heal the world we have. The Neoliberal Transformation of Psychotherapy The shift in psychotherapy's identity and purpose can be traced to the broader socioeconomic transformations of the late 20th century, particularly the rise of neoliberalism under the Reagan and Thatcher administrations. Neoliberal ideology, with its emphasis on privatization, deregulation, and the supremacy of market forces, profoundly reshaped the landscapes of healthcare and academia in which psychotherapy is embedded. As healthcare became increasingly privatized and profit-driven, the provision of mental health services was subordinated to the logic of the market. The ascendancy of managed care organizations and private insurance companies created powerful new stakeholders who saw psychotherapy not as a healing art, but as a commodity to be standardized, packaged, and sold. Under this market-driven system, the value of therapy was reduced to its cost-effectiveness and its capacity to produce swift, measurable outcomes. Depth, nuance, and the exploration of meaning – the traditional heart of the therapeutic enterprise – were casualties of this shift. Concurrent with these changes in healthcare, the neoliberal restructuring of academia further marginalized psychotherapy's humanistic foundations. As universities increasingly embraced a corporate model, they became beholden to the same market imperatives of efficiency, standardization, and quantification. In this milieu, the kind of research and training that could sustain a rich, multi-faceted understanding of the therapeutic process was devalued in favor of reductive, manualized approaches more amenable to the demands of the market. This academic climate elevated a narrow caste of specialists – often far removed from clinical practice – who were empowered to define the parameters of legitimate knowledge and practice in the field. Beholden to the interests of managed care, the pharmaceutical industry, and the biomedical establishment, these “experts” played a key role in cementing the hegemony of the medical model and sidelining alternative therapeutic paradigms. Psychotherapy training increasingly reflected these distorted priorities, producing generations of therapists versed in the language of symptom management and behavioral intervention, but often lacking a deeper understanding of the human condition. As researcher William Davies has argued, this neoliberal transformation of psychotherapy reflects a broader “disenchantment of politics by economics.” By reducing the complexities of mental distress to quantifiable, medicalized entities, the field has become complicit in the evisceration of human subjectivity under late capitalism. In place of a situated, meaning-making self, we are left with the hollow figure of “homo economicus” – a rational, self-interested actor shorn of deeper psychological and spiritual moorings. Tragically, the public discourse around mental health has largely been corralled into this narrow, market-friendly mold. Discussions of “chemical imbalances,” “evidence-based treatments,” and “quick fixes” abound, while more searching explorations of the psychospiritual malaise of our times are relegated to the margins. The result is a flattened, impoverished understanding of both the nature of psychological distress and the possibilities of therapeutic transformation. Psychotherapy's capitulation to market forces is thus not merely an abdication of its healing potential, but a betrayal of its emancipatory promise. By uncritically aligning itself with the dominant ideology of our age, the field has become an instrument of social control rather than a catalyst for individual and collective liberation. If therapy is to reclaim its soul, it must begin by confronting this history and imagining alternative futures beyond the neoliberal horizon. Intuition in Other Scientific Fields Noam Chomsky's groundbreaking work in linguistics and cognitive science has long been accepted as scientific canon, despite its heavy reliance on intuition and introspective phenomenology. His theories of deep grammatical structures and an innate language acquisition device in the human mind emerged not from controlled experiments or quantitative data analysis, but from a deep, intuitive engagement with the patterns of human language and thought. Yet while Chomsky's ideas are celebrated for their revolutionary implications, similar approaches in the field of psychotherapy are often met with skepticism or outright dismissal. The work of Carl Jung, for instance, which posits the existence of a collective unconscious and universal archetypes shaping human experience, is often relegated to the realm of pseudoscience or mysticism by the mainstream psychological establishment. This double standard reflects a deep-seated insecurity within academic and medical psychology about engaging with phenomena that resist easy quantification or empirical verification. There is a pervasive fear of straying too far from the narrow confines of what can be measured, controlled, and reduced to standardized formulas. Ironically, this insecurity persists even as cutting-edge research in fields like neuroscience and cognitive psychology increasingly validates many of Jung's once-marginalized ideas. Concepts like “implicit memory,” “event-related potentials,” and “predictive processing” bear striking resemblances to Jungian notions of the unconscious mind, while advanced brain imaging techniques confirm the neurological basis of personality frameworks like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Yet rather than acknowledging the pioneering nature of Jung's insights, the psychological establishment often repackages these ideas in more palatable, “scientific” terminology. This aversion to intuition and subjective experience is hardly unique to psychotherapy. Across the sciences, there is a widespread mistrust of knowledge that cannot be reduced to quantifiable data points and mathematical models. However, some of the most transformative scientific advances have emerged from precisely this kind of intuitive, imaginative thinking. Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, for instance, emerged not from empirical data, but from a thought experiment – an act of pure imagination. The physicist David Bohm's innovative theories about the implicate order of the universe were rooted in a profoundly intuitive understanding of reality. And the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan attributed his brilliant insights to visions from a Hindu goddess – a claim that might be dismissed as delusional in a clinical context, but is celebrated as an expression of his unique genius. Psychotherapy should not abandon empirical rigor or the scientific method, but rather expand its understanding of what constitutes meaningful evidence. By making room for intuitive insights, subjective experiences, and phenomenological explorations alongside quantitative data and experimental findings, the field can develop a richer, more multidimensional understanding of the human mind and the process of psychological transformation. This expansive, integrative approach is necessary for psychotherapy to rise to the challenges of our time – the crisis of meaning and authenticity in an increasingly fragmented world, the epidemic of mental illness and addiction, and the collective traumas of social oppression and ecological devastation. Only by honoring the full spectrum of human knowledge and experience can we hope to catalyze the kind of deep, lasting change that our world so desperately needs. It is a particular vexation of mine that academic psychology is so hostile to the vague but perennial ideas about the unconscious that Jung and others posited. Now neurology is re-validating Jungian concepts under different names like “implicit memory”, “event-related potentials”, and “secondary and tertiary consciousness”, while qEEG brain maps are validating the underlying assumptions of the Jungian-derived MBTI. Yet the academy still cannot admit they were wrong and Jung was right, even as they publish papers in “premiere” academic journals like The Lancet that denounce Jung as pseudoscience while repurposing his ideas. This is another example of hypocrisy. Academia seems to believe its publications have innate efficacy and ethics as long as the proper rituals of psychological research are enacted. If you cite your sources, review recent literature in your echo chamber, disclose financial interests, and profess ignorance of your profession's history and the unethical systems funding your existence, then you are doing research correctly. But the systems paying for your work and existence are not mere “financial interests” – that's just business! This is considered perfectly rational, as long as one doesn't think too deeply about it. Claiming “I don't get into that stuff” or “I do academic/medical psychology” has become a way to defend oneself from not having a basic understanding of how humans and cultures are traumatized or motivated, even while running universities and hospitals. The attitude seems to be: “Let's just keep handing out CBT and drugs for another 50 years, ‘rationally' and ‘evidence-based' of course, and see how much worse things get in mental health.” No wonder outcomes and the replication crisis worsen every year, even as healthcare is ostensibly guided by rational, empirical forces. Academia has created a model of reality called science, applied so single-mindedly that they no longer care if the outcomes mirror those of the real world science was meant to serve! Academic and medical psychology have created a copy of the world they interact with, pretending it reflects reality while it fundamentally cannot, due to the material incentives driving it. We've created a scientific model meant to reflect reality, but mistake it for reality itself. We reach in vain to move objects in the mirror instead of putting the mirror away and engaging with what's actually there. How do we not see that hyper-rationalism is just another form of religion, even as we tried to replace religion with it? This conception of psychology is not only an imaginary model, but actively at war with the real, cutting us off from truly logical, evidence-based pathways we could pursue. It wars with objective reality because both demand our total allegiance. We must choose entirely between the object and its reflection, god and idol. We must decide if we want the uncertainty of real science or the imaginary sandbox we pretend is science. Adherence to this simulacrum in search of effective trauma and mental illness treatments has itself become a cultural trauma response – an addiction to the familiar and broken over the effective and frightening. This is no different than a cult or conspiracy theory. A major pillar of our civilization would rather perpetuate what is familiar and broken than dare to change. Such methodological fundamentalism is indistinguishable from religious devotion. We have a group so committed to their notion of the rational that they've decided reason and empiricism should no longer be beholden to reality. How is our approach to clinical psychology research any different than a belief in magic? The deflections of those controlling mainstream psychology should sound familiar – they are the same ego defenses we'd identify in a traumatized therapy patient. Academic psychology's reasoning is starting to resemble what it would diagnose as a personality disorder: “It's not me doing it wrong, even though I'm not getting the results I want! It's the world that's wrong by not enabling my preferred approach. Effective practitioners must be cheating or deluded. Those who do it like me are right, though none of us get good results. We'd better keep doing it our way, but harder.” As noted in my Healing the Modern Soul series, I believe that since part of psychology's role is to functionally define the “self”, clinical psychology is inherently political. Material forces will always seek to define and control what psychology can be. Most healthy definitions of self threaten baseless tradition, hierarchy, fascism, capital hoarding, and the co-opting of culture to manipulate consumption. Our culture is sick, and thus resistant to a psychology that would challenge its unhealthy games with a coherent sense of self. Like any patient, our culture wants to deflect and fears the first step of healing: admitting you have a problem. That sickness strokes the right egos and lines the right pockets, a societal-scale version of Berne's interpersonal games. Our current psychological paradigm requires a hierarchy with one group playing sick, emotional child to the other's hyper-rational, all-knowing parent. The relationship is inherently transactional, and we need to make it more authentic and collaborative. I have argued before  that one of the key challenges facing psychotherapy today is the fragmentation and complexity of modern identity. In a globalized, digitally-connected world, we are constantly navigating a myriad of roles, relationships, and cultural contexts, each with its own set of expectations and demands. Even though most people would agree that our system is bad the fragmentary nature of the postmodern has left us looking through a kaleidoscope. We are unable to agree on hero, villain, cause, solution, framework or label. This fragmentation leads to a sense of disconnection and confusion, a feeling that we are not living an authentic or integrated life. The task of psychotherapy, in this context, is to help individuals develop a more coherent and resilient sense of self, one that can withstand the centrifugal forces of modern existence. Psychotherapy can become a new mirror to cancel out the confusing reflections of the kaleidoscope. We need a new better functioning understanding of self in psychology for society to see the self and for the self to see clearly our society. The Fragmentation of Psychotherapy: Reconnecting with Philosophy and Anthropology To reclaim its soul and relevance, psychotherapy must reconnect with its philosophical and anthropological roots. These disciplines offer essential perspectives on the nature of human existence, the formation of meaning and identity, and the cultural contexts that shape our psychological realities. By reintegrating these broader frameworks, we can develop a more holistic and nuanced understanding of mental health that goes beyond the narrow confines of symptom management. Many of the most influential figures in the history of psychotherapy have argued for this more integrative approach. Irvin Yalom, for instance, has long championed an existential orientation to therapy that grapples with the fundamental questions of human existence – death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness. Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory of development explicitly situated psychological growth within a broader cultural and historical context. Peter Levine's work on trauma healing draws heavily from anthropological insights into the body's innate capacity for self-regulation and resilience. Carl Jung, perhaps more than any other figure, insisted on the inseparability of psychology from broader humanistic inquiry. His concepts of the collective unconscious and archetypes were rooted in a deep engagement with mythology, anthropology, and comparative religion. Jung understood that individual psychological struggles often reflect larger cultural and spiritual crises, and that healing must address both personal and collective dimensions of experience. Despite the profound insights offered by these thinkers, mainstream psychotherapy has largely ignored their calls for a more integrative approach. The field's increasing alignment with the medical model and its pursuit of “evidence-based” treatments has led to a narrow focus on standardized interventions that can be easily quantified and replicated. While this approach has its merits, it often comes at the cost of deeper engagement with the philosophical and cultural dimensions of psychological experience. The relationship between psychology, philosophy, and anthropology is not merely a matter of academic interest – it is essential to the practice of effective and meaningful therapy. Philosophy provides the conceptual tools to grapple with questions of meaning, ethics, and the nature of consciousness that are often at the heart of psychological distress. Anthropology offers crucial insights into the cultural shaping of identity, the diversity of human experience, and the social contexts that give rise to mental health challenges. By reconnecting with these disciplines, psychotherapy can develop a more nuanced and culturally informed approach to healing. This might involve: Incorporating philosophical inquiry into the therapeutic process, helping clients explore questions of meaning, purpose, and values. Drawing on anthropological insights to understand how cultural norms and social structures shape psychological experience and expressions of distress. 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¿Cuáles son los secretos de la paz interior? ¿Cómo alcanzar ese bienestar mental en un mundo con tanto ruido y distracciones? Mónica Esgueva, experta en desarrollo personal y escritora, ofrece algunas claves para conseguirlo. Desde su experiencia y aprendizajes, Esgueva habla de temas tan fundamentales como la serenidad, la aceptación, el altruismo, la atención, el desapego y el silencio. Pilares para una vida con más sentido, más consciente y con una adecuada gestión emocional. Desde hace más de 15 años, Mónica Esgueva se dedica a la transformación de las personas. Ella misma afrontó un cambió profundo cuando decidió renunciar a “una vida llena de todo, pero que me hacía sentir vacía”, explica. Admiradora del monje budista Matthieu Ricard, a quien conoció personalmente, Mónica Esgueva estudió con los lamas en Nepal para entender sus enseñanzas y lograr inspiración, con el objetivo de vivir una vida más plena y de ayudar a otros a conseguirlo. Está considerada un referente en el mundo hispano por aunar las mejores enseñanzas de las corrientes oriental y occidental. Es pionera en la introducción del Mindfulness en España y experta en meditación, desarrollo espiritual y conciencia. También es autora de nueve libros de desarrollo personal, entre los que destacan los best-sellers ‘Mindfulness: una guía práctica' (Ed. Planeta) y ‘Cuando sea feliz' (Ed. Urano). En 2024 publicó su primer libro en inglés, ‘The 7 levels of Wisdom' (Ed. John Hunt Publishing). Apasionada de otras gentes y culturas, ha recorrido más de 110 países y ha residido en Asia, Tanzania, París y Londres.

