Adversity and tragedy are one-two punches that often break a human being right down to the very core of her/his being, especially when he/she is young.

Luke Storey describes how he survived his addictions and a cult meant to “reform” him, then found his way to healing through the process of surrender this week on Spirit Gym.

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Timestamps

3:45 “In the case of my parents, what they didn’t know, they didn’t know.”

9:05 Craving a warm blanket of safety but not knowing how to get that from people, Luke turned to drugs.

18:02 Do you create chaos for yourself every day?

23:13 Developing the witness-observer perspective.

28:54 Be present for the feminine storm.

36:20 Luke becomes a participant in the cult-like troubled teen industry.

42:32 There were survivors, not graduates or alumni of Luke’s days at the Rocky Mountain Academy.

50:08 Can there be “good” brainwashing?

1:00:13 The contagious nature of trauma.

1:15:47 Is our society disempowering men?

1:26:37 Creating micro-communities.

1:32:18 “We have an opportunity to change the trajectory of the collective.”

Resources 

The work of Plotinus, Dr. Leonard Sax and Steven Tyler

The Sacred Art of Listening by Kay Lindahl

Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults and Beliefs by Steven Hassan

CEDU

Synanon

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