Comfort in Chaos

TENTH EPISODE!! What an honor to spend some time on the Comfort in Chaos Podcast with my own aunt, Jennifer Thompson. Her story is one of tragedy, triumph, survival and ultimately healing; not just for her, but for a large population of people she now assists through her non-profit Healing Justice. Prepare yourself for a heavy conversation on this week's episode, but also one that should leave...

Sam Believ is the owner and founder of Lawayra Ayahuasca Retreat in Colombia. It was a real honor to sit down with him and learn deeply about the cultural history of Ayahuasca, how it has impacted Sam's life and how Lawayra is doing Ayahuasca retreats in a respectful and conscious way. If you are interested in learning more or joining Lawayra for a retreat visit ayahuascaincolombia.com for mor...

Back with the second half of this wonderfully deep and healing conversation with LeeAnn Anderson. She opens up completely about how all of the uncomfortable experience in her life have led to a deeper life. Find LeeAnn's sound bath events here Listen to LeeAnn's Music Album on Spotify Attend the Death Fair in Pittsboro NC on Nov, 3 Thanks y'all, see you next week!

LeeAnn Salvatore Anderson is a meditation teacher, sound healing facilitator, musician, wife, mother and much more. Her life path has been full of twists and turns, and some of those twists have come with deep grief. LeeAnn discusses how these events in her life have shaped her to be who she is today, and how we can find healing even in the hardest of moments. Read more about LeeAnn's services...

Molly Reagh is a trained relationship coach whose work focuses mostly on the Queer and Polyamorous communities. She operates under the business name Bonobo Relationships. Molly is someone who is not afraid to ask the deeper questions behind why we show up the way we do in relationship, and she envisions a world where we all feel free to do so. She also has quite the knack for finding delicious mus...

Part 2 of last week's interview with Sinasta Colucci, a cult survivor, author, father and overall great person. I hope you enjoy the rest of Sinasta's story! Help support Sinasta and buy his book about his experience: Better Than A Turkish Prison: What I learned From Life in a Religious Cult Resources on the 12 Tribes Cult and how to get out: Southern Poverty Law Center Resources Liberatio...

TW: violence, abuse, manipulation. Sinasta Colucci spent 7.5 years as a member of the 12 Tribes religious community (now generally understood as a cult and a hate group). He tells his story in part 1 of how he came to become a member in the 12 Tribes and how his life began to look completely different in many ways…

Here's the third and final part of our series on OCD! This week I am joined by writer, meditation teacher, mother and OCD advocate Windsor Flynn. Windsor shares her own struggles and journey into OCD diagnosis and subsequent treatment. We talk about aliens, demon babies, if you can be a good advocate under capitalism and so much more. Below are some links to check out Windsor's writing col...

For those who have been to therapy... Haven't you always wanted to turn the tables on your therapist and ask THEM the questions? I got to do exactly that with my old therapist, Madina Alam. Madina is a director and therapist with NOCD (a wonderful company that focuses on treating OCD), and she also holds her own private practice as well. Below are some resources if you'd like to work with...

INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS ALERT! Eli shares his background of suffering with and dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder through his lifetime and lays the foundation for a 3-part series to come with wonderful guests

Welcome to Comfort in Chaos!