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Down With My Demons: The Shadow Work Path
How to embrace our shadow and unconscious material to help move toward wholeness and greatness. Through the use of storytelling, tips, psychology, and featured guests, this podcast explores uncomfortable aspects of our inner landscape, life in general, growing up, and all things in between. No BS, no games: just real, honest, and raw solidarity. This shows brings the understanding that life is indeed challenging. No parts are bad parts and all aspects of ourselves deserve attention and care. Join me, Chloe Lionheart, a doctoral student in clinical psychology and avid befriender of shadows, on the adventure of a lifetime. If you're ready to get out of your own way and to live the life you deserve, this show is for you.
Down With My Demons: The Shadow Work Path
The Grip of Dopamine
This week we are unpacking Dopamine! This is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days and this episode is devoted to the continued exploration of understanding how our brains and bodies work in conscious and unconscious ways. Inside, we learn about what dopamine is, where it is, what it does, and how that might play out in our lives. Part of the shadow work experience is first learning to be aware of ourselves and our many systems, before we can take further steps. Once we are more cognizant of ourselves, next comes learning to show ourselves compassion for our humanness and starting on the path of making necessary shifts. Please like, subscribed, leave a review, and SHARE! I hope you enjoy the episode and look forward to being with you in there. Till next time...
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To connect with Chloe Lionheart:
Email: chloe@downwithmydemons.com
Resources:
Adrenal Glands: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23005-adrenal-gland
Body-Mind Centering: https://www.bodymindcentering.com/
-Great book on Body-Mind Centering by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
"Sensing, Feeling, and Action: The Experiential Anatomy of Body-Mind Centering"
https://bonniebainbridgecohen.com/collections/books
Chakras: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/7-chakras-for-beginners
Kundalini Energy: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/the-science-of-kundalini#:~:text=Kundalini%20is%20a%20potential%20power,species'%20evolution%20toward%20greater%20consciousness.
Dan Siegel: "Dopamine and Teenage Logic" Article
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/dopamine-and-teenage-logic/282895/
More info:
Scientific Article:
"The relationship between childhood trauma, dopamine release and dexamphetamine-induced positive psychotic symptoms" -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6848217/
Poem by Khalil Gibran "On Pleasure" from his book "The Prophet"
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/148570/on-pleasure
The Prophet (Free E-Book): https://www.kahlilgibran.com/images/The%20Prophet%20Ebook%20by%20Kahlil%20Gibran.pdf
Exercise Questions:
...When feeling the pull of dopamine...
1. What do I want right now?
2. What do I need right now?
3. What is going to make me feel my best in hours or days from now?
4. What happened throughout my day that's playing a role in how I feel right now?
5. Will I be able to show myself kindness after I feed this desire?