Authenticity and Commitment to Freedom

In this episode, Michael opens up about feelings of inauthenticity, lack of freedom, and addictions. This has arisen from becoming aware of the self-centred tendency to present only the positive side of the story, that is so prevalent on social media. Michael explores a genuine desire to live authentically, and the relationship between truth and freedom.

Katherine is the originator of the Conscious Uncoupling process made famous by Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin as well as the creator of the Calling in “The One:” 49 Days to Love online course. Katherine is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After, which was nominated for a Books for a Better Life Award, and the national bestseller, Calling in “The One:” 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life. She is also a licensed marriage and family therapist and teacher to thousands from all corners of the world in her virtual and in-person learning communities.To find out more about Katherine you can follow the links below.https://linktr.ee/katherinewoodwardthomashttps://www.facebook.com/katherinewoodwardthomashttps://www.instagram.com/katherinewoodwardthomas/

Patricia Love is a women’s confidence coach, NLP, EFT, Seattle Realtor and Author of “Seen and (Un) Heard”She dedicates her time to teaching women skills to show up every day in a positive way, how the use of the right words, create success, not only in their daily life, but in family, business, and overall health for a lifetime.

In this episode, Michael talks with Patrick Murphy, Patrick is an avid Addiction To Freedom listener, philosopher, and student of life. Michael and Patrick discuss a range of fascinating topics, for example, emotions and what they are, who is experiencing and observing those emotions, who we are, and what we are? They also explore different aspects of life and freedom. What freedom really means and how being in flow can change everything.

Moe Ari is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist turned soul guide and mindset coach. He has spent years working with individuals at really important intersections in their journey. Through his own personal exploration of his identity, Moe Ari is now an expert in cultivating radical authenticity and offers coaching that he hopes will inspire others to unconditional self-love and alignment. Moe Ari uses a holistic approach to coaching because he believes that the mind, the body, and the spirit all play a vital role in our ability to express and experience Radical Authenticity. Moe shares his message of radical authenticity as a mindset coach, public speaker, writer, and soul guide! He helps other people release limiting beliefs as they create the “impossible” in their lives. You can find out more about Moe Ari by following the links below.https://theemoeari.com/https://www.instagram.com/loveoutproud/

Alistair is an International Anger Management Expert and Author of Lose Your Temper: A Conscious Exploration Of Anger. Alistair has experience in working with trauma and historic abuse in a manner that honours each person and allows for deep healing. During the last twenty-six years, he has worked with thousands of people who have made the call out of a desire to create change. Alistair regularly presents workshops to diverse groups from police, teachers, CRA auditors, unions, or therapists for professional development. He also provides counselling for parents with an extensive focus on Dads. He has developed and facilitated parenting groups for Dads and co-facilitated Parenting Together groups for couples. During one of his many interviews on CKNW, Alistair spoke about the importance of being aware of the memories parents create with their children. Alistair has extensive experience working with what is behind a person’s anger and has been humbled and inspired by the many people who have taken up the courage to create change. To learn more about the Angerman, his workshops and his book please check out the links below.https://linktr.ee/mooseangermanagementhttps://angerman.online/product/lose-your-temper-a-conscious-exploration-of-anger-ebook/

Noah Levine is the author of Refuge Recovery, Heart of the Revolution, Against the Stream, and Dharma Punx.Noah is a Buddhist teacher, an addiction-recovery advocate, and the founder of several non-profits that provide Buddhist-based resources to diverse populations including addicts (Refuge Recovery), incarcerated youth (the mind-body awareness project), He offers retreats, training, lectures, and meditation classes internationally. Noah holds a master’s degree in counselling psychology from CIIS. He has been teaching Buddhism since the late 90s. You can find out more about Noah and his meditation centre, podcast, and recovery refuge in the links below.Website: https://noahlevine.com/Podcast: https://noahlevine.com/podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noahlevine108/Refuge Recovery:  https://www.refugerecovery.org/

In this episode, Michael shares his thoughts about the common understanding of Freedom, and how this approach actually prevents Freedom. He ends the episode by suggesting a different approach to experiencing Freedom that overcomes these problems.

Website: https://healinganger.ca/Book: https://healinganger.ca/product/healing-anger-ebook/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healinganger/Alejandra Proaño is an anger management specialist and is the co-owner of Moose Anger Management. She directs Healing Anger, the program for women that now runs online and worldwide, every eight weeks. She and her team of counsellors specialize in individual, couple and group counselling work on anger and addictions. Alejandra helps people integrate their anger to turn it into a positive driving force in life. The long-term vision of the Healing Anger program is to destigmatize women’s anger —a collective shadow in our society. Alejandra holds a Specialization in Family Therapy, a Master in Clinical Psychology, a Master in Science and a Master in Literature. She brings a compassionate and trauma-informed lens to her work. She is a lifetime student, a Compassionate Inquiry practitioner, and a second-year Somatic Experiencincing student (frameworks based on the work of Gabor Maté and Peter Levine). She has lived and worked in 4 different countries where she had plenty of eye-opening experiences. In Ecuador, in her early 20's, she worked at the women’s prison and in private and public hospitals and psychiatric clinics. In Colombia, she worked with families recovering from the drug wars. She was also a research consultant on socio-political violence and the crimes against humanity for a non-profit organization (NGO) with consultative status to the United Nations (UN). In Mexico, she worked as a consultant and a coach for an NGO of psychologists and lawyers whose mission was to eradicate violence against women. Her two-year research project on the representation of women in romantic love letters at the National Library in Mexico won a graduate Honours Thesis Award. Alejandra’s essays and poetry have been published in international journals and academic publications in many countries. She is now rewriting “Healing Anger: Transform Anger into Growth,” which compiles the words of the many hundreds of women she has worked with over the last eight years in Vancouver, Canada, where she lives with her partner Alistair, known as the Angerman. If you want to learn more or join one of their groups, go to our website, healinganger.ca or angerman.online

In this episode, Michael explores his thoughts about a definition of addiction and how this relates to the body-mind, pain, pleasure, and free will, which result in being held in addiction. He also shares some thoughts and perspectives that he is exploring as a way to transform and grow out of this addictive way of operating.