Why We Devalue Ourselves (But Call it “Fact”)
Most people think devaluation is something that happens to them. Someone criticizes you… ignores you… rejects you… and you feel it immediately. It registers as drama, or even abuse. There’s a clear sense that something “out there” is happening to you. But when you do the exact same thing to yourself… You don’t recognize it […]
Hips Don’t Lie: the Conflict Behind Hip Pain
Audio Recording of Call Notes In January, our topic is self-esteem, and today we’re looking at the special biological program that involves the hips. This program begins with a self-devaluation conflict So the “problem” beneath hip pain is usually: A self-devaluation conflict linked to not being able to assert myself / not getting my way. […]
Did Dr. Jordan Peterson Have Thalamus Conflict?
Notes Not medical advice; we’re not diagnosing anyone today, but we’re going to practice thinking through various ideas and seeing if we discover anything. Especially, could we think of ways that we could help someone to resolve a health problem and feel better, even if nobody has been able to “diagnose” the problem. Dr. Jordan […]
‘I Will Work Harder:’ the Biology of Helper Syndrome
Audio Recording of Call Notes Our theme in January is “self-esteem.” This follows “mental health” in December because, after we connect with reality instead of our own (or other people’s) weird stories about reality, having good self-esteem is the next level of having good mental wellbeing. January is when we examine how and why we […]
HIV Positive? What You Can Do About It
08/06/2016 11:43 PM AIDS (AutoImmune Deficiency Syndrome) was a terrifying new disease that first appeared in 1981, and then exploded into a global epidemic. The health industry has not yet found a cure and vaccine. Health professionals soon announced they’d discovered a retrovirus called “Human Immunodeficiency Virus.” The American Food and Drug Administration approved […]
Mind Over Insomnia
Insomnia is when you can’t fall asleep (“nighttime insomnia”) or you can’t stay asleep (“morning insomnia”). Chronic insomnia is when you have trouble sleeping more than twice a week for more than 3 months. Insomnia isn’t because of light, noise, stimulants and sedatives, heavy meals, uncomfortable bed, poor routine, discomfort from pain or restless leg […]
Why (and How) I Cured My Self-Devaluation
Call Recording: Audio Recording of Call Notes/Transcript: Michelle had requested a topic about: “death/afterlife and the meaning of that in the context of the purpose or value of being alive now.” To start this discussion, what is death/afterlife? From a GNM or GHK perspective, the moment of death is the moment when the individual makes […]
Existential Isolation and the Moment that Saves Your Life
Call Recording: Audio Recording of Call Notes/Transcript: This month in the Quintessence Tribe, our theme of discussion is “self-esteem.” I personally believe that with self-esteem, all things are possible; with self-devaluation, nothing is; and, through resolving and healing our self-devaluation, we increase our self-esteem, making what was impossible into a reality. The problem I want […]
The ‘Divine Hedonist:’ How Pleasure Can be a Tool for Healing
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The Secret to Perfect Body Weight
Call Recording: Audio Recording of Call Notes/Transcript: My goal for us today is not that we all learn how to become the perfect weight. My goal is that we all know that we ARE the perfect weight. And we stop having conflicts about it from now on. But first, what does it mean to be […]