E70: Personal Stories, Overcoming Grief, & Pathways To Healing, with Rick Belden

My guest today is Todd Corsetti, the first elected Libertarian in Idaho, who ran for and won the office of Precinct Committeeman. Todd is a retired engineer and manager in the semiconductor industry, a student of Austrian Economics, and an active member of the Libertarian Party of Idaho, where he holds positions as chair of region 3 and chair of the Public Relations Committee. In 2024, Todd came out of retirement to run for the U.S. House in Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District.We discussed Libertarianism, the psychology of politics, the uniparty, mistrust of government, red pills, authoritarianism, public education, freedom of speech, political shifts, libertarian values, war, being lied into war, nation building, nuclear war, self-ownership, personal responsibility, free markets, decentralization, bad speech, better speech, Austrian economics, government as a monopoly on violence, bureaucracy killing competition, and the Mises Institute.Episode Details:Guest Name: Todd Corsettihttps://www.toddcorsetti.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Corsetti4IdahoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556822565197&mibextid=ZbWKwLInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Corsetti4IdahoLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-corsettiIdaho Libertarianism Website: https://lpid.org/Interested in becoming involved: https://runaslibertarian.com/Mises Institute Website: https://mises.org/Gong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavWhere to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:X / Twitter: https://X.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@explorerpoetSubstack: Spotify: Apple: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

My guest today is Matt Loesby, Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Idaho. By day, Matt is a full time software developer, who splits his time between volunteering for his church, developing a video game, hiking in the Rockies, and doing administrative work and activism for the Libertarian Party of Idaho. In 2024 he ran for the U.S. House Idaho District 1 on the platform, ‘Stop Doing Evil’. Matt and I discussed the psychology of politics, the history of the United States, and the major tenets of the Libertarian philosophy.We discussed trusting authority, Ron Paul, the Mises Caulkus, identity, English Common Law, empires, World War I, World War II, the government as separate from the people, legalizing freedom, the Bretton Woods Agreement, welfare, welfare states, the gold standard, liberty, Idaho, the federal government, violence, Elite Theory, Niccolo Machiavelli, Lichtenstein, authority, grown ups, impressive elites, Christianity, leadership as service, Democracy, strong men, the popular vote, health, drugs, licensing, the American Medical Association, patents, and profits, and Stop Doing Evil.Episode Details:Guest Name: Matt LoesbyPersonal Website: https://www.loesby.us/Idaho Libertarianism Website: https://lpid.org/Interested in becoming involved: https://runaslibertarian.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557763598681X: https://x.com/LoesbyForIdahoGong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavWhere to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/X / Twitter: https://X.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@explorerpoetSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

Welcome to the Explorer Poet Podcast. This episode will be a bit different. Rather than one guest, this is a group call, with a discussion facilitated by Rick Belden, who was first on the podcast back in Episode 51. He returns here for what was a virtual night of exploring personal stories, the processing of grief, and the pathway to healing.On the call, we discussed questions such as - What is a Mother Wound? What is a Father Wound? What is our inner child? How can we access and heal earlier versions of ourselves? And how do we become connected to those inner selves?Rick is an artist, poet, and coach who works with men to solve difficult emotional, personal, and relational challenges. He’s a great listener, is full of insights and experience, and I truly enjoyed my evening with Rick and the others who joined the call.Episode Details:Guest Name: Rick BeldenWebsite: https://www.rickbeldencoaching.com/Instagram: http://instagram.com/rickbeldencoachingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rickbeldenpoetTwitter: https://x.com/rickbeldenYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeldenArticle: Men and the Mother WoundPoem: "motherspace"Poem: "the grief I will not let myself feel"Poem: "tears never cried"Image: "Grief is a gateway to mature masculinity"Gong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavWhere to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

