Episode 21: Belonging - Beyond Fear and Addictive Chemical Drivers
EPISODE SUMMARY
At this time of the year, many of us are experiencing a strong, primal need to belong to someone or to something in this world. However, many of us are also experiencing the feelings of isolation, loneliness and being exiled from that same world. So today, I’m compelled to share some thoughts about belonging and isolation, because these topics have been headliners in many of my client conversations over the past months.
I’m going to talk about the two types of belonging, the different ways and moments in which we can experience belonging, why our relationships with pets can be such a vital source of the sense of belonging, as well as how to teach our nervous system not to fear solitude, but embrace it as a conscious experience that leads to shifting the quantum field we’re part of.
Tune in so we can reflect together on what it means to us to belong beyond fear and addictive chemical drivers, and to find a sweet spot of belonging inside and in the world.
Episode Chapters:
00:00 - Why talking about belonging also means talking about feeling exiled
03:54)- What animals can teach us about deep relationships and belonging
08:36 - Fear-based vs. authentic belonging
12:57 - The difficult path of learning to belong from the depth of our soul
18:18 - Is belonging a stable and unshakable state? Or is it more of a moment-to-moment experience?
21:11 - How seeking external validation can lead to the feeling of alienation and exile
23:38 - What it means to belong to our most raw and primal self
26:32 - Commentary on Dr. Joe Dispenza’s talk about the power of conscious solitude
30:46 - The ripple effect of our presence and consciousness on the quantum field
34:03 - What it means to become energetically self-sufficient
39:18 - Questions to reflect on about belonging and cultivating an inner refuge
41:41 - Future offerings and closing poem by John O’Donohue
Resources:
- Dr. Joe Dispenza: Why Living Alone is Better for Your Soul than Any Relationship
- Poetry: Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
- Poetry: Belonging by John O’Donohue
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