The Art of War is a two thousand year old treatise on war, written By Sun Tzu in China in the 6th Century BCE. As a timeless reference point for military strategy and planning, it is not limited to politics alone. We can use the knowledge from this timeless classic to triumph over our greatest enemies.

In today's episode, Kristina leads, and she examines how one may use The Art of War to confront one’s own illusions and delusions on the spiritual path. The episode includes an examination of the definition of "the enemy" across cultures and religions.

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Non-denominational People in USA

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Hoopla - Free Books through your Local Library

Masterclass - The Art of Negotiation

The Art of War - By Sun Tzu

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Jeff Brown is an author, director, and spiritual rebel who sheds light on the very real and destructive consequences of spiritual bypass. He demands that we recognize how striving to ascend can keep us from being grounded in our beautiful and raw humanity.

This interview has shifted so much in Anna & Kristina’s lives. We hope listening to it shifts yours.

Links:

Jeff Brown’s Website

Books by Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown on Instagram

Karmageddon, an award-winning documentary

Apologies to the Divine Feminine

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In today’s episode Anna and Kristina revisit Internal Family Systems work, but with a deeper appreciation and understanding for how deep this shadow work process can be. Anna discusses how IFS seems to have cured her PMDD, and Kristina discusses how IFS keeps her emotionally regulated throughout the day. If you love shadow work, this episode is not to be missed.

Links:

• No Bad Parts, By Dr Richard Schwartz
• Motherwound Masterclass
• IFS Episode
• Putting Yourself into Alpha
• Pendulums for Dowsing
• Muscle Testing
• Ho’oponopono
• Diagnostic Criteria for PMDD
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Anna’s Strategy for IFS:

1) Establish a yes/no system

2) Put yourself into alpha

3) Take Four Sheets of Paper and Label them: Primary Influencers, Secondary Influences, etc.

4) Using yes/no establish how many clusters are primary influencers, then secondary, etc.

5) When addressing a cluster ask how many pods are in the cluster.

6) Address the protectors (managers & firefighters) first and then the exile within each pod.

7) After the entire cluster has been addressed, have all those parts do ho’oponopono to each other.

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There are healthy and unhealthy ways we detach ourselves from reality. In this episode two spiritual seekers discuss pathological and enlightening ways we step away from the challenges of life. What do you do? Why do you do it?

If you have a question for us, email [email protected].

"Nothing is neither good or bad, but stuck is stuck." - Author Unknown

Links:

Spiritual Bypassing

Apathy vs Detachment

Highly Sensitive Person's Test

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Anna and Kristina are graced today with the presence of Jay Fields, a leading expert in intimacy and self-growth through hacking the autonomic nervous system. In this episode you will learn the fundamentals of a regulated and dysregulated nervous system. Most importantly you will learn the tools you need to become unstuck when you find yourself trapped in fight, flight, fawn, or freeze responses. This episode is not to be missed.

Links:

Jay’s Website

Internal Family Systems

Linked In Courses

Yours Truly 12-Week Course

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If kink had nothing to do with your sexuality, but rather with how much you let life turn you on — how kinky are you? How kinky are you willing to let yourself be? In this episode two best friends discuss how to dissolve one’s resistance to life with pleasure. They discuss the merging philosophies of Internal Family Systems and Existential Kink to help you gain more access to radical self-acceptance.

Links:

Existential Kink, by Dr. Carolyn Elliot

No Bad Parts, by Dr. Richard Schwartz

Working with Suzanne Raja

“Becoming whole means we recognize our dark, kinky side, and that we not only accept it, forgive it, and take responsibility for it, but that we love it, enjoy its antics, and finally integrate it into our whole being.”

Dr. Carolyn Elliot

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As part of our series on the second chakra, today we explore art & creation. Our guest is Isadora Stowe, a multi-media visual artist and professor who lives and works along the border of Mexico, Texas, & New Mexico. Her artwork focuses on psychological landscapes. That is, how we all use our identity and memories to construct internal places.

This conversation is an interesting perspective on how you, dear listener, can give yourself more freedom to create. And, how artistic expression may be an essential component to your spiritual journey.

Links:

Isadora Stowe

Isadora’s Instagram

Artist/Mother Network

Research Articles :

Art Therapy

Art as an Intervention for Anxiety & Depression

Art to Sustain Mental Wellness

Benefits of Art in School

Art as for Mental and Emotional Management

Neural circuits and Neuroendocrine Markers Linked to Art

Art Fosters Adaptive Responses to Stress

Art Reduces Cortisol Levels

Neuroesthetics (the scientific study of the neurobiological basis of the arts)

“Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original and cannot be compared.”Brené Brown

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This podcast is a serial and today we open the new season with a discussion of all things related to the second chakra. What is the second chakra? How does this chakra build upon the foundation you have laid in previous seasons?

Today’s episode is an invitation for you, dear listener, to understand and harmonize your second chakra. That means dive into, head first, the complexities of the personal & cosmic Father Wound, art & creativity, the kundalini, and the shadow chakra of abandonment.

Links:

WildFit

Internal Family Systems

TikTok about Interdimensional Love

Mother Wound MasterClass

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Happy Mother’s Day! We welcome Maya Vorderstrasse to the show to discuss motherhood and mental health. Maya is an instagram sensation who shares her struggles, joy, and journey with other mothers or soon-to-be mothers. She has enjoyed magazine features by Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Us Weekly as well as countless other media outlets.

Discussed today are the seldom spoken-of stressors of motherhood: the changing self, marital strife, and postpartum anxiety, depression, and psychosis.This podcast episode is a must listen for any new parent, or soon-to-be parent.

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Maya’s Instagram (@mayavorderstrasse)

Maya’s TikTok (@mayavorderstrasse)

Maya’s Website

THINKING OF YOU (A Poem)Mothers who have lost childrenThose who have lost mothersThose with strained mother relationshipsMothers with strained child relationshipsThose who have chosen not to be mothersThose yearning to be mothers- by Marian Drew

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We are taking a break between seasons three and four, but still providing our listeners with some bonus material. This episode was recorded on April 27, 2021 as part of our eight-episode primal wound series.

In this fifth episode in our eight part series on the Primal Wounds, our cohosts explore the final primal wound, the wound of Humiliation. Have you ever experienced the feelings of shame and unworthiness wrapped up in the the pain of humiliation? In this episode you will learn how to recognize the ways in which the humiliation wound shows up in your every day life. Anna and Kristina explore how masochistic behavior (self-suffering) is the coping mechanism to protect oneself from this wound. And, they explore tools and experiences that helped them forgive and love their own sense of humiliation.

Did you enjoy this episode? Explore our other episodes on the primal wounds of abandonment, rejection, injustice, and betrayal. 

If you liked this episode, click here to learn about our five week masterclass on healing The Mother Wound.

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1.18 Summary of the Humiliation Wound

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Heal your Humiliation Wound

Quiz:

What is your primary wound ? Click here.

Links:

Heal Your Wounds and Find Your True Self, By Lise Bourbeau

How to Feed Your Demons

The Mother Wound Course

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