In the great awakening of my soul, I committed myself to learning a lot about psychospirituality (which to me, the intersection of the mind and the soul come together). When I first started exploring this concept, I discovered narrative therapy, which is how to use stories to help heal your mind.
At the time, I was looking to understand my own stories, I discovered Dr. Mehl-Madrona. Dr. Mehl-Madrona has an extensive body of work, but it’s not widely popularized (nor all of it widely available) like the work of other psychologists or indigenous healers may be. One book of Dr. Mehl-Madrona has stuck with me for the past several years.
The Spirit of Healing, which is an exploration of narrative therapy, is a beautiful book to listen to. One of the exercises is called, “Dialogue with the Spirit of an Illness” (found in Chapter 10) became a part of my personal toolkit, as well as part of several workshops I ran over the years.
In it, you visualize a conversation with the spirit of an illness you have. “Illness” is metaphorical. It can represent an actual illness, a negative belief, or thought pattern. I guide you through a conversation with the spirit behind the illness, belief, or situation. In that conversation, we ask, how it came to you, what it needs you to know, and how it can move on from you. Listen in, and let me know what you think.
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