Best New Dimensions Foundation Podcasts (2025)

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Detoxifying Our Lifestyle to Reverse Chronic Disease - Roberto Tostado, M.D. - C0474

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Roberto Tostado, M.D., has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is board certified in regenerative and anti-aging medicine. He’s a fellow of nutritional and digestive medicine at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, dedicating his practice exclusively to preventative and regenerative medicine. He is one of a new breed of doctors p…

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True Heath Care-Reversing Chronic Illnesses - Roberto Tostado, M.D - ND3677

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By New Dimensions Foundation

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The Radiant Intelligence of Love - Patricia Sun - C0640 15:43

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Patricia Sun is a scientific mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, and consciousness pioneer. She has traveled the world empowering people to tap into their inherent creative capacity, resulting in new ways of thinking. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 3-1/2 years from the University of California, Berkeley, with two degrees, one in Social Science…

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Old Style Thinking is the Problem - Patricia Sun - ND3843P 56:08

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Sun explores breaking the cycles of fear and hurt by making conscious choices and connecting to one's own power and intuition. She sees current global challenges as indicators of an evolutionary leap in consciousness urging us to explore the integration of intuitive and rational thinking, also known as right brain/left brain thinking. Patricia Sun …

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Enlightened Conversations Across Ideological Differences. - Mónica Guzmán - ND3824P 54:51

16d ago54:51

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Guzmán shares her personal experience of growing up in a politically divided family. She highlights the need for in-person interactions, attention, and containment in dialogues. She also discusses the role of media in perpetuating polarization and the potential for small-scale conversations to impact larger institutions like politics and media. Món…

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Fearless Conversations Across Political Divides - Mónica Guzmán - C0639 16:22

16d ago16:22

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Mónica Guzmán is a journalist and entrepreneur and is Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels, a grassroots, cross partisan, organization working to depolarize America. She is cofounder of the newsletter The Evergrey out of Seattle Washington and is the proud liberal daughter of conservative parents and is a dual US/Mexican citizen. She …

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Apprenticing Life As We Grow Older - Mark Nepo - ND3841P 53:47

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There are no shortcuts in navigating growing older. As we pass into the second half of our lives, we will face the challenge of accepting the forces of limitation. The reality of aging is that it is an apprenticeship into life with the invitation of new ways of seeing, feeling, and being. Here we explore the challenges and gifts of growing older. M…

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The Limitations and Gifts As We Age - Mark Nepo - C0638 21:23

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Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher and a most eloquent spiritual teacher. In 2015 he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation and in 2016 was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the Most Spiritually Influential Living People. He was part of Oprah Winfrey’s The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on …

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Imagining & Designing the Future - Carissa Carter & Scott Doorley - C0637 20:40

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Carissa Carter is the academic director at Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (the d.school) and a former geologist. Her work focuses on systems thinking, climate innovation, and design futures. Scott Doorley is the creative director at Stanford’s d.school. He has worked at the intersection of storytelling, physical space, and…

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Designing a Thriving Future - Carissa Carter & Scott Doorley - ND3840P 54:16

30d ago54:16

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Design experts explore how we can engage with uncertainty and shape the future with clarity, creativity, and intention. Drawing from their work at Stanford’s d.school and their book Assembling Tomorrow, they offer tools for navigating rapid technological change while anchoring our creations in empathy, responsibility, and hope. Carissa Carter is th…

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Exploring the Realm of Synchronicity - Sky Nelson-Isaacs - ND3676

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By New Dimensions Foundation

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Exploring Unexpected Coincidences - Sky Nelson-Isaacs - C0473

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Sky Nelson-Isaacs is a physicist, musician, teacher, parent, and activist. He has many years of experience as a physics and math instructor and has also worked in the software industry. His current work involves research in the field of quantum foundations and has published a growing body of peer-reviewed work developing the foundation of a theory …

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Genesis-A New View - Bill Moyers -ND2592P 54:12

1M ago54:12

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In honor of broadcast journalist and commentator Bill Moyers, who passed on June 25, 2025, we present this New Dimensions Archive Edition, recorded on October 4 1996 and hosted by MIchael Toms. Moyers was widely respected for accessible, provocative television programs that explore a broad spectrum of contemporary topics with depth and sensitivity.…

