Meetings in the Mystery

You may have noticed episodes being posted less frequently. I've been dedicating time to other things, but this episode demanded to be written- a spontaneous urge, like a painting or a poem, leaping forth. It's just me, no guests, talking about how to hear each other through the noise of defences, patterns, attachments, all of it. How to sense the place where we are already connected to ea...

Join me for a chat with Me Time - a DJ, worldbuilder, and immersive experience designer who engages the dancefloor as a portal for remembering and reimagining how we live together. Through music, movement, and narrative, she creates intentional spaces where people can feel safe enough to drop into presence, reclaim their agency, and practice the futures they long for. In this episode, she speaks a...

Albert F. Moritz (also known as AF Moritz, or simply Al) is one of the greatest living poets. You can read his Wikipedia profile if you want to know how much he's published, his admirable accolades, and all of that. But to me, he is a favourite professor from my early university days, and was my gateway not only into poetry, but into a life committed to being what he calls a "sensitive pe...

Welcome to Season 2 of this podcast, now called 'Meetings in the Mystery.' I wanted my intention for this podcast to be clearer to my listeners, so this short episode is a manifesto about why the title of the podcast has changed, and why this project is so close to my heart. In short: the Mystery lives in each meeting we have, in any encounter between two people (or a person and an animal,...

Drawing (and art more broadly) has been a lifelong companion of mine - yes, companion is a much better word than hobby, or even 'passion.' It has been a guide and a mirror, a way to come into relationship with my more full, interconnected being. I've meant to talk about my creative process for a while on here, but for whatever reason, now is the right time. I hope something of my relat...

Naryan and I know each other through an emerging social scene in Toronto, a scene that is connected by a deep interest in and commitment to healing, growth, and community building. This scene is comprised of many different groups (some of which have been mapped here ) that are, in their own ways, beginning to bridge inner work and its connection to collective and systemic healing. Naryan has been...

Join my friend James (ne/hen) and I as we meander down a few different trails: James' mathematical lens on human connection, hens ecological lens on human systems, and the concepts of 'transcendence' and 'immanence' as a mould for understanding how to be fully human. The range of this conversation captures the breadth of James' mind and the reason I brought hen on the show...

Ivana Kolakovic is a very close friend of mine and has been integral to my journey as a healer. She's an incredibly compassionate, warm-hearted psychotherapist and moves through life with the "belly" power that we will be talking about in this episode. What does it mean to be connected to one's belly, both literally and metaphorically? What about the heart? We focus on these 2 ce...

The possibilities for astrology as a meaning-making system and psycho-spiritual practice extend far beyond horoscopes and popular knowledge. Deep dive with Iris J. Gildea - astrologer, author, professor, and poet - to learn about the astrological realm and its connection to Mystery. Learn more about Iris and view her content here: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@madronaspulse Instagram: @madrona...

I explore what it is to really be with another person and two main obstacles that can often prevent contact: difficulty accepting and metabolizing pain (i.e, emotional pain) and hierarchal relating.

Listen in as I chat with Sam Hinds about the Imaginal: the in-between realm of reality where archetypes and images convey meaning. Many of us only experience the Imaginal in our dreams, but what might come of engaging with it more intentionally in our waking life? A bit about Sam: Sam is a scholar and writer, poet and mystic, psychotherapist and, most recently, teacher at the California Institute...

This episode starts off being about attachment styles, but I promise it gets more interesting than that. It's really about how human beings connect to life itself, what hinders that connection, and what it starts to feel like when we open to the way things really are. I take a look at how Western psychology, Buddhism, and Aztec philosophy talk about human experience, what they have in common a...

Adam Goldhopf is a therapist who lives and works in Toronto, and a good friend of mine. In this episode we talk about masculinity: what is it? When is it toxic and when is it divine? What is its wound and what is its power to heal? Find out more about Adam's work here: https://www.goldhopfpsychotherapy.com

This episode is a little different, more of a story time. I talk about my past travels, mostly in Western Canada, and the strangers I met along the way. Hitchhiking to me - while not without its risks - can be a spiritual practice, providing opportunity to open to the whims of the universe and learn about our interdependence.

Joan Foley is a Zen Shiatsu practitioner in Toronto, whose life and work has led to a rich understanding of how energy flows through all things. I ask her about her personal healing journey, and how tapping into energy helps us connect to the Mystery and heal deep wounds. You can contact Joan for treatment bookings at jmfoley@rogers.com

Connecting with one's own personal, moment-to-moment experience of mystery is integral to healing and spiritual growth. Meander with me as I explore this vast topic from different angles, attempting to capture the delicate practice of turning one's ego into awakening.

Kat and Jordan, two long-time friends, talk about connecting more deeply with the natural world. How can understanding our relationship to plants and nonhuman beings change the way we see ourselves, our role on Earth, and provide a gateway into deeper contact with Mystery? Learn more about the work Kat is doing on their Instagram page @kat.in.place

This first episode serves as an introduction to thinking about the Mystery, or at least one way of thinking of it, as all of that which is unknown to us. Reckoning with the unknown is a task that is integral to living well, and one that foils us time and again. We get stuck often due to our hunt for security, which we can end up closing us off to our lives, new experiences, and the inevitability o...