Bios Michelle Auerbach: Michelle Auerbach is in the business of saving lives and increasing bravery. When things fall apart, Michelle is the world builder and a community maker who uses all her geeky skills to transform what we've got to work with into a more just and loving place where more people get taken care of better. She holds an MFA in prose writing from Naropa University and is completing her PhD in Transformational Leadership with her dissertation on story as a technology for trauma aware change for individuals, organizations, and communities. She has published two novels, The Third Kind of Horse about life during the AIDS crisis in NYC in the 1980's and Alice Modern which deals with Nazi era Vienna and the desire to break free of old worlds that no longer serve. Both books are lenses through which to see the crucible of redemption and transformation. Her first nonfiction book is Resilience: The Life Saving Skill of Story. She writes for the New York Times, the London Guardian, and Sunset Magazine as well as editing and ghost writing for several publishers and publications. Nicole Civita is a human, mother, partner, and friend who is preoccupied with the possible and works like hell to bring its most beautiful bits into being. She's a shapeshifter who has, over the course of her career, taken form as an educator, pracademic, ethicist, attorney, administrator, mentor, author, advocate, and consultant. Often, though not always, she's focused her work on shaping change in and through the food system. Nicole's efforts propelled multi-year projects to drastically reduce food waste, revitalize regional food systems, seek justice for agricultural and food workers, explore ethical dilemmas across the food chain, and develop systems-aware, equity-enhancing laws and policies. studies, many experts urge examination of the food system from farm-to-fork. Nicole has always preferred to think about the food system from ecosystem-through-farm-to-community. Even more conceptually, she imagines a path guided by ethics that leads to relationship. Feeding Each Other: Shaping Change in Food Systems Through Relationship (Changemakers Books, John Hunt Publishing 2023)by Nicole Civita and Michelle Auerbach https://amzn.to/3PNlQXD Eco Gather: https://www.ce.sterlingcollege.edu/ If you follow my podcast and enjoy it, I'm on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts

Coaching can feel like a black box!  Why does it work?  How can asking questions help someone change the way they think and behave?  Exploring the neuroscience behind transformation and effectiveness is important not only for coaches, but also for leaders who are embarking on coaching to make the most of a coaching programme and even take it further for themselves.My guest today is the leader of the Advanced Diploma that I'm studying right now: Ann Betz.   Ann explains why she was drawn to neuroscience and how she has  used it to take her coaching to a different level, understanding what we need to be truly effective and creative: an appropriate amount of stimulation, an ability to regulate emotions and to allow our brains to function with flexibility and adaptability by understanding the different components of the brain.  The best leaders are those who  use those parts of their brains to be flexible to communicate the big picture with empathy and to provide detail and structure: to zoom in and out, using both sides of the brain effectively to communicate well.   References: Daniel Siegel, Mindsight: The Science of Personal Transformation 2011About Ann Betz:Ann Betz, CPCC, PCC, MNTC, is the co-founder of BEabove Leadership and an international speaker and trainer on the intersection of neuroscience, coaching and human transformation.  In 2011, Ann studied neuroscience at the graduate level, and using this fascinating research, in 2012 co-developed (and is senior leader for) BEabove Leadership's popular training program for advanced coaches: Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching. This program has been offered in-person worldwide and is now available in an in-depth virtual format. Ann was a faculty member and served as the neuroscience consultant to The Coaches Training Institute (CTI) for many years. She provides neuroscience, leadership and coaching consulting to many other corporations and non-profits, including the International Coach Federation.  A certified professional coach for 20 years, Ann is the author of a groundbreaking white paper on brain research and coaching. She contributes to Choice Magazine, Coaching at Work, Coaching World, the ICF and CTI's blogs, and other coaching and HR publications.Ann is the lead author of Integration, the power of being Co-Active in work and life, an exploration of consciousness and the future (John Hunt Publishing, 2015), as well as a ground-breaking white paper on the neuroscience of the International Coach Federation coaching competencies.  Read Ann's blog on the brain at www.yourcoachingbrain.wordpress.com and poetry at www.eccentricspirit.wordpress.com.ann@beaboveleadership.comWebsite LinkedInIf you'd like to find out more about coaching for yourself or for your organisation, contact us to arrange a call at ann@anncollinscoaching.com or click here.We love reviews and hearing your feed back, so please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!To find out more:website: www.anncollinscoaching.comFollow Ann:LinkedIn: annridleycollinsInstagram: @anncollinscoachYouTube: Ann Collins Coaching

