Becoming Who We Are

Fostering, Homosexuality, and Deconstruction - with Juliet Sinklier

My friend joins me to talk about her journey growing up as a Christian with parents who fostered many kids. She discovered that she was homosexual and began deconstructing Christianity. She now identifies as bi and has found a much more curious, expansive, exploratory phase of discovery in her belief journey.

How do we know truth? An exploration of Epistemology - with Taylor Bonner

My long-time friend Taylor joins me to talk about how we form beliefs have some confidence about their accuracy. We explore truth formation through the lens of the Bible and Christianity before broadening our scope through the conversation of philosophy as a whole. I bring in my perspective through the lens of the Mystics, Buddhism and Hinduism.
 
You can find Taylor on Instagram here.

How Consciousness forms into physical reality & the human system - with Elizabeth Halligan

Consciousness researcher Elizabeth Halligan joins me to discuss her upbringing in a cult (7th Day Adventist) and how that led her to question our understanding of reality. We talk about the importance of language in our understanding and experience of life and how we cannot escape subjectivism. We discuss neuroscience, epigenetics, and quantum physics to explain how consciousness has evolved within man and also the universe from a planetary perspective. We discuss what time actually is and our vision of the future.
 
You can find Elizabeth on:
Threads
Support for Neurodivergent seekers
Academic Article

Yoga for therapy - with Amanda Baker

Amanda, a mental health therapist and certified yoga teacher joins me to talk about her therapeutic work and how she learned to integrate yoga within it. We talk about fast paced American culture, burnout, and the importance of slowing down.  We discuss the realization and shift in therapy towards the somatic element. Amanda ends by guiding the audience in an therapeutic yogic experience.
 
You can find Amanda on her website here. 
 

Dissociation, belonging, and Inner Child Work - with Lauren May

My friend and Astrologer Lauren joins me again to have a conversation about what's been going on in our lives. We talk about embodying knowledge to become wisdom, leaning into our teaching and using our voices more, and learning to accept rejection. We discuss our natural inclination to dissociate and my recent focus on belonging. 
 
You can find Lauren on her Instagram here. 

Visions of a New Earth - with Christine Smith

Fellow life coach and friend Christine joins me to talk about her vision for a new earth. She begins by explaining her upbringing as a Christian, but quickly moving to atheism. The miracle of childbirth moved her into spirituality where she learned lessons about unconditional love and seeing the beauty in every moment. We discuss how the shift towards the new earth begins within ourselves. We envision community where people can be their authentic selves, living from the heart and appreciating everyone's unique perspective and journey. 
 
You can contact Christine via her email here. 

The power of HeartMath -- with Diana Gallego

My fellow West Texan joins me to talk about her journey of dancing, degrees, and burnout. This journey led her to go through a healing journey where she discovered the HeartMath Institute
 
Diana became a HeartMath practitioner, using simple techniques and technology that helps your heart rate variability. Diana and I also discuss how HeartMath helps strengthen the bridge between science and spirituality, pointing to the energetic field that connects our organs with the space around which connects with chakras, telepathy, and much more. 
 
You can find Diana on youtube here

Male loneliness, patriarchy, and wholeness - with Daniel Bilog

My friend Daniel joins me to share his journey growing up as a male without understanding the language of emotions and somatics while also being taught to view women as objects. We discuss how the lack of these languages created lack of deep connection between men and loneliness. We go on to explore the harm of patriarchy and how we've learned to come into more wholeness in our journey of healing and growing. 
 
You can find Daniel on Instagram here.

The Secret to Happiness - with Ryan Bush

Ryan joins me to talk about his book "become who you are" which explains how to maximum happiness through the lens of the Stoics and Evolutionary Biology. We discuss the 3 axis's of pain to pleasure, loss to gain, and virtue. We explore the cause of depression, the role of self-esteem and self appraisal system. We define the role of the ego and ultimately what gives life meaning.
 
You can find Ryan and his book on his website here

An esoteric exploration of Jesus - with Jonas Brand

My Catholic friend Jonas joins me to talk about who Jesus was. We discussed miracles, the humanity/divinity of Jesus, meaning of the cross, hell, dimensions, ascension, the law, the possible marriage with Mary Magdalene, and much more. This isn't your typical Christian discussion. Check it out!