Ron Rivers is an entrepreneur, non-profit founder, author, and lecturer. Ron’s focus is on binding systems and spirit in alignment with the single truth and relational universe. His efforts coalesce at the intersection of Spirituality, Web3, AI, Political Economy, Philanthropy, and Systemic Reformation. He is the author of Self-Actualization in the Age of Crisis and the founder of SpiritDAO, a non-profit spiritual community embracing the single truth and relational universe.In our conversation we discussed self-actualization, spiritual renaissance, the Roman Catholic church, LDS, Mormonism, narratives, meaning, spiritual agnosticism, startups, non-profits, social impact, spirituality, transcendence, morality, materiality, inherited systems, doubt, desire, death, agency, mapping the terrain, returning to nature, the self, meta-crisis, existential threat, sense making, sustenance cycles, classes, castes, beliefs that shape reality, dogma, change as the nature of reality, observable infinites, the universe, imagination, SpiritDAO, cosmology, meta-modernism, spiritual alternatives, the relational universe, the observer, and the informational universe.Episode Details:Guest Name: Ron RiversWebsite: https://www.ronrivers.com/Telegram: https://t.me/+-4Vd5C51QC9iZTA5Discord: https://discord.gg/Dg94YJxAEmX: https://twitter.com/riversmindYoutube: https://youtube.com/@spiritdaoMedium: https://medium.com/@ronrivers/GitHub: https://github.com/ronrivsLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ronriversGong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavOther Content from the Explorer PoetDownload my latest writing: Myth for Modern Men: A Letter to My Son - https://explorerpoet.com/myth-for-modern-men/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

Mollie Adler is a podcaster, writer and seeker, exploring emotional alchemy and the shadow side of the human psyche. She is the host of the Back From the Borderline podcast and the Night Night Bitches podcast. You can also find her writings at the Back From the Borderline substack. I’m a big fan of Mollie’s work, as well as her willingness to be open, objective, and ruthlessly raw, and I couldn’t have been more excited to speak with her.In our conversation we discussed the Back from the Borderline podcast, borderline personality disorder, screaming to be heard, the music industry, podcasts, stories, search, overt, labels, projecting, critical thinking, virtue signaling, activism, nuance, Carl Jung, depth psychology, underworld, Lisa Miller, Depression, Joseph Campbell, allegory, the biomedical model of health, DSM5, ADHD, chemical imbalance, myth, epigenetics, neuroscience, business, collective unconscious, collective conscious, symptoms as saviors, weed pens, myth and meaning, initiation, the Red Book, Gods, archetypes, opposites, monomyths, splitting, emptiness, favorite persons, and limerence.Episode Details:Guest Name: Mollie AdlerWebsite: https://linktr.ee/backfromtheborderlineSubstack: https://backfromtheborderline.substack.com/Pateron: https://www.patreon.com/backfromtheborderlineInstagram: https://instagram.com/backfromtheborderlineX: https://x.com/bftbpodApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1576242501?mt=2&ls=1Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1woEZZf9vqRufdPbUBFtuoGong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavOther Content from the Explorer PoetDownload my latest writing: Myth for Modern Men: A Letter to My Son - https://explorerpoet.com/myth-for-modern-men/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

Dr. Adele Lafrance is a clinical psychologist, research scientist, author, and the co-developer of emotion-focused treatment modalities, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, and she’s also a psychedelics researcher, with a focus on ayahuasca, MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine. She is the co-author of What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers, which aims to help parents reconnect with their instincts and have more empathetic and effective relationships with their children.In our conversation we discussed connection, core loneliness, rest, suffering, helplessness, psychology, technology, science, Ashley Miller, neuroscience, scripts, indigenous healers, trauma, instincts, empathy, toxicity, culture, blame, parent blame, mother blame, luck, forgiveness, aiming for understanding, feeling your feelings, emotional processing, disconnection, knee-jerk responses, building bridges, emotional translators, imagining, validating, and emotional reassurance.Episode Details:Guest Name: Adele LafranceWebsite: https://dradelelafrance.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-adele-lafrance-9a498784/What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: https://dradelelafrance.com/booksGong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavOther Content from the Explorer PoetDownload my latest writing: Myth for Modern Men: A Letter to My Son - https://explorerpoet.com/myth-for-modern-men/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

Nick Taber is a blogger and youtuber who writes about and discusses authoritarianism in school systems, the mental health industry, and the troubled-teen industry. He’s a proponent of true self-awareness and growth, and a believer in developing human potential.In our conversation we discussed awareness, perspective, conflict, being strong willed, troubled-teen industry, psychological abuse, brainwashing, Taoism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, healing trauma, bibliotherapy, youth mental health treatment, authentic self, programming, wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding schools, punishment, threats, social isolation, reeducation camps, Maoist China, Brave New World Revisited, Aldous Huxley, experts, parents, parenting, Beautiful Boy, Tweek, China, Self-reliance, Bruce Levine, Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill, Gabor Mate, authority, natural authority, institutional authority, authoritarianism, feelings, healing modalities, somatic meditation, nature, and consciousness.Episode Details:Guest Name: Nick TaberWebsite: https://imaginal-cell.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/677145320084405X: https://twitter.com/NickTaberYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicktaber2969/featuredGong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavOther Content from the Explorer PoetDownload my latest writing: Myth for Modern Men: A Letter to My Son - https://explorerpoet.com/myth-for-modern-men/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