Episode Guest: John C. Robinson, Psychologist, Interfaith Minister, Mystic, author, and speakerEpisode Description: Are you frightened of aging? Do you worry about every new physical symptom, memory lapse, or mistake?  Do you keep busy to avoid thinking about being "old" or brag about how happy you are in retirement when you secretly feel pretty low? Do you believe aging is about waiting to lose everything that matters? For most of human history, we viewed aging like this - as inevitably grim, depressing, and hopeless.  A radically new kind of aging is on the horizon, one that can change us, the culture, and the world. And millions of us are getting ready for this new adventure.The first wave of 76 million "Baby Boomers," representing 28% of the American population, began turning 65 in 2011. Every day ten thousand more join this extraordinary tsunami and will live longer than any previous generation in history - at least 15 years more than their parents! - creating an entirely new stage of life. As a psychologist, interfaith minister, author, and aging Boomer, John Robinson believes that twenty-first-century aging represents a new and largely uncharted psychological and spiritual development stage.In this episode, you'll discover:The mystical vision John has followed for over two decadesA new developmental stage in the human life cycle.The mystical nature of aging is comprised of three mystical forces: Initiation, Transformation, and RevelationHow conscious elders are becoming spiritual activists and creating sacred communitiesThree paradigms of aging: the Old, the New, and the MysticalThe "Great Work" of Creation calling to all of us.Four dimensions of responding to our current global crisisAsking our ancestors, angels, and other Divine Beings for help.About John Robinson:John C. Robinson is a clinical psychologist with a second doctorate in ministry, an ordained interfaith minister, the author of nine books on the interface of psychology and spirituality (along with numerous articles, book chapters, and guest blogs), and last but not least, an aging Boomer with grown children and a gaggle of grandchildren. A full-time writer now, his interest has turned to the psychological, spiritual, and mystical potential of the New Aging.His book, The Divine Human, argues that our new longevity has become a new developmental stage in the human life cycle, offering humanity profound opportunities for psychological, spiritual, and mystical transformation, expanding our lifespan and awareness of God. John's growing audience comes to his work through talks and workshops at conscious aging conferences and webinars with The Shift Network Summit on Aging, CSource, and Sag-ing International, a website hosted by the Authors Guild, radio and video interviews and presentations, and five conscious aging books published by John Hunt Publishing. Get in touch with John Robinson:Visit John's website: https://www.johnrobinson.org/ Buy John's Book: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/divinehuman Download John's Handout: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/robinsonhandout What to do next: Click to grab our free guide, 10 Key Issues to Consider as You Explore Your Retirement Transition Please leave a review at Apple Podcasts. Join our Revolutionize Your Retirement group on Facebook.

In today's episode of The Best Guest we welcome Elen Sentier a best-selling author of British native shamanism who describes herself as a quirky, wilderness woman who is deeply connected with nature. We talk about:What it means to rewild yourselfHow to stop people pleasingWhat happens when you're true to yourselfAbout Elen SentierElen Sentier comes from a long family lineage of Cunning Folk and was brought up as awenydd (spirit keeper) in the old magical traditions of Britain.Elen trained as a transpersonal psychotherapist with Ian Gordon-Brown and Barbara Sommers when health issues led her to retire from her career at the MOD. Elen was thrilled to discover how the transpersonal perspective integrates the personal with spiritual and transcendent aspects of being human, which meshed with the old magical ways she'd been brought up in.Elen initially opened a practice in London but always more at home in the wilderness, she and her husband, a particle physicist, left London for the Welsh Marches. Here, Elen continued to develop her practice using transpersonal psychology and witchyness to help clients become their true selves, rewild their hearts and find what makes their hearts sing.Elen has also taught her work through an apprenticeship and three-year advanced course for over 30 years. Her students, from all walks of life such as policemen, poets, stock brokers and doctors, go on to take the work into their own specialisms.To date, Elen has published 12 books with the Moon Books imprint of John Hunt Publishing, three of which are bestsellers. Her bragging rights include dancing for Arlene Philips; taking contemporary dance class with Robert Cohen; flying in Jaguar fighter aircraft; doing plasma-physics at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy; and being kissed by Mick Jagger! She loves cats, and eats paleo, and her tag-line is “If the cat and the boyfriend disagree, get rid of the boyfriend!”Key TakeawaysIt's important to be able to say, I can't buy in to thatDigestive problems can be about repressed emotions and stressSaying no gets easier when you feel your wild selfIt's important to get to the roots of why you people pleaseRealise you don't have to keep playing other people's scriptsQuoteWe mostly people please because we don't feel safeMentioned in This EpisodeWanderland by Jini ReddyConnect with Elen SentierWebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInConnect with Victoria BennionBook your free podcast guesting strategy session today.To learn more about working with us visit www.victoriabennion.com

Marsha Scarbrough, author of Honey in the River: Shadow, Sex and West African Spirituality, is a freelance journalist, who has had over 100 articles published in national magazines. Honey in the River has been awarded First Place in the 2016 New Mexico Press Women Communications Contest Awards and Honorable Mention in the 2016 National Federation of Press Women Professional Communications Contest. It was also named a Finalist in the USA Best Book Awards and the New Mexico Book Awards. Marsha's first book, Medicine Dance: One woman's healing journey into the world of Native American sweatlodges, drumming meditations and dance fasts, published by O Books, John Hunt Publishing, was named First Runner Up for the 2009 Zia Award by New Mexico Press Women as well as a finalist in USA Book News National 2007 and 2008 “Best Books” Awards and the 2008 New Mexico Book Awards. Marsha spent 17 years scheduling, planning and running the sets of major feature films, prime time television series as an Assistant Director in Hollywood. Along the way, Marsha traveled with Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax, danced with movement guru Gabrielle Roth, earned a brown belt in karate from martial arts legend Tak Kubota, participated in Native American healing ceremonies and produced workshops for a Nigerian master drummer. In 2006, Marsha moved from her native Los Angeles to Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2017, she moved to Madrid, Spain.