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Moving Through the World as No-Self - Kate Gustin, Ph.D. - C0472

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Kate Gustin, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist who received her education from Princeton University and the University of California at Berkeley. She’s worked in a variety of settings such as a mental health practitioner: Outpatient psychiatry, Community Mental Health Clinics, VA Hospital, College Counseling Services, and currently in private practi…

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We Are Not Who We “Think” We Are - Kate Gustin, Ph.D - ND3675

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By New Dimensions Foundation

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Dialoging with Our Inner Personalities - Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D.- ND3806 57:20

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The Power of Poetry by Young Immigrants - Patrice Vecchione - ND3673 54:11

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Drawing From Our Innate Abundance - Ellen Grace O'Brian - C0471

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Ellen Grace O’Brian is a yogacharya (an esteemed yoga teacher) and the founder and spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, a meditation center and spiritual community in the tradition of Kriya Yoga, based on the teachings Paramahansa Yogananda brought to the U.S. in 1920. The Center for Spiritual Enlightenment is headquartered…

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Awakening, Prospering, and Fulfilling Our Potential - Ellen Grace O’Brian - ND3674

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Here Yogacharia O’Brian describes the four principles of Yogic philosophy: Higher purpose, true wealth, pleasure and joy, and awakening to our true nature as enlightened. In her comforting and gentle way, she shares many stories and describes several metaphors that help us to understand the true nature of spiritual enlightenment. She is the author …

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Are We Living in a Video Game? - Rizwan Virk - ND3793P 53:48

2M ago53:48

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Are we living in a material universe or a simulated one? Are we living in a massive, multiplayer, online, role-playing game where our deeds and quests are being kept track of in the “cloud” like an angel recording our lives? If so, who is running the game? And what is the connection between computer science, video game physics, and the great spirit…

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Healing Through Focused Journaling - Catherine Ann Jones - ND3500P 53:43

2M ago53:43

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Jones gives practical advice as to how we can engage in deep inner work through focused journaling. She shares exercises that can act as powerful tools in reframing the pieces of our past and our life stories so that suffering becomes meaningful and can boost our healing, empowerment, growth, and transformation. Catherine Ann Jones is an award winn…

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Sinking Into the Experience of Immigrants Through Their Poetry - Patrice Vecchione - C0470

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Patrice Vecchione is a poet, author, and artist. She teaches creative writing retreats, collage and poetry workshops. She has also worked with children, leading classes in poetry and the imagination in elementary, middle, and high schools. She's the author of several books including Writing and the Spiritual Life: Finding Your Voice by Looking With…

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The Embodied Reality of the Feminine - Mirabai Starr - C0469

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Mirabai Starr has taught philosophy and world religions at the University of New Mexico, Taos, for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and the interspiritual dialogue. She’s a certified bereavement counselor and travels the world speaking and giving workshops on contemplative practice and the teachings of t…

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Through the Lens of the Feminine Wisdom Teachings - Mirabai Starr - ND3672

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Listening To Your Trustworthy Inner Guidance - Tama Kieves - ND3839P 55:46

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We all have access to a streaming presence of infinite intelligence, which is a wise internal source of love and wisdom. Kieves shares her journey from a successful law career to becoming a teacher and author, highlighting the transformative power of following our inner voice of genius and vitality. Tama Kieves graduated with honors from Harvard La…

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Listening to Your Inner Voice of Infinite Intelligence - Tama Kieves - C0636 18:16

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Tama Kieves graduated with honors from Harvard Law School but chose to leave a prestigious law firm to become a teacher and workshop leader. Her books include This Time I Dance! Creating the Work You Love (Penguin Publishing 2006), A Course in Miracles for Life Ninjas (Tarcher/Penguin 2014), A Year Without Fear: 365 Days of Magnificence (Tarcher 20…

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Working Together to Restore Sanity in Turbulent Times - Margaret J Wheatley, Ph.D. - ND3838 57:20