Robert Falconer is an author, researcher, therapist and advocate for Internal Family Systems (IFS).  For more than a decade Bob has devoted himself full-time to IFS work and believes it to be one of the most effective modes of therapy available. Bob recently published a new book titled When You're Going Through Hell, Keep Going and previously authored a book about IFS and unattached burdens, titled The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spirit Possession.In our conversation we discussed Internal Family Systems (IFS), Richard “Dick” Schwartz, multiple personalities, subpersonalities, many minds, parts, trauma, healing, internal fighting, the Self, unattached burdens, guides, Charles Taylor, buffered self, the Citadel Theory of Mind, interoception, porous minds, Richard Dawkins, memes, Plato, evolution, spirituality, ego, imperialism, colonialism, Edward Edinger, relationships, protectors, exiles, firefighters, reactive protectors, the Hearing Voices Movement, suicide, polarization, wounded children, shamanism, EMDR, psychedelics, Jay Early, self therapy, personhood, Martin Luther King Jr, and somebodyness.Episode Details:Guest Name: Robert FalconerWebsite: https://robertfalconer.us/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.falconer.16Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobfalconerifs/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@bobfalconerGong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavOther Content from the Explorer PoetDownload my latest writing: Myth for Modern Men: A Letter to My Son - https://explorerpoet.com/myth-for-modern-men/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

Frederik Ribersson is an author, youtuber, wokshopper and facilitator. His main aim is to help people see through narcissists, manipulation and toxic ideas, and to negotiate and heal effectively. Using his own experiences, as well as research on toxic people and toxic dynamics, Frederik now teaches people to think using healthy tools and to heal emotional wounds, so they can move forward.In our conversation we discussed narcissism, toxic people, toxic behavior, Chris Voss, FBI hostage negotiation, negotiation, decoding, ideal types, pure types, clusters of symptoms, energy, energy hoarders, energy vampires, archetypes, mindset, Carl Jung, power breaking others, fear, the function of fear, labeling, the courage to be disliked, love bombing, validation, empathy, lies, sincerity, grieving, manipulation, mental vulnerabilities, personality disorders, and status.Episode Details:Guest Name: Frederik RiberssonWebsite: https://www.ribersson.com/homeX: https://twitter.com/FRiberssonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/friberssonInstagram: https://instragram.com/friberssonYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/friberssonPodcast: https://anchor.fm/friberssonGong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavOther Content from the Explorer PoetDownload my latest writing: Myth for Modern Men: A Letter to My Son - https://explorerpoet.com/myth-for-modern-men/Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com

Dr. Claire Honeycutt is a tenured professor with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, a homeschooling mother, and a popular homeschooling author of the substack Hippy Mom PhD. On her substack, Clarie writes about how to unlock your child's unique, beautiful mind through multidisciplinary explorations of the best of art, architecture, literature, science, & the natural world. On her website, you can find information on how to create a beautiful education for your children, with curated curriculum ideas, inspiration, and educational resources to guide and support your child’s journey to the best version of themselves.In our conversation we discussed homeschooling, religious homeschooling, secular homeschooling, Hindu, Christian, values, childhood, classical schooling, unschooling, child-led learning, managing emotions, parenting, socialization, stories, children, whole people, education, trivium, grammar, logic, rhetoric, behavior, behaving, well-behaved parents, active parenting, parental involvement, Montessori, environment, science, scientists, evolution, seasonal adaptation, Peter Gray, and inviting children to the feast of the beauty of the world.Episode Details:Guest Name: Claire HoneycuttWebsite: https://www.theahimsamind.com/Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/HippyMomPhDSubstack: https://substack.com/@hippymomphd?utm_source=about-pageGong Sound: 68261__juskiddink__bell4.wavOther Content from the Explorer PoetDownload my latest writing: Myth for Modern Men: A Letter to My SonWhere to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplorerpoet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExplorerPoetYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ead95bf9-2f53-4965-8c29-b787a198891c/the-explorer-poet-podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexplorerpoet.substack.com