Sense of Soul welcomed Bridget Finklaire. She is an author and spiritual teacher with almost 30 years of experience. She is a qualified and experienced psychotherapist, hypnotherapist and healer, and was a professional therapist in London's Harley Street. Bridget left England in 2012 for Cape Town, where she now lives with her South African husband. Bridget loves teaching, writing and speaking. Weaving together the threads of her spiritual and professional journeys, she designed "The Bone Circle" - a unique, transformative and life-changing programme that ties together three significant areas of expertise: Intuition & creating, the sacred & the metaphysical, and therapy & healing. Bridget has facilitated and taught many courses, including meditation, healing, dowsing, sacred geometry, and space clearing. She's also facilitated A Course in Miracles, created TruthYoga (a return to yoga as a spiritual practice) and FreedomDance, a free-form conscious shamanic trance dance. She currently facilitates a study group for The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch (R) (Dr JJ Hurtak, 1973). Bridget's intention is to awaken people to a higher purpose and a more joyful and harmonious life. She does this through creating awareness, providing a higher path of consciousness, teaching how to tap into intuitive wisdom, and setting up support groups that can work together powerfully to create positive change. You can order here amazing book “Red Dress” from John Hunt Publishing on Amazon, Kindle, Barnes and Noble and wherever books are sold! Follow are Journey and learn more about Bridget at https://www.bridgetfinklaire.com. Don't forget to rate, follow and leave us a comment! Please go check out our Sense of Soul's merch and workshops including Shanna's CLEAR ancestry workshop and learn more about us @ www.mysenseofsoul.com! Exclusively NOW on Sense of Soul Patreon  is the 777 Chakra Journey, 7 weeks 7 Chakras, beginning with the Root Chakra and end at the end of 2021! You can also listen to Shanna's mini-series about her ancestral journey, “Untangled Roots” and Mande's mini series about her two NDE's has begun.  https://www.patreon.com/senseofsoul

Timothy and Johanna Dowdle are an Anglo-Dutch couple who have lived and worked in many different countries and are currently living in the Netherlands. Their new book, The I Ching Oracle: A Guide Through the Human Maze is now available through John Hunt Publishing. Over the years, the authors have studied and practiced the art of divination, using divination as a tool for making important decisions. A red thread running through their lives together has been the I Ching, or the Book of Changes. They first began consulting the I Ching oracle in 1988, and for more than thirty years, it has guided them through many changes, often coaching them through very challenging situations. After returning to the Netherlands in 2011 from a year of intensive social work in the USA, the authors decided the time had come to write an I Ching oracle book based upon their own real-life experiences. Their aim is to share the knowledge and wisdom of the I Ching and make it accessible to everyone. In The I Ching Oracle, Timothy and Johanna show the reader how to consult the I Ching and receive clear answers to important questions. They explain the methods used for consulting the oracle and how the oracle responds to the reader's questions. The I Ching Oracle is available through O-Books, a division of John Hunt Publishing. Find the Dowdles online at https://www.facebook.com/tjdowdle88.

John Loxley (also known as Ren Koi) is a certified Life Coach, Author and Host of the Life in Recovery Podcast. As a DJ and music producer, he spent over ten years drinking alcohol and using drugs before starting his recovery journey in 2010 when he hit rock-bottom. From 2013 to 2015, John gained qualifications in counselling, psychotherapy and meditation tuition, then he began writing books about addiction, recovery, mental health issues, trauma and spirituality under his pseudonym Ren Koi (Ren meaning ‘love' in Japanese and Koi being the symbol of courage in Buddhism while also being associated with perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose in Eastern cultures). John has since self-published five books and his sixth book, All Is One: The Science and Spirituality of Consciousness will be published by John Hunt Publishing on their O-Books imprint in 2021. Working in the substance misuse field as a Counsellor since 2014 and a Team Leader since 2017, John continues to carry the message of recovery to still-suffering alcoholics and addicts. As a sponsor/mentor and Life Coach, he works in partnership with men – both personally and professionally – to help them help themselves to a better life by achieving positive and life-affirming goals. My books and myself as a Life Coach: www.lifeinrecovery.co.uk Be a Part of the Rise in Recovery Network for Entrepreneurs! Are you someone in recovery who wants to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you want to be a part of a network of supportive like-minded individuals that are here to help you start your business or take your business to the next level, and make a positive impact in the world? Join us in the Rise In Recovery Network Facebook Group where you'll find Community, Connection & Collaboration - We Rise Higher Together! Do you want to network and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs in recovery? Then make sure you join our next Collaboration Zone Zoom Party. Here is what to expect so bring your best! 10 minutes of Tips & Strategies to grow your mind and business. Speed Connection Round where you get to share who you are and what you do. You also get the opportunity to ask for support, feedback, or connections from other members in the group. Collaboration is the key! Hot Seat session where you get to share your biggest struggle and have the rest of the group share their secrets and strategies to overcome that roadblock. Opportunities for you to be invited as a guest speaker where you get to share your expertise with the group to showcase your skills. Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/riseinrecovery Twitter: https://twitter.com/riseinrecovery Instagram: @theroadbeyondrecovery LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarmedford/ Website: www.theroadforward.ca

John Loxley (also known as Ren Koi) is a certified Life Coach, Author and Host of the Life in Recovery Podcast. As a DJ and music producer, he spent over ten years drinking alcohol and using drugs before starting his recovery journey in 2010 when he hit rock-bottom. From 2013 to 2015, John gained qualifications in counselling, psychotherapy and meditation tuition, then he began writing books about addiction, recovery, mental health issues, trauma and spirituality under his pseudonym Ren Koi (Ren meaning ‘love' in Japanese and Koi being the symbol of courage in Buddhism while also being associated with perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose in Eastern cultures). John has since self-published five books and his sixth book, All Is One: The Science and Spirituality of Consciousness will be published by John Hunt Publishing on their O-Books imprint in 2021. Working in the substance misuse field as a Counsellor since 2014 and a Team Leader since 2017, John continues to carry the message of recovery to still-suffering alcoholics and addicts. As a sponsor/mentor and Life Coach, he works in partnership with men – both personally and professionally – to help them help themselves to a better life by achieving positive and life-affirming goals.   My books and myself as a Life Coach: www.lifeinrecovery.co.uk     Be a Part of the Rise in Recovery Network for Entrepreneurs! Are you someone in recovery who wants to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you want to be a part of a network of supportive like-minded individuals that are here to help you start your business or take your business to the next level, and make a positive impact in the world? Join us in the Rise In Recovery Network Facebook Group where you'll find Community, Connection & Collaboration - We Rise Higher Together!    Do you want to network and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs in recovery? Then make sure you join our next Collaboration Zone Zoom Party. Here is what to expect so bring your best!  10 minutes of Tips & Strategies to grow your mind and business.  Speed Connection Round where you get to share who you are and what you do. You also get the opportunity to ask for support, feedback, or connections from other members in the group. Collaboration is the key!  Hot Seat session where you get to share your biggest struggle and have the rest of the group share their secrets and strategies to overcome that roadblock.  Opportunities for you to be invited as a guest speaker where you get to share your expertise with the group to showcase your skills.   Social Media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/riseinrecovery Twitter: https://twitter.com/riseinrecovery Instagram: @theroadbeyondrecovery LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarmedford/ Website: www.theroadforward.ca

