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The Teaching Journeys PodcastA Child Of This Universe: The Brad Wetzler StoryIn this episode of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, hosted by Dave Roberts, we dive into an inspiring conversation with Brad Wetzler, a distinguished writer, editor, memoir coach, and teacher. Brad shares his incredible life journey from being an adventure writer to facing profound inner battles with depression, PTSD, and addiction. He recounts his career highlights, including working with notable publications and on projects like Jon Krakauer's 'Into Thin Air'. Throughout the discussion, Brad emphasizes the importance of spiritual inquiry, reflecting on his transformative experiences including a mystical encounter with Baba-ji in India. This episode underscores the healing power of...2025-03-1850 min
Behind Beautiful ThingsSpecial Bonus Episode: Brad joins Kevin to discuss his course “Writing the Soul”What does it mean to write from the soul? In this special conversation, Brad Wetzler joins Kevin to explore the deeper dimensions of writing, storytelling, and the essence of soul. Brad shares insights from his new course, *Writing the Soul*, and discusses how memoir can be a powerful path to self-discovery and healing. Together, they unpack what it means to write from a place of honesty and vulnerability, the connection between body and storytelling, and how writing can transform our relationship with trauma, memory, and meaning. What You'll Learn in This Epis...2025-03-1429 min
Behind Beautiful ThingsSpecial Bonus Episode: Brad joins Kevin to discuss his course “Writing the Soul”What does it mean to write from the soul? In this special conversation, Brad Wetzler joins Kevin to explore the deeper dimensions of writing, storytelling, and the essence of soul. Brad shares insights from his new course, *Writing the Soul*, and discusses how memoir can be a powerful path to self-discovery and healing. Together, they unpack what it means to write from a place of honesty and vulnerability, the connection between body and storytelling, and how writing can transform our relationship with trauma, memory, and meaning. What You'll Learn in This Epis...2025-03-1431 min
Write the Book Inside You#66 Brad Wetzler: Writing Memoir to Heal Trauma, Transform your Life: A Spiritual JourneySend us a textHost: Caryl WestmoreGuest: Brad WetzlerBrad Wetzler travelled the world as an acclaimed journalist writing for The New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, GQ, and other prestigious publications. But his fame masked a dark side: childhood trauma, PSTD and addiction to prescription drugs that almost killed him.Brad’s story is one of adventure, trauma, and ultimately, healing through writing. From being a celebrated travel journalist to struggling with misdiagnosed mental health conditions and overmedication, Brad shares his deeply personal jo...2025-01-2829 min
Inside AddictionOvercoming Medication Dependency with Brad WetzlerLuke Worsfold speaks with Brad Wetlzer, a travel writer and memoir coach, about his transformative journey through addiction, trauma, and misdiagnosis. Brad shares his deeply personal story, including growing up in a household affected by addiction, his misdiagnosis with bipolar disorder, and the heavy cocktail of psychiatric medications that left him a "walking zombie."
Discover how Brad reclaimed his life through yoga, therapy, and community, and learn how he channels his experience to help others write their own stories. This conversation explores resilience, the dangers of unchecked authority in psychiatry, and the importance of questioning diagnoses and...2025-01-2449 min
Inside AddictionOvercoming Medication Dependency with Brad WetzlerLuke Worsfold speaks with Brad Wetlzer, a travel writer and memoir coach, about his transformative journey through addiction, trauma, and misdiagnosis. Brad shares his deeply personal story, including growing up in a household affected by addiction, his misdiagnosis with bipolar disorder, and the heavy cocktail of psychiatric medications that left him a "walking zombie."