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Wheatley shares the importance of creating "islands of sanity" in disruptive times to restore and awaken the human spirit. She outlines five stages for solving complex problems: deep listening, understanding diverse perspectives, inviting missing voices, letting go of old patterns, and creating conscious communities. Margaret J Wheatley, Ph.D. is a…

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Collective Action & Resilience In the Face of Global Challenges - Margaret J. Wheatley - C0635 (1) 15:04

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Margaret J Wheatley, Ph.D. is an internationally acclaimed writer, speaker, and teacher. She began caring about the world's peoples in 1966 as a Peace Corps volunteer in postwar Korea. She is cofounder and President Emerita of The Berkana Institute, a charitable foundation that works with people around the world to strengthen their communities usin…

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A Life of Enlivening Mystical Experiences - Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. - ND3836 57:20

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Here we delve into Bolen’s Japanese-American heritage and some of the mystical moments that have been guideposts in her life including a transformative moment as a Girl Scout in the mountains and sleeping under the stars. Bolen emphasizes the importance of love, joy, and curiosity in life, and the potential for spiritual support and collective cons…

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The Wonder of Trees - Jean Shinoda Bolen - C0633 16:41

3M ago16:41

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Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known speaker. She is a former board member of the Ms. Foundation, an advocate for a 5th UN World Conference on Women, a convener of the Millionth Circle Initiative, as well as a permanent representative to the UN representing the NGO, Pathways to Peace. She is the …

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Caring For The Land-The Land Cares Back - Pam Houston - C0466

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Pam Houston is a prize-winning author and professor of English at the University of California Davis. She cofounded the literary non-profit Writing by Writers and also teaches in the Institute of American Indian Arts, Low Residency MFA Program and at writers conferences around the country and the world. Her books include Cowboys Are My Weakness (W.…

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From Ranching To Writing - Pam Houston - ND3669

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Here, prize-winning author and teacher of writing Houston takes us through the life journey that led her to buy a piece of ranch land in the southwest corner of Colorado. She knew nothing about ranching but with the help of many people and animals her wandering life became tethered to the land. She also gives insight into the process of writing. He…

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ND3670P Edwin Rutsch 54:07

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For over a decade, Edwin Rutsch has hitchhiked, bicycled, traveled and worked his way around our precious planet. He interacted with a wide variety of cultures and peoples from all walks of life and learned to see and feel a common humanity shared by people around the world. During his explorations he came to see the importance of empathy in human …

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Crossing the Cultural Divide Through Empathetic Conversations - Edwin Rutsch - C0467

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Edwin Rutsch is a computer expert, a filmmaker, and the founding director of The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy. This center serves as one of the leading organizations of the global empathy movement and focuses on bridging social and political divides by designing a free online empathy training course and holding face to face and virtual …

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The Self-Healing Properties of Microdosing LSD & Psilocybin Mushrooms - James Fadiman & Jordan Gruber - C0634 15:51

4M ago15:51

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James Fadiman, Ph.D. is former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Professor of Psychology. He has been professionally involved with psychedelics for more than 60 years and has been exploring the practice of microdosing psychedelics in depth, drawing on new research and extensive personal accounts from individuals worldwide. He is the…

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Exploring Microdosing LSD & Psilocybin Mushrooms - James Fadiman, PhD and Jordan Gruber, JD - ND3837 57:20

4M ago57:20

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Microdosing involves taking small amounts of psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin mushrooms to enhance physical health and cognitive function. Here, we discuss protocols, legality, safety, and other collective knowledge. James Fadiman, Ph.D. is a former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and professor of psychology. Jordan Gruber was …

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Upgrading Our Media Literacy - Shiv B. Singh - C0468

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Shiv Singh advises Fortune 500 companies and startups on strategy, marketing and how to succeed in the digital era as the Founder of Savvy Matters. Prior to starting his consultancy, Shiv was a senior executive driving marketing, innovation and digital strategies at Visa Inc. and PepsiCo. He has previously advised Ford Motor Company, Chanel, Genent…

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Navigating The Post-Trust Era - Shiv Singh - ND3671

