In this episode, I begin by leading a guided meditation and introducing the "venue" of this episode, my hammock atop the Coquitlam Lake lookout, 700m up from the Burke Mountain trailhead. I talk about abuse, about bullying, seeing how topics like emotional abuse and gossip tie into various social/relational conflicts. As always, drawing perspective from my understanding of Internal Family Systems, offering insights and reflecting openly.
Subtopics that arise:
- Being bullied and personality development
- How a bully mimics the abuse they suffered
- Gossip vs self-responsible dialogues
- Unstable living situations (sometimes subtly)
Song in the intro- "Light of the Mountain" by Brandon Tilt
I acknowledge that I learn, grow and heal on the unceded ancestral lands of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm , the Katzie, the Stó:lō and the Tseil-Watuth First Nations. These lands were never abandoned nor surrendered by those with the ancestral rights to steward and protect these lands.
I honor and respect the elders, the children, the land stewards, the land protectors, the medicine keepers, and the men and women of all Indigenous nations.
Huy ch q’u (thank you) to those who support the indigenous communities and actively decolonize their minds and spirits.
Aho Mitakuye Oyasin, All my relations.
