Clouded Compass: From Barriers to Breakthroughs

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. Chapter 11: What Choices Do I Have? Childbirth in a Medicalized Culture The unnecess...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. Chapter 10: Trouble at the Threshold: Before We Come Into the World Why a mother’s h...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. Part 2: The Distortion of Human Development Chapter 8: Who Are We Really?  Huma...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/ Chapter 9: A Sturdy or Fragile Foun...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them Part 2: The Distortion of Human Development Chapter 7: A Traumatic Tension: Attachment vs Authenticity When human needs compete we all lose and how ‘Type C’ personality is a byproduct and...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal (available here https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/) is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. Part 1: Our Interc...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/ Part 1: Our Interconnected Nature C...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/ Part 1: Our Interconnected Nature C...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/ Part 1: Our Interconnected Nature C...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/ Part 1: Our Interconnected Nature C...

Gabor Mate's latest book the Myth of Normal is VITAL to our well-being.  I find it SO relevant to our current individual and social ailments that I'm sharing the first 12 chapters and my reflections on them based on my personal and professional experience as a Behavioral Health Provider and a Trauma Survivor. https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/  Part 1: Our Interconnected Na...

I'm not tech savvy, but I wanted to share the interview with Maryann Petri and share her offerings with the world. In this episode we tackle how to handle being alone for the holidays, through the lens of isolation and loss. Listen up and tell me what you think!  Then head over to Slam the Gavel and listen to all of Maryann's guest as they tackle the terrain of legal injustice. https://www.yo...

Listen up as my Colleague Katie Allen and I discuss writing, it's benefits, when NOT to write and what and how writing can transform your wellbeing.  So exciting to be talking about a FREE tool for Transformation! Katie also offers resources, retreats and writing support at https://www.katieallen.net/  Join her for a weekend retreat or an hour of creative non-fiction writing weekly!&nbsp...

Welcome back! This book should be offered in high schools across our world! Listed up as I share Gabor Mate's new book: The Myth of Normal. So Important, I'm sharing it all with you! Mixed with my own professional knowledge base! Let me know what you think!

Kyle Johnston and I recently met when I learned of his movement called Drop the Label.  He and I speak about Recovery Alternatives and the Dangers of a one size fits all approach.  Listen up and follow Clouded Compass on IG, FB and TikTok (Cloudedcompass2021). Also listen up as we recently recorded a Podcast on his show Get Happy with cohosts Heather Bellovich and Diamond Morales https:/...

Meet my friend Dara (pronouns They/Them)!  A colleague who has been passionately working with gender-questioning, transgender, and nonbinary clients for decades.  Their YouTube Channel is full of an incredible wealth of information Conversations with a Gender Therapist YouTube channel and their book is a must read for anyone wanting to learn more about Gender Identity and how EACH of us...

My guest today is Dr Jo Lamm, a fellow healer based in Minnesota. Listen up as her and I discuss our mutual transitions from our previous work toward Coaching, Why, Why it Matters to You and HOW we serve the folks we work with and uphold our Social Justice Ethics while doing so. This conversation was so fun and she is doing great work!  Check her out at the following places! Then stay tuned becaus...

Lisa May Bennett and I have SO much in common.  I wonder if some of you have similar experiences?  Listen up as we talk about our relationship with Alcohol, what it did for us, what it did not, how it's related to early relationships and how we overcame unhealthy drinking! Oh, and Lisa wrote and published a book about her journey too!  Check out My Unfurling: Emerging from the Grip of Anxiety, Sel...

You are going to want to listen to me and this Lady!  She is blazing trails all OVER the State.  From Wayne State, to sharing plant based medicines, Harm Reduction, Sex Therapy, Tarot and Art - she's one incredible resource!er I had so much fun talking to her about our similar life paths and how we went from our past and are paving the way towards our future.   Let me know what you...

In this episodes I talk about my own Transformation after 5 years of Retraumatization and Psychiatric Gaslighting. I'm also a mental health provider and I have *lots* to say about this now that I'm finally ready to talk about it. Even better: this transformation led me to Clouded Compass. That matters to you because: I have worked with thousands of humans in my lifetime and I'm bringing YOU the KE...

Share widely! Back to Basics is coming soon and I want to share it with the WORLD. I've seen incredible transformations in my clients and myself in utilizing the tools I'll be offering in this Course. 6wks. 12 videos. Group Coaching = Transformation Find YOUR North, so that YOU can gain Clarity within the Chaos.... in a Choose Your OWN Adventure Format!  Follow Clouded Compass on FB or IG and...

Remember when you used to daydream?  Imagine?  Have hope?  Want some?  Listen up...  Talking about internal imprisonment and how to unlearn what clouds our inherent light! Please comment on FB or IG, share with someone you know, etc. I'm on a mission to lift the whole boat and heal the world from the Inside Out... this chapter in a Group Context! If this resonates with you...

Will you hear something in this episode that will help you on your journey? I share my Neurodiversity, how it is the NORM and how I've learned to lean IN to the Assets it has given me! In fact, I've birthed 2 new entities into the World: my 2 businesses. Wanna know what they are teaching me that could help you too?  Listen up and let me know what was helpful! Comment on FB and IG, share with...

In this episode I lay the groundwork for the Mission of Clouded Compass and why it matters to every human on Earth. We dig into how and why we have become disassociated from our internal wellness and how to heal the relationship with self and world from the inside out (my version, there are lots in the world actually lol). I grew tired of band-aid approaches and I can't wait to share with you what...

I lost my cell phone recently... and it led me to share this analogy with you on your Worth and how life runs us over!  See if it makes sense to you, then leave a comment on FB and IG and/or share with someone who it might resonate with. LifeHacks is also available and the Back to Basics Course is launching in May! Stay tuned... never know what metaphor I'll use to describe our basic human fu...