Deep Transformation

Ep. 112 (Part 1 of 2) | Bruce Alderman , poet, mystic, and spiritual explorer, is also an integral scholar and pioneer of the emerging field of metatheory, looking at how to put our disparate fields of information—spiritual, psychological, philosophical, environmental, scientific—together and integrate them into a useful whole. Here Bruce tells the tale of how he was drawn into an experiential exp...

Ep. 111 (Part 2 of 2) | Colette Baron-Reid and Dr. Bob Weathers  shine a bright light on the big picture state of addiction in our fragmented culture today—how people have become addicted to disconnection, dissociation, and identifying as victims in addition to substance use and other more traditional addictions—as well as sharing the essential elements and practices that have made their sust...

Ep. 110 (Part 1 of 2) | Colette Baron-Reid and Dr. Bob Weathers  shine a bright light on the big picture state of addiction in our fragmented culture today—how people have become addicted to disconnection, dissociation, and identifying as victims in addition to substance use and other more traditional addictions—as well as sharing the essential elements and practices that have made their sust...

Ep. 109 (Part 2 of 2) | Dr. James Finley , clinical psychologist, trauma specialist, scholar, poet, and author of the powerful memoir,  The Healing Path , has an extraordinary breadth and depth of understanding about trauma and the alchemical effects of adding a depth dimension to therapy. Here, he shares about his own experience of trauma and healing, the therapeutic effects of introducing t...

Ep. 108 (Part 1 of 2) | Dr. James Finley , clinical psychologist, trauma specialist, scholar, poet, and author of the powerful memoir,  The Healing Path , has an extraordinary breadth and depth of understanding about trauma and the alchemical effects of adding a depth dimension to therapy. Here, he shares about his own experience of trauma and healing, the therapeutic effects of introducing t...

Ep. 107 (Part 2 of 2) | Dr. Mamphela Ramphele , global thought leader, author, medical doctor, scholar, anti-apartheid activist, and co-founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa has lived her extraordinary life guided by the knowing that every one of us is part of an inextricably linked system, and to live life as an authentic human being means assuming responsibility for oneself...

Ep. 106 (Part 1 of 2) | Dr. Mamphela Ramphele , global thought leader, author, medical doctor, scholar, anti-apartheid activist, and co-founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa has lived her extraordinary life guided by the knowing that every one of us is part of an inextricably linked system, and to live life as an authentic human being means assuming responsibility for oneself...

Ep. 105 (Part 2 of 2) | Shachar Erez , longtime spiritual practitioner and integrally informed therapist in Israel, opens his heart, sharing his pain and overwhelming grief since the outbreak of war with Hamas and revealing another dimension of what’s going on than what we see in the news. It is a profound experience listening to a sensitive, compassionate person openly, honestly, courageously sha...

Ep. 104 (Part 1 of 2) | Shachar Erez , longtime spiritual practitioner and integrally informed therapist in Israel, opens his heart, sharing his pain and overwhelming grief since the outbreak of war with Hamas and revealing another dimension of what’s going on than what we see in the news. It is a profound experience listening to a sensitive, compassionate person openly, honestly, courageously sha...

Ep. 103 (Part 2 of 2) | “What if I lean into the pain and come out the other side and survive it—and what if I take you with me, as the reader, and together we deal with our pain?” asks  Tyson Yunkaporta , author, senior research fellow, founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab. Tyson embodies this era of metacrisis, actively working with the global issues of our time in his...

Ep. 102 (Part 1 of 2) | “What if I lean into the pain and come out the other side and survive it—and what if I take you with me, as the reader, and together we deal with our pain?” asks  Tyson Yunkaporta ,   author, senior research fellow, founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab .  Tyson embodies this era of metacrisis, actively working with the global issues of our time in...

Ep. 101 (Part 2 of 2) | With extraordinary joyfulness and verve, Native American shaman  Charles Lawrence  tells the inspiring and fascinating tale of how as a young man, he left psychology, religion, and the white man’s domesticated world in the dust when he became initiated on his journey by mythologist Joseph Campbell, and a paranormal world opened its doors. “If you have a destiny, y...