Bridget Finklaire is an author and spiritual teacher. We had a wide-ranging discussion as she has a wealth of knowledge to share that comes from years of experience. She's a wealth of knowledge. I started with six pages of notes and we only got to about half of what I wanted to talk to her about in our hour together.Bridget is originally from the UK and lived in London for many years before moving to Cape Town, South Africa. She is a qualified and experienced psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and healer, and used to work in London's Harley Street.Since 1995, Bridget has been on a journey of spiritual awakening. She's studied and taught many spiritual, metaphysical, and personal development teachings and explored different techniques – from meditation to yoga and from chanting to prayer. She currently facilitates a study group for The Book of Knowledge, The Keys of Enoch (r) by Dr. JJ Hurtak.In 2012, Bridget began coaching people to create their lives 'on purpose' - purposefully and according to their soul's purpose. In 2018, she pulled together three distinct areas of her expertise to create The Bone Circle - a unique, transformative, and life-changing program.Her 'why' is transformation. Her core message is 'love is the way.'ℹ️ https://www.bridgetfinklaire.comℹ️https://www.johnhuntpublishing.comAnnouncing my new audio series free to Patrons.www.patreon.com/grief2growth to joinSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)

Todd Phillips' Joker was probably the most controversial film of 2019. Before I watched it, I thought this movie was about a deteriorating pro-second amendment, incel because that was the most popular reading of the film at the time of its release. I was shocked to learn that the most dominant form of violence in the film wasn't gun violence, but mental and class violence. My guest and good friend Graham helps me unpack the social and political landscape of Gotham and Joker. We respond to liberal responses of Joke and criticise class reductionist leftist reviews of the film. Graham also introduces the complex work of Jean Baudrillard in a very accessible way and shares how the renown French scholar's work relates to Joker. Citations Films Mentioned: Avengers Age of Ultron (dir. Joss Whedon, 2015) Requiem for a Dream (dir. Darren Aronofsky, 2000) The Dark Knight (dir. Christopher Nolan, 2008) The Dark Knight Rises (dir. Christopher Nolan, 2012) Liberal Criticisms of Joker: Abad-Santos, Alex. “The Fight over Joker and the New Movie's ‘Dangerous' Message, Explained.” Vox, Vox, 18 Sept. 2019, www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/18/20860890/joker-movie-controversy-incel-sjw. Wilkinson, Alissa. “The Joker Never Needed an Origin Story, but Especially Not This One.” Vox, Vox, 10 Sept. 2019, www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/10/20858765/joker-review-joaquin-phoenix. Leftist Criticisms of Joker: “Film Review: Joker.” The Communists, 2 Nov. 2019, thecommunists.org/2019/11/02/news/culture/film-review-joker/. Red Fightback. “The Red Carpet: A Marxist Critique of Joker.” Red Fightback, Red Fightback, 16 Feb. 2021, redfightback.org/the-red-carpet-a-marxist-critique-of-joker/. Other Mentioned Sources: Baudrillard, Jean. The Consumer Society: Myths and structures. Sage, 2016. Baudrillard, Jean. Simulacra and Simulation. University of Michigan press, 1994. Baudrillard, Jean. For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign. Verso Books, 2019. Deming, Robert H. "The Television Spectator-Subject." Journal of Film and Video (1985): 48-47. Fisher, Mark. Capitalist Realism: Is There no Alternative?. John Hunt Publishing, 2009.

Are our minds cogs in a deterministic machine or are we something more than that? Does the collapse of possibilities into one upon observation free us from being cogs in a machine? Where is the line or point of bridging, between mind and brain in Realistically Interpreted orthodox Quantum Mechanics? What are the roles of the 4th and 5th dimensions in quantum mechanics? What is the Movable Heisenberg Cut? Can quantum mechanics be applied to the Macro scale? What if explaining the faster than light transfer of information required for Non-Locality is impossible within the materialist paradigm? Are nature's 'choices' of outcome really random? What if, rather, the observations of individual minds, interact on a collective, holistic level of universal oneness - a 'mindful whole' that transcends the limitations of materialistic attempts at explaining reality? This is a reading from the text: Quantum Theory and Free Will. How Mental Intentions Translate into Bodily Actions. Henry P. Stapp. Published by Springer Nature, of Springer International Publishing. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. University of California. Berkeley, CA, USA, 2017. There are also brief excerpts from Decoding Schopenhauer's Metaphysics by Bernado Kastrup, published by John Hunt Publishing in 2020, and Living the Law of One: The Choice by Carla Rueckhart, published in 2009 by L/L Research.

Miriam Subiram is a Doctor in Fine Arts plus a Coach, Author, and Trainer in Appreciative Inquiry. She shares her profession as a painter and writer with being a teacher of meditation and positive thinking. She coordinates programmes, projects, seminars and retreats whose objective is to re-find and live your own identity and enjoy a fuller life. Subiram has also directed the creation of two galleries of spiritual art in Mount Abu and Agra (India) and is the creator and director of the space YESOUISI, international centre of Art and Spirituality: www.yesouisi.es. Subiram is also the author of The Joy of Caring (O Books, a division of John Hunt Publishing). Caring is much more than attending to illness and pain. Caring is loving, appreciating, listening, accepting, feeling, being present, embracing, understanding, sharing, accompanying, healing, co-creating. Caring is giving out of joy. The Joy of Caring explores how we can make our relationships a genuine flow from me to you and between us, releasing masks, guilt and defensive attitudes that separate and exhaust us. It proposes practices that enable us to develop as creative, autonomous and emotionally mature people. To strengthen us and help us live in a more constructive and sociable way. To stop crushing ourselves and let go of the inner dialogue which is desperate and useless. With her concise and pleasant style, Miriam Subirana looks at the wisdom of caring, ranging from the wise masters of antiquity to our times. Splashing the text with didactic examples, The Joy of Caring accompanies us in all kinds of care: mind, body, heart and spirit; emphasizing the importance of compassion and a contemplative attitude, so that we can enjoy the potential we harbor. Learn more about The Joy of Caring at https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/o-books/our-books/joy-caring. Learn more about Miriam Subirana at http://www.miriamsubirana.com/. For more information about Radiate Wellness, our practitioners, services, classes, and events, visit us at radiatewellnesscommunity.com, “Like” us on Facebook as Radiate Wellness, LLC; and follow us on Twitter @RadiateKC. If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you are listening. And subscribe for our premium Facebook group by going to radiatewellnesscommunity.com/shop and click Subscriptions.

