Almost Awakened

Mekael and Bill sit down with local DJ and Music lover Chris Finnegan to discuss how Music has power to awaken us. How it soothes the ego by helping us through the lyrics live in our past and future and with the music it brings us to present. We discuss reggae music in particular and also discuss the deconstruction of systems.Artists:Dirty HeadsRebelutionIya TerraNahkoTubby LoveStick FigureLittle StrangerIration

Today Mekael and Bill discuss their recent visit to the Hashhouse, Bill’s unrelated Food Poisoning, the recent news on huge doses of LSD and how to raise children in a divorced mixed faith arrangement. Lastly Bill and Mekael wrestle with a father who masturbates his mentally and physically disabled adult child. http://whyimasturbatemyson.blogspot.com/2016/05/why-i-masturbate-my-profoundly-disabled.html https://www.sciencealert.com/a-woman-accidentally-took-550-times-the-normal-dosage-of-lsd-case-report-details

Today Mekael and Bill sit down with EMDR Therapist LaDawn and discuss Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.  Discussing how this therapeutic approach deals with trauma and help patients to heal and repair. LaDawn Dewitt What is EMDRHow Does EMDR Work?EMDR Taking a Closer Look

Scott Jeffrey is an author and is the founder of CEOsage, a transformational leadership agency and resource for self-actualizing individuals. Scott is a voice of wisdom in several fields and one of those is Shadow Work. You can read Scott’s guide on Shadow work HERE. In today’s conversation we hear Scott’s wisdom around why we hide and why we create unhealthy mechanisms to protect ourself. What it means to start waking up and want to face one’s shadows. What to do when one is confronted with their shadow in the tense moment. And for the Newbie how to intiate and step into doing shadow Work. RESOURCES:A Definitive Guide to Jungian Shadow Work: How to Get to Know and Integrate Your Dark SideHuffPost article on Shadow Work – https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shadow-work-the-beauty-of_b_9440912 Website dedicated to Shadow Work – https://lonerwolf.com/shadow-work-demons/ Welcome to Shadow Work – https://shadowwork.com/ Another shadow Work Guide – https://individualogist.com/shadow-work

Jared Clavin belonged to a religious system where alcohol was forbidden. Then Jared discovered his system didn’t have all the answers. As he begin questioning his faith he in turn had to question all the things his faith told him were good and were bad including alcohol. Once Jared stepped away from the faith of his Childhood he was now free to experiment for the first time with alcohol and to as an adult navigate and figure out this scary thing. We talk today about Jared’s written blog post on his journey titled “My First Year with Alcohol“. ‘Jared tells us about his good experiences, his bad experiences, what a hangover feels like, what alcohol does as a social lubricant, and how he managed discovering what he liked and what he didn’t and how to do this thing in a healthy and responsible way.RESOURCES: https://medium.com/@jaredclavin/my-first-year-with-alcohol-11281cabd5ef Casual Drinking, Problem Drinking & AlcoholismHow to Drink Responsibly and Enjoy AlcoholHow to drink responsiblyHow to Drink Responsibly at That Party and Still Have FunHow to Get Past the College Phase and Drink Alcohol Like an Adult

Mekael and Bill discuss Body Image today. How different Genders perceive their bodies, what things we humans feel shame over, and How we can be healthier in how we treat others and ourselves. RESOURCES:Body Image: Not Just About Your Body: Jessi Kneeland: TEDBattling Our Bodies: Understanding and Overcoming Negative Body ImagesUncomfortable in our skin: the body-image reportIt’s Not Just Girls. Boys Struggle With Body Image, TooDefining the new male idealWomen’s Ideal Body Types Throughout HistoryBuilding self-esteem Don’t for get to check out our sponsor RED ROCA COFFEE and type in the code AWAKE for a discount on your order. Our logo Concept was created by Kelsey Jones Subscribe on Itunes, Stitcher, and other third party apps. And be sure to leave us a positive review. You can donate to the podcast by Clicking Here

