In today's podcast I discuss the relational dilemma of modernity: everyone seems to be wanting a hit of the "highs" that one can feel when falling in love. This is an archetypal experience, meaning it is in the realm of the gods. We can become disappointed when our partners do not live up to those divine projections. But of course they couldn't, because they are mere mortals, with flaws and mess included. In this episode I discuss the nervous system pattern of addiction to this state of relationship and map that onto the archetypal realm of love and suffering implied in the human condition. To join this month's roundtable discussion on Leo season in the astrological zodiac on 8/30 at 7pm EST, click here. Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com

In today's episode I discuss boundaries, and not the type of boundaries we usually talk or hear about. Boundaries describe the relationship between self and Other. Well, what if trauma has interrupted the development of your sense of self? Can you actually set boundaries with another person if you don't have a clear sense of self? I talk about boundaries around your sense of self including our physiological self protective responses. I discuss what can happen when these are thwarted (defensive self protection and/or enmeshment with the outer Other and identification with the inner Other). I discuss the importance in developing these in order to develop an adequate mirror of reflection for your process. Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com  

In today's episode I discuss what happens when we go into an inner process and solely expect to "feel better" in that process. We start to lose perspective and start denying the value in moments of contraction and creating a capacity for conscious suffering. We may be prioritizing an approach that promotes pleasure seeking (or an escape out of survival physiology) rather than a move towards completeness which is inclusive of the negative aspects of the process. You can have a process that moves towards completeness AND moves out of survival physiology, but that takes time and patience for the process. Contemplation: what are your expectations on your process of inner work? Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com  

In today's podcast I share one of the first religious/mystical experiences I had during a rock bottom moment in my life. I discuss how this experience shattered my ego defenses and allowed a connection to something greater than myself and the inflated ego structure I had at that time. I circle around Jung's theory of the Self and what that is in comparison to the Ego. Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com

In today's episode I share part of my experience in navigating body image and read an Instagram post to a past version of myself. I also discuss the importance in turning unconscious violence into conscious suffering. To check out the Instagram post, head here. Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com

In today's episode I discuss what happened for me when I sat down to record a podcast and came upon the absence of image and ideas. This is a circling around the experience of the creative well as the image of void, nothing, no-thing. In that void, we may stumble upon the inherent fullness of material in the void. Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com

In today's episode, Rick and I dive into another deep end episode in exploration of the topic of embodiment. We dive into: What is embodiment? How does Rick view embodiment through Eastern yogic traditions and how does Danielle view embodiment through her lens as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner? How do both world views collide in the depth psychological arena? Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com

In today's episode I discuss the metaphorical weeds that spring up between the cracks in our defensive and adaptive ways of navigating the world. To join the upcoming free community roundtable discussion on July 26th at 7pm EST in my Transformation Collective community, head to  https://transformcollective.com/landing/plans/164589 then click on "events" for more details and the Zoom link. Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com  

In today's episode I discuss the importance of reconnecting to the felt sense experience of body sensations to anchor the stories and images that may be vulnerable to cultural oppression and manipulation. Here is the nervous system polyvagal chart I mentioned in today's episode. If you are interested in joining the upcoming free community roundtable discussion on July 26th at 7pm EST in my Transformation Collective community, head to  https://transformcollective.com/landing/plans/164589 to join, then click on "events" for more details and the Zoom link. Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com  

In today's episode I share a lecture I presented in my Transformation Collective community on the zodiac sign of Cancer.  If you are interested in taking this conversation on Cancer season further, join the free Transformation Collective community: https://transformcollective.com/landing/plans/164589 and join our free community roundtable discussion on July 26th at 7pm EST. Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel like would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com