Tim Ward is an author, publisher, teacher, and traveler. He has written five books about his travels through Thailand, India, China, Tibet, Greece and Southern Europe, and most recently East Africa. His stories have appeared in 13 anthologies, including Traveler’s Tales Best Travel Writing 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Tim is also the publisher of Changemakers Books, an imprint of John Hunt Publishing, dedicated to books on personal and global transformation. Together with John Hunt, Tim wrote The Author’s Guide to Publishing and Marketing, a book to help new authors succeed. Tim also co-owns a global training business, Intermedia Communications Training, with his wife and business partner, Teresa Erickson. They teach scientists, economists and development experts how to communicate effectively. They live in, Bethesda, Maryland, where Tim spends his spare time kayaking in the Potomac and planning his next mountain trek.Tim is the publisher of the Resilience Series and Resetting Our Future Series, two book series launched in 2020. Connect with Tim on LinkedIn HERE or via email at publisher@changemakersbooks.com .RM PODCAST FLlinktr.ee/rmpodcastflWeb: www.connectwithromina.comInsta: @rmpodcastflFacebook: RM Podcast FL   

Geoff Thompson is a BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards) Winning Writer. Geoff’s first book, Watch My Back, detailing his experiences as a doorman in Coventry for over a decade, became a Sunday Times Best-selling autobiography. In 2008 it was adapted into a screenplay by Geoff and filmed as a major motion picture, Clubbed. Geoff has written over forty books, and has been published in 21 languages. He has appeared three times on the Sunday Times Bestsellers List. He is also the author of myriad articles appearing in national magazines and broadsheets, including The Times, GQ and FHM. In this episode we discuss his newest book, The Divine CEO, a no-nonsense, pragmatic book about the hierarchy of spiritual ascent published by O-Books, a division of John Hunt Publishing. Find it wherever books are sold. For more information about The Divine CEO, visit the publisher at johnhuntpublishing.com/o-books/our-books/divine-ceo. You can find Geoff on Instagram @geoff_thompson_official. For more information about Radiate Wellness, our practitioners, services, classes, and events, visit us at radiatewellnesscommunity.com, “Like” us on Facebook as Radiate Wellness, LLC; and follow us on Twitter @RadiateKC.

Grab yourself a brew and settle in to listen to Kim's chat with Frances Billinghurst about her new book 'Encountering the Dark Goddess: A Journey into the Shadow Realm.'Frances is a prolific writer and creatrix. Here's how you can get your hands on her books and other goodies:Non-Australian people can pre-order 'Encountering the Dark Goddess' through John Hunt Publishing prior to its release in March 2021 https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/moon-books/our-books/encountering-dark-goddess-journey-shadow-realmsor via https://www.amazon.com/Encountering-Dark-Goddess-Journey-Shadow/dp/1789045991/ France's other books include: :: Contemporary Witchcraft: Foundational Practices for a Magical Life (pending release, Moon Books, 2021):: Encountering the Dark Goddess: A Journey into the Shadow Realms (pending release, Moon Books, 2021) :: A Little Book of Wicca (TDM Publishing, 2020) :: The Witch's Circle: A Practical Guide to the Art Magical (TDM Publishing, 2019):: Call of the God: An Anthology Exploring the Divine Masculine within Modern Paganism (TDM Publishing, 2015) :: In Her Sacred Name: Writings on the Divine Feminine (TDM Publishing, 2014) :: Dancing the Sacred Wheel: A Journey through the Southern Sabbats (TDM Publishing, 2014) Where you can find Frances: :: My writer's blog (where the rest of my published works can be found) - http://francesbillinghurst.blogspot.com:: My Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/francesbillinghurst #francesbillinghurst :: My Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/Frances-Billinghurst :: Chief Magick Maker and HPs at the Temple of the Dark Moon - http://www.templedarkmoon.com #templeofthedarkmoon:: TDM's Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/templedarkmoon :: Healer and Meditation Facilitator at the Isian Centre of Metaphysics - https://isiancentreofmetaphysics.com.au :: ICM's Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/isiancentreofmetaphysics

EPISODE OVERVIEW: In this special Bonus Episode of the Remarkable People Podcast (BE Remarkable), Tim Ward shares with us some insights and tips from the new Resilience book series just launched Friday, May 8, 2020. As we realize the Coronavirus epidemic will not be over anytime soon, the series helps us to learn how to become more resilient and get though these difficult times.Resilience Books were written specifically by expert authors to help readers develop the practical, emotional, and spiritual skills they need. Handling Anxiety, Adapting and Planning, Developing your Inner Strength, Aging With Courage - and more.FEATURED QUOTE:"What doesn't kill me makes me stronger." - Original Author Unknown  #ResilienceSHOW NOTES, LINKS, SPECIAL OFFERS, & RESOURCES MENTIONED:Resilience Book Series ProTruthPledge.orgEngage with our Remarkable Facebook Community and connect with other Remarkable People like You!