Mekael and Bill discuss three things today. First they review some of their thoughts from last weeks conversation with River about ethical non-monogamy. Second Bill discusses some recent Shadow work including a sound bite from the hit TV show Criminal Minds. Lastly Bill and Mekael discuss Kinks and Fetishes including Bills discovery and sharing of how own kink. RESOURCES: MindHunter TV Show Criminal Minds TV Show 101 KINKY THINGS – AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF KINKS AND FETISHES Dacryphilia (Crying kink/Fetish) Don’t for get to check out our sponsor RED ROCA COFFEE and type in the code AWAKE for a discount on your order. Our logo Concept was created by Kelsey Jones Subscribe on Itunes, Stitcher, and other third party apps. And be sure to leave us a positive review. You can donate to the podcast by Clicking Here

Mekael and Bill sit down with River who chooses along with her primary partner to live in the space of Non-Monogamy.  Today we talk about what that looks like in terms of how someone approaches this lifestyle.  How someone begins conversations about this part of themselves.  How someone initiates conversations around the pro and cons of monogamy and the pros and cons of non-monogamy. RESOURCES: Three Steps to Opening Your Marriage: A New Permissive Monogamy – https://www.huffpost.com/entry/three-steps-to-opening-yo_b_9170688 How to Save Your Marriage With Ethical Non-Monogamy – https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/open-marriages-consensual-non-monogamy-therapists/ Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage? – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/magazine/is-an-open-marriage-a-happier-marriage.html 9 Things to Know About Having a Successful Open Relationship – https://www.thecut.com/article/open-relationship-how-to-guide.html The Most Skipped Step When Opening a Relationship – https://medium.com/@PolyamorySchool/the-most-skipped-step-when-opening-a-relationship-f1f67abbbd49 How To Tell Your Partner You Want An Open Relationship – https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-21544/how-to-tell-your-partner-you-want-an-open-relationship.html How to Have a Happy Open Marriage – https://www.brides.com/story/how-to-have-a-happy-open-marriage 9 people in open marriages reveal what their relationships are actually like – https://www.insider.com/what-being-in-open-marriage-relationship-sex-is-like-reddit-2018-5 Don’t for get to check out our sponsor RED ROCA COFFEE and type in the code AWAKE for a discount on your order. Our logo Concept was created by Kelsey Jones Subscribe on Itunes, Stitcher, and other third party apps. And be sure to leave us a positive review. You can donate to the podcast by Clicking Here

Mekael and Bill sit down with Wendi Jensen, author, speaker, life coach, and trainer in the field of human potential and religious recovery. Wendi shares with us her love and knowledge of the Healing Arts.  We discuss Emotional Fluency, Spiral Dynamics, The Enneagram & Personality Types, and Tapping as a therapy approach.  We touch on vulnerability, curiosity, honest and open approaches, willingness to hurt or upset others, and lots more. RESOURCES: http://wendijensen.com/ The Healing Questions Guide Wendi’s Story Why a Couples Therapist Says ‘Emotional Fluency’ Is Crucial for a Relationship Why a couples therapist says “emotional fluency” is important for a healthy relationship Emotions As a Second Language – Or Should They Be Our First? What is spiral Dynamics How to Use Spiral Dynamics for Psychological and Leadership Development What is Spiral Dynamics and Why Have I Become So Interested in It? Enneagram – Explore the Personality Types Enneagram Personality Test What is Tapping Therapy Tapping Therapy Don’t for get to check out our sponsor RED ROCA COFFEE and type in the code AWAKE for a discount on your order. Our logo Concept was created by Kelsey Jones Subscribe on Itunes, Stitcher, and other third party apps. And be sure to leave us a positive review. You can donate to the podcast by Clicking Here

Mekael and Bill sit down with Personal Adventure Guide, Jennifer Saunders. Jennifer shares with us her passion for life and her love of adventure and love of humanity. Jennifer has given a TED Talk, developed her own Adventure Coach Program, hosts her own podcast. We discuss awakening, accepting and appreciating diversity, leaving and deconstructing systems, and seeing life as an adventure. RESOURCES: TheJenniferSaunders.comJennifer’s EmailJennifer Saunders TED TalkLiving Courageously Exposed PodcastDon’t for get to check out our sponsor RED ROCA COFFEE and type in the code AWAKE for a discount on your order.Our logo Concept was created by Kelsey JonesSubscribe on Itunes, Stitcher, and other third party apps. And be sure to leave us a positive review.You can donate to the podcast by Clicking Here