The Mind Whisperer

The unresolved injustices and traumas of childhood can leave us with significant internalized distortions about ourselves that can misdirect unmet needs into self-aggression. How to we begin the journey to self-repair?

The search for the perfect soul mate leads us to the difficult truth of what we need to work on in ourselves. Our patterns are merely re-manifestations of many cycles of habitual behaviour which, if we realize and choose wisely of our partner, can lead us away from deeper separation.

August 6th is the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb and total annihilation of Hiroshima, Japan, and three days later Nagasaki. How does history look back on this militarily rationalized mass murder of civilians, and what do we learn about our own dissociation from this act of violence.

It began with the 'crackberry' syndrome: those amongst us who were constantly glued to their handheld device, emailing, texting. No more in history have we been so pervasively distracted than with social media tech. What does this say, and how can we work with this as an aspect of our habitual patterns?

In the first episode, we covered emerging research on the impacts of social isolation on early childhood and the brain/psyche. In today's show, we explore the relationship with ourselves, and how to approach loneliness as an affliction of mind.

Decades-spanning research has been exponentially boosted by brain scanning technology, giving us a window into the social, physical and psychological impacts of loneliness/isolation, and how we need to prioritize attention to early parenting, schooling and social engagement in later life.

So often, despite our best efforts to be 'positive,' we keep getting stuck in our familiar negative patterns. How do we connect with and transform our deepest values and scripting, in order to experience limitless joy?

Anger, to paraphrase Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) is "like holding a hot coal and expecting the other person to get burned." How do we intercept and transform this explosive emotion in a mindful way?

From chronic pain, to mental and emotional anguish, find out why and how we can minimize our suffering in the face of painful experiences.

The quest for perfection can lead us to a self-destructive relationship with ourselves. How is perfectionism a symptom of negative conditioning?