Mythic Journeys

DOGS!

Yup

I'm going to be talking about our two dogs today - Thodin (aka Johnny) and Avalon (aka Betty) and how they actually have some very helpful wisdom to impart.

With so much chaotic energy in the world today, embracing simplicity and presence can assist us in staying grounded and calm. Who better to model that than a dog?

Take a short walk with me and these two big ranch dogs and maybe you too can see the benefit of embracing the Mindset of a Dog.

Did you ever ponder what dog spelled backwards is? Exactly my point.

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My good friend Ed Fox shares his process on connecting to self-compassion and how compassion is essential to our humanity.

Ed describes his Compassion Key Clearing Method that he assists his clients in overcoming their past trauma.

Ed has a deep understanding of the mind body connection and brings his empathic nature and his deep wisdom to this conversation. I hope you get as much out of it as I did!

Here's how you can reach Ed:

https://www.edfoxcoaching.com

And also on Insight Timer:

https://insighttimer.com/edfox

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Finally after a very long hiatus it feels good to drop another episode. Let's call it Episode 10.

I'm looking forward to having some new guests on the show as well as some previous guests who I really enjoy revisiting with.

So as before I leave nothing out and do my best to be transparent and open in the name of growth and evolution in hopes there may best be some kernel of wisdom or insight that you dear listener take away.

I hope you enjoy...and thanks for listening.

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Having taken a 2 month hiatus to deal with Life and all its majesty, I'm stoked to be back in the chair having a deep conversation with my guest Pieter Van Winkle. We dive into what is the divine feminine in relation to the masculine and and how can we men meet and hold the necessary energetic in our interactions with the feminine. We also talk about rites of passage for boys and the importance of "it takes a village" to raise and guide these young men.

It was my pleasure to sit with Pieter and have this conversation.

Pieter is a father of Wendell, partner to Emma, wild clay ceramic potter, organic beef rancher -- and body-based soul guide. He is fascinated by human development, in particular, adolescent rites of passage, and he spearheads a local project to support emerging teens in their journey to adulthood. He lives with his family on their homestead farm in Western Colorado.

Pieter can be found at pietervw.com

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In this episode it gets raucous and lively and playful and full of laughter with some pretty explicit language thrown in as we try and solve the feminine/masculine dance of shifting beliefs and structures. I know you will find this episode quite compelling. Enjoy!

Chelsie can be found at: [email protected]

And her new brand new awesome podcast at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0gCT3gNx4OjZPJ2vK5X4YG?si=142540c57bc24db1

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"We focus on the container, not the kid. More often than not we never even meet the kid"

My guest this week is Robert Trout. Rob is a local friend and a member of our mens group we started some years ago. His businesses train parents how to communicate and live with their children in a more harmonious and respectful relationship and container. This idea of training the source is radical - working with the parents to create change in their kids. It's a deep and revealing conversation about a topic that many of us with kids will find illuminating.

Robert can be found here:

The Experiential Healing Institute

https://theehi.org/

Parent Trainers

https://parenttrainers.com

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In this episode I share more of my personal evolution and how teachers kept showing up, mostly in my dreams. Trauma can lie buried deep and even though the motivation and commitment to evolving is strong, the parasitic nature of trauma lingers and informs the behaviors. Join me as I share some insights from my spiritual journey.

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My guest Ed Fox has had quite the spiritual journey starting when he left his home in the Bronx at age 18 knowing his path must lead him elsewhere.

From Dreaming at the pyramids in Teotihuacan Mexico, to traveling the country teaching Transcendental Meditation including teaching meditation to inmates at a prison in Texas, to having a successful coaching practice in Boulder, Colorado. This conversation dived deep into how we gain awareness and keep moving forward into a more fulfilled life.

Ed Fox can be reached at: https://www.mindbodyawakening.org and https://www.instagram.com/edfox947

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In a continuation of the conversation around the trauma of patriarchy, my good friend Tom Bender shares his perspectives on men and where we are and where we need to go to continue to evolve in a new more open hearted way.  The old paradigm is clearly no longer serving men.  I invite you to give a listen to our super interesting chat.

About Tom in his own words:

I graduated from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado in 1996 with a Masters degree in Transpersonal Psychology. With my first career leap, I landed squarely in the dank hallways of the Bernalillo County Detention Center where I spent four-a-half years working on the Psychiatric Service team. After wrapping up my time there (I like to think of it as “completing my sentence”), I spent the next decade working with Native American communities both in New Mexico and Oregon. In 2010, and with the loving support of my wife, I launched into the grand adventure of private practice. Ever since, it has been my awesome privilege to work with clients as they work through various trials and tribulations, victories and heart-connected moments, that life presents us with.

I have drawn great inspiration from my travels in both the United States and abroad. At various times in my life, I have been a student of Peruvian healing, Buddhist psychology, Native American traditional practices, and Judaic comedy. In 2011, I began training with renowned couples therapist and trainer, Terrence Real, and became certified in his Relational Life Therapy model in 2015. My specialties include: couples and individual counseling, affair recovery, past trauma healing, men’s work, and spiritual support

I am happily married and the delighted father of a shining, ten-year-old daughter.

https://thomasbendertherapy.com

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Sue Mason works with individuals and couples to help guide them into bringing more authenticity and truth telling to their lives.  Sue merges her deep wisdom with humor and an openness that is profound.

Dropping this episode on Valentines Day was purely coincidental.  Yet what a perfect opportunity.  Moving away from the patriarchy, how do we live from our heart?  How do we listen while someone is speaking from the heart?  What is Harmony, Disharmony, and Repair work in a relationship?  Tune in as Sue Mason and I discuss all that and more.

The main focus of our conversation was about the ways that men have this opportunity to leave behind the trauma of the patriarchy and move into a more open heart centered space, impacting not only our personal journey, but all of our relationships.  Sue has a wonderful and insightful wisdom that comes through with empathy and compassion for the journey we are on to live our best life.  Our conversation also references Gabor Maté, Terry Real, the Sacred Sons, Active Listening, Inner Child work, and how the Adaptive Child helped us to survive.  I hope you will find our chat illuminating.

Sue can be reached at:

https://susanlynnmason.com

References:

https://terryreal.com

https://drgabormate.com

https://www.sacredsons.com

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