Ep. 100 (Part 1 of 2) | With extraordinary joyfulness and verve, Native American shaman  Charles Lawrence  tells the inspiring and fascinating tale of how as a young man, he left psychology, religion, and the white man’s domesticated world in the dust when he became initiated on his journey by mythologist Joseph Campbell, and a paranormal world opened its doors. “If you have a destiny, y...

Ep. 99 (Part 2 of 2) | In this riveting, disturbing, and hopeful conversation, addiction expert and recovery coach  Dr. Bob Weathers  explains the enormous difference it makes when we apply the Integral Model to addiction and recovery. It helps us cover all the bases in our understanding of addiction, from the neuroscientific to the spiritual, and offers a map for recovery in the form of...

Ep. 98 (Part 1 of 2) | In this riveting, disturbing, and hopeful conversation, addiction expert and recovery coach  Dr. Bob Weathers  explains the enormous difference it makes when we apply the Integral Model to addiction and recovery. It helps us cover all the bases in our understanding of addiction, from the neuroscientific to the spiritual, and offers a map for recovery in the form of...

Ep. 97 (Part 2 of 2) | In this moving, illuminating, and impassioned discussion, retired  Police Lt. Chris Orrey  and  San Bruno Police Chief Ryan Johansen  open our eyes as to the realities of policing in today’s world and offer solutions as to how the entire institution of police work could be transformed to become more effective and sustainable, both for police officers and...

Ep. 96 (Part 1 of 2) | In this moving, illuminating, and impassioned discussion, retired  Police Lt. Chris Orrey  and  San Bruno Police Chief Ryan Johansen  open our eyes as to the realities of policing in today’s world and offer solutions as to how the entire institution of police work could be transformed to become more effective and sustainable, both for police officers and...

Ep. 95 (Part 2 of 2) | Author, activist, and humorist  Steve Bhaerman  (aka  Swami Beyondananda ) realized the power of humor as well as his talent for making people laugh early on, when his schoolmates would laugh so hard, milk would come out of their nose. Steve’s spiritual and psychological wisdom, his deep love and concern for humanity, and his clever, refreshing humor come toge...

Ep. 94 (Part 1 of 2) | Author, activist, and humorist  Steve Bhaerman  (aka  Swami Beyondananda ) realized the power of humor as well as his talent for making people laugh early on, when his schoolmates would laugh so hard, milk would come out of their nose. Steve’s spiritual and psychological wisdom, his deep love and concern for humanity, and his clever, refreshing humor come toge...

Ep. 92 (Part 2 of 2) | Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman , author of the seminal work A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy , doesn’t mince words when it comes to the field he is passionate about: helping people out of their mental pain and dysphoria. Mark’s Integral perspective and longtime work in the trenches—with clients from all income levels, political persuasions, and levels of development—p...

Ep. 91 (Part 1 of 2) | Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman , author of the seminal work A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy , doesn’t mince words when it comes to the field he is passionate about: helping people out of their mental pain and dysphoria. Mark’s Integral perspective and longtime work in the trenches—with clients from all income levels, political persuasions, and levels of development—p...

Ep. 90 (Part 2 of 2) | Award-winning educator and activist  Shakil Choudhury  is the author of the outstanding book  Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice , and in this potent conversation we learn a lot we perhaps didn’t know about the psychological, emotional, and neurobiological reasons for our ingrained biases, and the systemic bias in...

Ep. 89 (Part 1 of 2) | Award-winning educator and activist  Shakil Choudhury  is the author of the outstanding book  Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice , and in this potent conversation we learn a lot we perhaps didn’t know about the psychological, emotional, and neurobiological reasons for our ingrained biases, and the systemic bias in...

Ep. 88 (Part 2 of 2) | Climate change researcher, sustainable development expert, and activist  Gail Hochachka  works on the front lines of climate change research, asking—and answering—questions like: How does the way we make meaning, at all our different stages of development, relate to the ways we act on climate change? How can we foster more engagement with climate change? Is climate...

Ep. 87 (Part 1 of 2) | Climate change researcher, sustainable development expert, and activist  Gail Hochachka  works on the front lines of climate change research, asking—and answering—questions like: How does the way we make meaning, at all our different stages of development, relate to the ways we act on climate change? How can we foster more engagement with climate change? Is climate...