S4E25 - New Age Cults

In this episode:

• Priming for one experience, then unintentionally being prepared for the unexpected
• When the energy it takes to retell a story isn't supportive or helpful for you
• The stress and nuance of question based interactions
• Support and connection looking different for different people
• What are Alex and AJ's points of connection with each other? 

In this episode:

• AJ has someone she has lived past lives with who keeps popping up in her dreams
• Cord cutting and ending a karmic relationship
• Boundary setting in person and energetically
• Alex's recurring dream of teaching dance in annoying circumstances
• Surviving Death on Netflix, specifically the reincarnation episode
• Children who have specific past life memories at young ages
• What are the implications of knowing the exact person you were in a past life? 

In this episode:

• Waking up in a dark headspace
• Personalizing morning routines based on how it feels vs. productivity
• Timing and cycles in relation to implementing different regulating tools in your life
• Routines with room for flexibility and room to evolve
• Variations in how a tired brain presents in different people
• Trauma symptoms at night and changing routines to accomodate this
• Craniosacral still point inducer to balance the autonomic nervous system

In this episode:

• An overburdened liver as a root cause for chronic illness
• Why Alex is joining AJ as a vegan
• The controversy that is the Medical Medium
• The importance of individualized health protocols
• Liver detox reactions, emotions, and cravings
• Being led by intuition vs. ego when it comes to food choices

Welcome to Season 5! In this episode:

• Alex is reading Fatal Conveniences by Darin Olien 
• Environmentally conscious choices don't always line up with best health choices
• When an attempt to solve one problem causes other problems
• Toxic athletic attire
• Financial component of being able to purchase non-toxic products
• Moral implications of giving away toxic products
• Different facets of reasons why we make the choices we do

In this episode:

• TENS unit mishaps
• A year of starting from scratch for Alex
• Acceptance of the cards you've been dealt
• Recognizing what you need in order to function at baseline
• Quantifiable and relative judgements about how your year has gone
• AJ's journey of uncovering her trauma
• The constant and consistent work of survival and stability
• Viewing your natal chart through a different lens in relation to how you navigate life

In this episode:

• Go back to listen to part 1 and watch the documentaries Escaping Twin Flames on Netflix and Love Has Won on HBO Max
• Mother God is triggering for both AJ and Alex for more personal reasons
• Living in delusion because it's easier than processing your own suffering
• Health conscious ideations coming from fringe groups
• When the sheep replace the shepherd
• Where does the line of accountability and responsibility lie for cult members?
• What level of intergenerational trauma healing needs to happen in society at large in order to make meaningful, incremental change?

In this episode:

• Alex and AJ discuss two documentaries they watched on cults. Go watch the docs before listening! 
• Escaping Twin Flames on Netflix and Love Has Won on HBO Max
• Spiritual concepts being twisted so severely by cult leaders
• Intelligence meets substance abuse meets psychosis meets new age metaphysical beliefs
• Spiritual aesthetics that look like rainbow barf
• How does our upbringing inform our perspectives of other people's living situations?
• Empathy for people who fall prey to cult leaders
• There is going to be a part 2 to this episode because we have so much to discuss!

In this episode:

• Alex is a bonafide fire builder and cake wrangler. Call her for all of your birthday needs.
• AJ, the birthday queen, reflects on her prior year being a boring one
• What does boring mean for someone used to chaos? 
• Dive bar shenanigans
• What environments do we feel comfortable in based on authenticity, prior trauma, etc.? 
• Alex and AJ navigate the same environments very differently
• AJ has the satisfaction of a perfectly landed joke to cap off her birthday celebration

In this episode:

• Does "beginner" yoga really exist at yoga studios?
• Competition and hypervigilence in movement classes
• At home vs. in person classes
• Gluten free bakery names and prices
• Behavioral activation to help with dysregulation
• Making choices when you're dysregulated vs. in touch with your intuition
• Kristin Collier's FREE workshop. Sign up at CollierConnections.com

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