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” --Buddha Sometimes...I know what I'm doing but I have no idea what's going on in my head.  Nor do I know what's going on in the heads of the people on my team.  Wouldn't it be nice to know what all that "grey matter" is doing?   Well, you're in luck!  This week I'm talking to Ann Betz.  Ann has a specialization in the neuroscience of leadership and we talk about just that....what is going on up there!?  Ann is super smart and I know you'll get as much from our conversation as I did. CHEERS! More on Ann... Ann Betz, CPCC, PCC, CNTC, is the co-founder of BEabove Leadership and an international speaker and trainer on the intersection of neuroscience, coaching and human transformation. Ann served as the neuroscience consultant to The Coaches Training Institute (CTI) for many years, and provides neuroscience, leadership and coaching consulting to many other corporations and non-profits. Ann is also the co-developer/leader of BEabove Leadership’s popular training program for advanced coaches: Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching, which has been offered in the U.S, Canada, Mexico, Turkey, China, Norway, and the United Kingdom. A certified professional coach for over 15 years, Ann is the author of a groundbreaking white paper on brain research and coaching. She contributes to Choice Magazine, Coaching at Work, Coaching World, the ICF and CTI’s blogs, and other coaching and HR publications. Ann is the lead author of Integration, the power of being Co-Active in work and life, an exploration of consciousness and the future (John Hunt Publishing, 2015), as well as a ground-breaking white paper on the neuroscience of the International Coach Federation coaching competencies. She is also a published poet, using her understanding of the brain and consciousness to bring to life the wonders of the human soul. Ann speaks internationally on neuroscience, leadership and coaching (and occasionally poetry as well), and she excels at making the complexities of the brain come to life with depth, humor and simplicity. Ann lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her partner Will Sharon, their angelic border collie Jack, and two very enlightened cats named Paz and Luz. Read Ann’s blog on the brain at www.yourcoachingbrain.wordpress.com and on poetry at www.eccentricspirit.wordpress.com.

“I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.”  - Sherlock Holmes We are rolling quick into the last few weeks that are available to register for the AATH annual conference.  You won't want to miss out on this opportunity to learn, laugh, and be around people who get the joke!  You can get details about the conference at www.aath.org.  It's the 4th through the 7th of April so hurry up and get it done! Are you ready to get your mind blown?  Then prepare....because on this episode I'm talking with the incredible Ann Betz about humor, your brain, and your brain on humor.  Is that a duplicate or two different topics?  You'll have to listen to find out! Ann is one of our AMAZING speakers at the conference this year.  She doesn't share her keynote in this interview but gives us a teaser about what you can expect from her in solid content. ENJOY! More on Ann.... Ann Betz, CPCC, PCC, CNTC, is the co-founder of BEabove Leadership and an international speaker and trainer on the intersection of neuroscience, coaching and human transformation. Ann served as the neuroscience consultant to The Coaches Training Institute (CTI) for many years, and provides neuroscience, leadership and coaching consulting to many other corporations and non-profits. Ann is also the co-developer/leader of BEabove Leadership’s popular training program for advanced coaches: Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching, which has been offered in the U.S, Canada, Mexico, Turkey, China, Norway, and the United Kingdom. A certified professional coach for over 15 years, Ann is the author of a groundbreaking white paper on brain research and coaching. She contributes to Choice Magazine, Coaching at Work, Coaching World, the ICF and CTI’s blogs, and other coaching and HR publications. Ann is the lead author of Integration, the power of being Co-Active in work and life, an exploration of consciousness and the future (John Hunt Publishing, 2015), as well as a ground-breaking white paper on the neuroscience of the International Coach Federation coaching competencies. She is also a published poet, using her understanding of the brain and consciousness to bring to life the wonders of the human soul. Ann speaks internationally on neuroscience, leadership and coaching (and occasionally poetry as well), and she excels at making the complexities of the brain come to life with depth, humor and simplicity. Ann lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her partner Will Sharon, their angelic border collie Jack, and two very enlightened cats named Paz and Luz. Read Ann’s blog on the brain at www.yourcoachingbrain.wordpress.com and on poetry at www.eccentricspirit.wordpress.com.

Morgan Daimler is the author of more than 2 dozen non-fiction and fiction books focusing on Irish Mythology and paganism, has been published in a variety of different magazines and journals, and also blogs regularly. She writes for the UK-based Moon Books, an imprint of John Hunt Publishing, where she is the author of the best-selling 'Pagan Portals the Morrigan'. She has also self-published an urban fantasy/paranormal romance series called 'Between the Worlds' which incorporates aspects of Celtic mythology alongside more familiar modern fantasy themes. When she isn't writing she's busy raising three children in southern New England, translating Old Irish for fun, and occasionally teaching workshops on the things she writes about. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest today is Deborah Lloyd. Deb is passionate about healing, especially through Reiki and other alternative modalities; she believes healing is possible for everyone. She is a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master and certified holistic therapy practitioner and a licensed clinical social worker, working with a hospice agency in Asheville, NC. Deb grew up on a farm in rural Indiana and was stricken with polio at the age of three. To relieve fatigue from post-polio syndrome, she learned Reiki. This complementary technique led her to explore other alternative modalities. Her personal journey, along with life lessons learned along the way, is detailed in her book, Believe and it is True: A Story of Healing and Life Lessons; published by John Hunt Publishing. Her website is: deb lloyd healing. CTHRadio unites healing specialist with childhood trauma survivors. Your host, Susan Jacobi, a thriver after childhood abuse, knows healing is in replacing the trauma mindset. Her book, How to Love Yourself: The Hope after Child Abuse is available at amazon. Pick up her FREE ebook, 11 Tools for Happiness at conversationsthatheal. You can reach Susan directly at susan@conversationsthatheal.com.

Adeline van Waning, MD PhD has worked as a psychiatrist-psychotherapist with adults and children. With an MA in Buddhist studies, she integrates her broad expertise in giving meditation guidance and in hospice care. She lives in the Netherlands. Writing, painting and cycling in the Dutch dunes near her home are cherished involvements. Today’s favorite Zen saying: Everyday is a good day... Her book ‘The less dust, the more trust. Participating in The Shamatha Project - meditation and science’ is published by Mantra books, an imprint of John Hunt Publishing. It came out January 2014. This book presents the story of her participation in The Shamatha Project, a large international endeavour in the field of meditation and scientific research. The project entails the participation of two groups of meditators in two three-month meditation retreats, combined with research, in 2007. Since then there have been two rounds of follow-up, and the third round - now after 7 years - is in process. Adeline’s book addresses Buddhism, shamatha mindfulness practices (concentration-calm), and meditation-research. With diary excerpts, dream log, and audio transcripts she gives the reader a feel for her personal experiences. http://www.meditationapr.org/?lang=en