Inner Truth with David Newell

What does it mean to be a man these days?

First partner? First job? First kid?

Two weeks ago I took a trip to Ireland to find out.

Alongside 40 other men, bound by non-disclosure agreements, I took part in The ManKind Project's answer to this question.

Over the next 2 days we went through a series of secret processes to explore the deeper and darker recesses of ourselves to find out how we too could become part of a new generation of kind and compassionate fathers, partners, and community leaders.

Why?

Well, maybe its just me but it feels like masculinity has gone a little but sideways these days. MeToo, addiction, binge drinking, domestic violence, just some of the pathologies stemming from unhealed problems in the collective psyche of men. Not to mention depression, loneliness, and suicide.

For me, when I look around in society, I see desperately few role models of a man I want to be. Our films, TV, music, political leaders, we seem to elevate some really stupid shit (at least in my book).

So in this week's episode I took the topic head on to talk about the problems of modern masculinity, how these are being created from an early age, and what can be done about it.

I talked about about some of the darker aspects of my psyche that came up at MKP, how the experience massively helped me, and the impact it has had as a result.

Most of our listeners are female so please listen and share with your boyfriends, brothers, fathers, husbands - if it resonates.

Enjoy!

Chris Grosso is a public speaker, writer, and author of Indie Spiritualist, Everything Mind and Dead Set On Living.

From his own remarkable recovery from alcohol and drug addiction he is passionate about working with people who are in the process of healing or struggling with addictions of all kinds. He speaks and leads groups in detoxes, yoga studios, rehabs, youth centers, hospitals, conferences, and festivals worldwide.

He hosts the popular Indie Spiritualist Podcast on Ram Dass's esteemed Be Here Now Network and is a member of The Evolutionary Leaders.

His work has been endorsed by a diverse mix of celebrated individuals including Jeff Bridges, Ram Dass, Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, Sharon Salzberg, Alex Grey, Richard Rohr, MC Yogi, Tara Brach, Ken Wilber, Jack Kornfield, Andrew Harvey, Lama Surya Das, Dr. Lissa Rankin, Bernie Siegel, Robert Thurman, don Miguel Ruiz Jr., and more.

Dr. Miles Neale is a contemplative psychotherapist based in New York and one of the leading voices of the current generation of Buddhist teachers.

Miles coined the term "McMindfulness," to address the problem we have in society of "cherry-picked teachings from ancient, mostly threatened, wisdom cultures and mass-marketed them as consumerist goods." While there are certainly benefits to providing soft-entry points, we're ultimately diluting teachings and robbing ourselves of a deeper spiritual experience.

His book, Gradual Awakening, provides a practical training manual of 30 ancient contemplative insights and meditative practices drawn from the Tibetan Buddhist Path. He makes it accessible for the Western mind, while at the same time, staying true to the ancient teachings and practices.

In this week's conversation we went explored:

• The problem of McMindfulness
• Why practicing certain things doesn't make sense until you prepare yourself before
• How to organise your spiritual practice effectively
• Core principles to orient your life around
• Transcendance vs Embodiment - why both are needed
• A map that guarantees progress

Favourite Quote:

"In other words, transcendence isn't the destination but a necessary stop to unburden fixation, so we can return to ordinary life with open minds and warmer hearts. Or, as Godwin put it, "Breaking out is only as important as how we break back in."

This week's conversation is with author, binaural-beats creator, and host of the hugely popular Astral Hustle podcast - Cory Allen.

Cory first came to fame through his music productions experimenting in binaural beats, an audio technology that entrains your brainwaves into deep theta and delta states to promote deep rest, stress-release, and even psychedelic experiences. Simply put on an audio track and wait for the magic to happen.

An avid meditator and mindfulness enthusiast, he has been on a journey of self-exploration for more than 15 years, culminating in his popular meditation courses, his weekly NY-Times recommended podcast, and a new book Now Is The Way which teaches mindfulness techniques.

We jumped on the mic to talk about:

- How he got into binaural beats

- How they play with your consciousness + sometimes have psychedelic effects

- What role mindfulness has had and why he teaches it

- How psychedelic experiences have informed him about the nature of reality, free-will, consciousness and growth.

This is a fascinating conversation for those interested in learning about how tech, music and spirituality can come together quickly and easily in your life. As well as learning more about mindfulness from one of the best teachers out there.

Enjoy!

This week's episode features a comedic and beautiful mishmash of British and US self-discovery enthusiasts as I interviewed Joanna DeVoe, host of the popular and outrageously fun HiPPiE WiTCH podcast.

Champion of all things magic(k) and self-empowerment, she dropped into Inner Truth this week to talk about her incredible journey and share some wonderful insights on:

• What magic(k) means to her and how to bring it into your life
• Her best rituals and practices for self-awareness, self-love and self empowerment
• The life-changing power of symbolism and ceremony
• How to get real about your shadow and multi-faceted ways to process it
• Pitfalls in her journey and lessons we can all learn from
• How to be a light for yourself and your community

Enjoy!

