Letting Go of Old Patterns: Why Success Did Not Satisfy Him
Letting go of old patterns, according to coach and ceremonialist Michael Peterson, starts with asking how you want to be rather than only what you want to do. After two master's degrees left him searching, he turned to energy work and plant medicine. In this conversation with Jeremy Van Wert, he explains emotional armor, failure and what a short coaching session looks like.
How to Handle Big Changes in Life: The Infinity Wave Practice
To handle big changes in life, spiritual teacher Hope Fitzgerald suggests moving quickly into a flow state of love and compassion instead of resisting. She calls her tool the Infinity Wave, an image she says came to her in a 2010 vision. Hope and Jeremy Van Wert also discuss letting go of old identities and preparing for the fact that nothing stays the same.
Firefighter PTSD: How First Responder Trauma Builds Over Time
Firefighter PTSD often builds slowly, through years of small and repeated exposures, rather than from one dramatic event. That is the experience of firefighter Michael Bochey, who spent 15 years on the job before he saw how the calls had changed his view of the world. He tells Jeremy Van Wert how it showed up, why talk therapy alone fell short for him, and what helped.