Ep. 6: Ghosting, Projection, Withdrawal & Abandonment

08/09/20 • 55 min

In this lively episode, the hosts explore the phenomenon of ghosting and sister phenomena such as emotional dishonesty and relational betrayal that fall along the continuum of relational abandonment.

A ghost in essence is para-normal, that which looks and appears to be true and real, but in actuality is not so genuinely authentic. There appears to be a lack of depth and vulnerability in the type of dating or friendship in which ghosting thrives—which begs the question of whether or not the relationships are really real in the first place, or if they manifest as real, and thus have a ghost-like or “as if” quality.

In this lively episode, the hosts explore the phenomenon of ghosting and sister phenomena such as emotional dishonesty and relational betrayal that fall along the continuum of relational abandonment.

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Ep. 5 - Boredom: From the Dread of Empty Time to the Fullness of Creativity

In this episode, the hosts explore the experience of boredom. It is most often experienced as very unpleasant as a person is left entirely with themselves. When boredom is present, life asks us how we show up to this and what possibilities there are. It is tempting to ease the discomfort of being thrown upon oneself by trying further self-distancing, but perhaps if we can stay with the experience of boredom we may also find possibilities to show up fully with ourselves and birth creative expression.

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Ep. 7: Loneliness

In this episode, the hosts are dialoguing about loneliness as a fundamental existential experience, the difference between loneliness and solitude, the felt experience of loneliness, and how to deal with loneliness. We invite you to listen to a dialogue about how to turn towards and be with our loneliness rather than frantically seeking to eliminate it, how to create moments and spaces of solitude where we can be alone without feeling lonely, and how to understand loneliness as a state of being that represents an opportunity to encounter our existence and ourselves more deeply, and to live more gracefully in the tension between our existential separateness and aloneness, and the longing for being in relationships and belonging.