This week's episode I'm delighted to be sharing a conversation with the wonderful Michael Phillip, host of the popular podcast Third Eye Drops.

A writer, thinker, speaker, philosopher and curator of mind-bending conversations, Michael is a true polymath of consciousness with an incredible way with words.

In this week's conversation I picked his brain on two articles he wrote this year (both can be found on Medium) that explore how to create meaning in your life and how to navigate the journey of individuation.

We speak about:

- What the trouble is with finding truth and meaning in your life

- How myth, stories and archetypes can create deep maps of meaning

- The challenge of exploring the individual whilst staying collective in focus

- What popular kinds of thinking lead you astray and why

- The balancing point of service and individual achievement

- The truth of finding lasting happiness

In it we went right across the gambit of psychology, philosophy, theology, initiation, gene keys, psychedelics, and mythology, with the conversation closing on a killer quote from Joseph Campbell.

Enjoy!

Whether we realize it or not, the words we use dictate and control our lives. The persistent messages we repeat can frame our thoughts and trap us into a mind-set that is difficult to break. This mind-set often manifests itself with statements like "I can't," "I'm not good enough," and "I'll never find the [insert the blank] I want."

Many times, we don't stop to consider the profound impact that these negative, limiting words have on our mentality, life choices, and the path of possibility that we manifest. After gathering years of research and personal experience with how words affect individuals mentally and emotionally, business owner and communications specialist Mary Shores realized that there is a life-changing theme persistent throughout ancient traditions and spiritual foundations that is supported by scientific professionals. They all agree on one recurring truth: Words have the power to create and transform.

Mary took her discoveries and created easy-to-follow, step-by-step practices that can transform each area of your life. Based on two decades of research, Mary teaches how you can create new neural pathways simply by changing your words. You can align your words, thoughts, and actions to produce the results you want. Her book, Conscious Communications can show you how.

In this episode we spoke about:

• Bringing conscious communication from work into your inner life
• Why simply cutting out 5 words can dramatically change your life
• What speaking honestly and positive does for your soul
• How layers of limiting beliefs come up and how to heal them
• How to stay conscious during the process
• The best journaling practices to help facilitate
• The personal habits that have transformed her life

Art Giser is the creator of Energetic NLP and a gifted healer and intuitive. Energetic NLP is a powerful blend of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, clairvoyance, transformative energy work, and Spiritual principles.

He created Energetic NLP to provide rapid, easy and powerful ways for people to unleash their miraculous abilities. Ways for you to let go of limiting beliefs and old energetic programming which no longer serves you, be guided and supported by your inner wisdom and spirit, and open your miraculous abilities.

In this episode we spoke about:

• Learning to perceive the world as energy
• How to connect to your miraculous inner self
• What things can block our energy field
• How to perform an energy clearing (inc. free meditation)
• Soul contracts and ancestral patterns
• Incredible energy healings Art has performed
• How to get the most from energy work in your day to day

Art can be found at here along with all the free gifts he included in the podcast including 3 super easy, fast, effective, and life changing energy processes that we believe every person needs to know.

Enjoy!

Frank Mocerino is the co-founder of the Ohm Store (https://www.theohmstore.co/), one of the best e-commerce outlets for mindful products. The Ohm Store's mission is to create products that awaken your every sense and deepen your experience of life in this very moment. And this moment. And this moment.

Starting life out like so many do through the college route, Frank's world was abruptly turned upside down with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. Used to peak fitness and endless physical energy, Frank started to experience intense stomach pains and blood in his stools - on a daily basis. Sport became painful and Frank's social life dried up because he never wanted to be far from a toilet.

After having his full colon removed, the pain came back just a few months later only to then morph into two more autoimmune disorders in his 20s (including Lyme Disease).

In this incredible episode Frank talks about his own journey of self-discovery, understanding how the mind creates illness, and the profound realizations/changes he made in his belief systems that saw him make a complete recovery from all 3 illnesses.

HoIT is back with its third instalment(!) and this month I'm joined by crystal jeweller, co-founder of She's Lost Control, and all round legend Jill Urwin.

A few years ago, Jill picked up a copy of Graham Hancock's famous book Magicians of the Gods and became fascinated with ancient civilisations. In the book, Hancock infamously dismantles ideas that the pyramids were built 2,000 years ago, instead suggesting at least 10,000 and by an advanced race.

Decades ago considered a maverick, rogue historian, now he is being taken ever more seriously. In this episode I caught up with Jill about the book, her recent trip to Egypt to figure out who built the pyramids, and why any of it matters.

This episode also contains information about levitation machines.

Enjoy!

Jill is the co-founder of She's Lost Control, the UK's first conscious style and wellness brand for modern soul seekers. Find out more at: https://www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk