Combine the Head and Heart to Find Clarity and Compassion (with Wes Bertrand)

About this Episode

[Wes Bertrand](completeliberty.com) is a huge reason this podcast exists. If you appreciate the psychological underpinning of Exponentially Empowered, you won't want to miss this episode.

Discussed:
-The elephant in the room: domination systems of schooling, religion, parenting, government
-Massive fear, massive distrust, and inter-generational transfer of trauma
-Tossing out the shame/blame, good/bad paradigm

-Status-quo bias
-Government doesn't exist in physical reality
-Does religion respect the child's mind? What is the nature of nature?
-The law of non-contradiction

-Non-Violent Communication intertwined with Internal Family Systems Therapy
-Self-leadership, protector parts, inner critics, exiled parts
-The needs behind protector parts
-Role play with an inner critic
-Self-Acceptance along your journey of growth

-Lack of clarity for both left and right
-Innocence Project, not seeing the elephant in the room
-Unseen costs from existence of government

-Psychedelics as means of inner healing
-Start where you are, heal each day, climb the mountain

Non-Violent Communication (3-hour workshop, worth it)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7TONauJGfc

NVC Needs Inventory
https://www.cnvc.org/training/resource/needs-inventory

Stolen Concept Fallacy http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/stolen_concept,_fallacy_of.html

Teal Reinventing Organizations
https://www.reinventingorganizations.com/

The 4 S's of Parenting
https://www.parentmap.com/article/the-four-ss-of-parenting-dan-siegels-whole-brain-child

School Sucks Podcast - Adverse Childhood Experiences https://schoolsucksproject.com/tag/aces/

IFS Institute
https://ifs-institute.com/

Innocence Project with Joe Rogan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trh7YWo2Bmo

Mahler, Symphony No. 3
https://open.spotify.com/album/31IEPIz4w8e6V7ZSjSLiyb?si=esphr4h2TiSruWJp7staVw

Alice Miller - For Your Own Good, Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Own-Good-Child-Rearing-Violence/dp/0374522693

Wes Bertrand
Complete Liberty Podcast
http://completeliberty.com/podcast/
Healthy Mind Fit Body Podcast
https://healthymindfitbody.com/category/podcast/
Happiness Counseling
http://happinesscounseling.com/
Complete Liberty
http://completeliberty.com/complete-liberty/
Complete Liberty Inside Out
http://completeliberty.com/complete-liberty-inside-out/)
Libertopia
http://completeliberty.com/libertopia/