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In these days of fake news, it is more difficult to know whom to trust and what to believe. We have entered, what Singh describes as, a post-–trust era. Here we shine a light on how we can be more mindful of the role we play, sometimes unwittingly, in condoning and promoting fakery and how we can become more alert to how vulnerable we are to fallin…

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The Enchantment of the World - Brooke Williams - C0632 14:11

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Brooke Williams is a naturalist and environmental writer who covers subjects such as evolution, consciousness, and his own ventures exploring both the inner and outer wilderness. He advocates for the preservation of wilderness. His writings also take us with him on his many treks into the deserts of Utah, where he lives with his wife and partner, t…

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Radical Intimacy with the Imaginal World of Nature - Brooke Williams - ND3835. 57:20

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After having a life-altering dream of a dragonfly, Williams contemplates the re-enchantment of our world to rediscover wonder, mystery, and meaning in our relationship with nature and the environment. He invites us to consider new perspectives on nature, consciousness, and the practice of re-enchantment in our modern world. Brooke Williams is a nat…

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Living Through Our Dying - Katy Butler - C0465

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Katy Butler is a journalist and speaker on doctor-patient communication and the choices families face near the end of life. She is the author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door (Scribner 2014) and The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life (Scribner 2019) Tags: Katy Butler, community, quality of life, advance medicine, Western medicin…

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Restoring Meaning and Dignity to End-Of-Life Care - Katy Butler - ND3668

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By New Dimensions Foundation

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Embracing Life’s Changes As We Age - Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. - C0631 16:21

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Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. received her Masters of Theological Studies and Doctorate in History and Critical Theory of Religion from Vanderbilt University with post-graduate work in Spiritual Counseling at the New Seminary in Manhattan. She, specialized in adult development and ritual studies. She has served on the faculties of Pepperdine, Loyola Marymou…

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The Evolutionary Force of Jesus and A Course in Miracles - Marianne Williamson - ND3833 57:20

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Williamson stresses the importance of love over fear and explores the concept of Jesus as an internal teacher and the transformative power of forgiveness. She uses the analogy of cancer cells and quantum physics to illustrate the interconnectedness of all things and advises maintaining respect and openness in political discourse to foster moral per…

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Jesus-An Internal Spiritual Guide - Marianne Williamson - C0630 19:27

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Marianne Williamson is the author of many books. Throughout her career she has worked on such issues as poverty, anti-hunger, and racial reconciliation. She’s a leader of spiritually progressive circles. Six of her published books have been New York Times bestsellers, including A Return to Love. She has participated in two Presidential campaigns an…

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Wild Nature in Urban Edgelands - Christopher Brown - ND3831 57:20

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Brown shares his experiences of exploring the most unlikely zones of urban industrial wastelands where wild nature is eking out its existence outside the human realm. He encourages us to explore these exciting urban edgelands which are teaming with life. Christopher Brown is an accomplished lawyer who has worked on two Supreme Court confirmation he…

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Exploring Pockets of Wildlife In Urban Settings - Christopher Brown - C0628 14:15

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Christopher Brown is an accomplished lawyer and has worked on two Supreme Court confirmation hearings. He has also been general counsel for several technology companies. His varied experiences span from restoring prairies to reporting from Central American war zones. He’s author of three award-nominated science fiction novels. His current nonfictio…

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The Science of Consciousness-Life After Death - Christina Rasmussen - ND3666

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The Dance of Co-Creation After Death - Christina Rasmussen - C0464

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Christina Rasmussen is an internationally recognized grief educator and founder of Life Reentry Institute and Seconds First. She has helped countless people break out of what she coined as the “waiting room” of grief to rebuild their lives through her Life Reentry Model. She is author of Second Firsts: Live, Laugh, and Love Again (Hay House 2013) a…

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The Freedom of Consciously Aging - Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. - ND3834 57:20

5M ago57:20

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Orsborn shares the concept of embracing old age as a transformative process. She emphasizes the importance of accepting reality, embracing mortality, and recognizing one's belovedness. She also touches on the evolutionary purpose of old age and the role of spiritual practices in navigating life's challenges, including illness and loss. Carol Orsbor…

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