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This weeks episode is all about what is happening behind the curtains, in those moments when we throw in the proverbial towel. There is an elegant and complicated dance happening primarily between dopamine, epinephrine, nor-epinephrine and nociceptin. Some of this dance you have control over and some you don't.

By the end of this episode you'll know what each of those neurotransmitters does by it self, how each interacts with the others and best of all how to leverage your newly found knowledge of this system to judge yourself less while accomplishing more of your goals.

If you like this episode there is  an article on my website with the title "The Neurobiology of F*ck It" @ www.owlchrysalismedicine.com/blog

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This episode is a little different than previous. I wanted to be more transparent this year and make it as honest as possible. Its a resolution of mine for this year to not hide who I am behind what I know. 

So this Episode is extremely personal. It is the story of my Abandonment trauma from my family how it was patched by a friend and then how the universe decided to "test" my patch. Holy crap was that test painful. 

I hope you enjoy this episode.

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If you think you're a crappy meditator in today's episode I tell you why that's probably a good thing. 

There is so much information available today on mediation and mindfulness but since its roots are foreign  we don't fully understand their context. That lack of understanding mixed with the piece meal surplus availability of so many types of meditation has created confusion and choice paralysis for many of us in the west. In many western minds meditation has gotten more complicated than it needs to be. 

The bottom line for meditation and mindfulness is awareness. If you are able to become aware that your nose is itchy or your back hurts while you are meditating well then... That is meditation.  If you are aware of your own experiences you are technically being mindful. 

So all those times your mind wandered or raced during meditation that you took as evidence of your crappiness, is actually confirmation that you are a modern human who successfully meditated.
 
The human mind was meant to wander and explore and invent! It just causes us trouble sometimes if we let it wander too much or too far. Meditation is literally just a practice to teach us to keep an eye and a leash on this wonderful mind of ours. 

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---- I have partnered with Decolonize Healthcare to create a 21 day meditation exploration designed just for you after you listen to this episode.  

Just go to www.decolonizehealthcare.com/challenges and click on the 21 day meditation exploration. 

You get one week each of 3 kinds of meditation each with increasing complexity. 

Give it a try and join a community of other people exploring these concepts together.




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In this episode I share my  best and worst Christmas's memories. (they're a bit dramatic)

The highs and lows of Christmas can be a lot. Once you've identified with love and hate about a thing like Christmas the two extremes become less interesting. I live in a reality where something as large as Christmas is complex interrelated and context dependent. Neither good or bad.

I also share a new to me Christmas story theory I recently heard and did some quick research on because i found it so interesting!! It's right up my alley. It basically says Christmas story has entirely astrological origin! Which would explain why there are dozens of God messiah savior prophets types throughout history born on Dec 25 with similar origin stories.

I hope you enjoy this lighthearted exploratory episode.

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In this episode i talk about the work of Esther Gokhale and explore the ways in which we injure ourselves specifically our backs culturally and individually; from sitting too much to my years in the military to taking the stairs. Back pain is very real but it doesn't need to be so common.

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I have always hated celebrating my birthday. The idea of it has always seemed so selfish to me. I have a younger sister with a December birthday too and I remember when we were poor enough it was a real struggle. My mom barely made ends meet all year and when December came around it was extra food extra heat Christmas AND two birthdays she needed to supply for while living paycheck to paycheck. Because of this the desire to not want to be a financial burden is still alive and VERY well in me today. But I'm celebrating ANYWAY!! Even if it feels uncomfortable. Listen to find out why.

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This episode continues with the theme of Satisfy the beast. Remembering we are conscious agents living inside a physical body with its own set of wants needs and desires sets up for success in a lot of ways. Last weeks episode focused on mental health while this weeks Episode focuses more on the physical benefits. 

In this episode Owl walks you through listening to your beast which is the first step in satisfying it as well as shares some stories and examples of how it can bring about great physical benefits. 

I also touch on the work by Esther Gokhale on J v S shaped spines.

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This is part 1 in a 2 part series on "Satisfy the beast" which is a short hand reminder to help us remember that our bodies are naturally incredible but our hardware is somewhat out-dated when it comes the way it processes stress. Not due to bad design but due to how dramatically the world has changed in the last 50 to 100 years. 

In this episode Owl  discusses design and maintenance of the human animal to bring about health & balance.  "Satisfy the Beast" can be used in many areas of life but in this episode the focuses is on how empathy is being manipulated and left unregulated by good people is causing many folks to have even more stress related health problems. 

The connection between empathy  and depression might seem obvious but the stress from empathy in our modern world is just as related to anxiety, OCD autoimmune disease and even asthma. Satisfy the beast to signal to your body that whatever stress we face is behind us even temporarily so we finish closing the loop on our trauma responses. 

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This weeks episode is a follow up on last weeks. Its all about stacking your life. Putting like or compatible things together, combining them throughout your day in a way that boosts productivity just by shuffling around your schedule.

 You need to walk and you need to buy groceries so why not walk to the grocery store? 

you want to read and you have a commute so bring your book. 

You already stack your life accidentally overtime realizing the efficiency of it but if you make it intentional its that much more powerful

There's a deeper layer too. Stacking your life is a type of living intentionally. Intentional living is the harder of the two because it require a person to know ones self. 

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Welcome to the first ever episode of Speak Plainly with your host Owl Medicine.

In episode 1 I lay out some groundwork for the podcast and  discuss one of the most powerful concepts that I use as a prescription for my daily and professional life. "Done is Better than Perfect." Perfect doesn't exist so that seems like it should be obvious and easy but its not. Ask any artist, especially the great ones and they'll tell you pieces are not finished they're abandoned. Perfectionism is not your friend or your superpower. Perfectionism is just fear in high heels. So whatever you've been putting off for whatever reason, just do it. Done not only IS better than perfect it FEELS better than perfect! Give it a try. 

Theres also a second philosophy to live by so check it out.

Lastly, I have a secret. Everything I'm doing right now, each and every thing, is stacked in a way to push me closer to my biggest goal ever. Dreaming this big is so scary and exhilarating at the same time! Listen to find out what my ultimate exciting and terrifying goal is!  

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