Discover how Brad reclaimed his life through yoga, therapy, and community, and learn how he channels his experience to help others write their own stories. This conversation explores resilience, the dangers of unchecked authority in psychiatry, and the importance of questioning diagnoses and...2025-01-2449 min
J. Brown Yoga TalksBrad Wetzler - "Into the Soul of the World"Brad Wetzler, author of Into the Soul of the World, talks with J about overcoming addiction, spiritual interventions, and laying ourselves bare in order to heal. They discuss the pandemic period they met in, getting misdiagnosed as bipolar and becoming addicted to medication, mental health care diagnosis and treatment, community yoga, saints and gurus, walking in the footsteps of Jesus, undoing learned narcissism, receiving shaktipat, swimming in the waters of materialism, devotion, being softened by love, and finding real humanity. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM. Check out J's othe...2024-07-151h 23
Help for Loving RelationshipsSelf-discovery in Nature, Spirituality, and RelationshipsSend us a textA decade-long journey to heal from PTSD, depression, and addiction took travel writer Brad Wetzler to the Holy Land, India, and the Himalayas. While immersed in nature, spirituality, and relationships with people (and dogs), Brad discovered himself. Self-compassion was a big healer: "When I softened the way I spoke to myself, I began to emerge, and began to feel more connected with my world."Brad's journey is chronicled in his book Into the Soul of the World.2024-06-2732 min
Behind Beautiful ThingsFrom Trauma to Healing: Brad on his role growing up in his family, his misdiagnosis and overmedication, and his spiritual awakening and healing | 77As Leo Tolstoy immortally said: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”. The truth and poetry of this opening line to Anna Karenina is reflected back to us every day. Join us today as we speak with Brad Wetzler, author of the amazing memoir “Into the Soul of the World”. We talk about his upbringing in an unhappy family, his fraught mental health journey, and his remarkable journey of healing.Find more about Brad below:Website: bradwetzler.comInstagram: @bradwetzler Facebook: www.facebook.com/bradwetzler...2024-02-201h 06
Make America Healthy#63 Overcoming PTSD with Mark McNear and Brad WetzlerIf you, a spouse, a family member or friend is suffering from some form of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, then listen to this episode. We explore many ideas to get to the root of PTSD and tell ways to overcome it. We are joined by Mark McNear, a licensed psychotherapist who helps people who have experienced trauma in their lives and has 30 years of clinical experience. Mark is also the author of “Finding My Words: A Ruthless Commitment To Healing Gently After Trauma" (www.markmcnear.com) Also, Brad Wetzler, journalist and travel writer, whose new book “Into the Soul of the...2023-10-1236 min
Men’s Therapy PodcastEncore: Into the Soul of the WorldJoin us for Men's Therapy Podcast Episode 1!
I couldn't think of a better guest to have on than my friend and colleague Brad Wetzler. He's traveled the world from Amazonian jungles, Greenland's melting ice cap, the high-tech industrial parks of India, the Indonesian archipelago, and Star City, Russia's center for space travel. He comes on the show today to share his story of growth, healing, and belonging.
Brad's Links:
bradwetzler.com
https://www.facebook.com/bradwetzlerwriter
Instagram: @bradwetzler
Twitter: @bradwetzler2023-09-2200 min
All That And MoAn Anonymous Chat with the author of "Seek The Risk" (plus, a free book!)**Oh, before you dive into this treasure trove of wisdom and whimsy, I must warn you about a little hiccup in the audio quality. Yep, our tech gremlins were out to play! 😅 But don't fret, my dear listeners. Just consider it a quirky character trait of this episode. I promise the content will more than make up for the little audio blips.**What happens when a one-off blog post accidentally turns into a brutally honest book? And what's more—pepper in a helping of non-monogamy, extreme sports, and personal growth.In this episode of "A...2023-08-231h 12
Stubborn LoveSeek the Risk: Non-monogamy through the eyes of an extreme sports participant | With Adam, AuthorSummary
Adam discusses how extreme sports have influenced his perspective on non-monogamy and how facing challenges such as jealousy and self-worth issues have led to personal growth.
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
Adam's experiences with jealousy and imposter syndrome in a non-monogamous relationship, emphasizing the importance of autonomy and choice in exploring different sexual experiences.
Adam making the connection between his fears in extreme sports and emotional challenges, emphasizing the importance of managing fear in ENM relationships.
Adam’s experience dealing with stigma and judgm...2023-08-1947 min
Inside Personal Growth with Greg VoisenPodcast 1033: Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing with Brad WetzlerMy guest this episode is an author, journalist, podcaster, yoga + mindfulness teacher, and writing mentor, Brad Wetzler. Featured in this podcast also is his latest book Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing.2023-07-2246 minMen’s Therapy PodcastInto the Soul of the WorldJoin us for Men's Therapy Podcast Episode 1!
I couldn't think of a better guest to have on than my friend and colleague Brad Wetzler. He's traveled the world from Amazonian jungles, Greenland's melting ice cap, the high-tech industrial parks of India, the Indonesian archipelago, and Star City, Russia's center for space travel. He comes on the show today to share his story of growth, healing, and belonging.
Brad's Links:
bradwetzler.com
https://www.facebook.com/bradwetzlerwriter
Instagram: @bradwetzler
Twitter: @bradwetzler2023-07-1400 min
Bridging Connections with Bryan Reeves99. When You Hit Bottom w/ Brad WetzlerHave you ever gone on a journey into the world that fundamentally changed you? Have you figured it out by now what means to truly live a good life? Might you still be functioning as an adult from childhood wounds unexamined ? In this episode I had the pleasure of connecting with Brad Wetzler whose ... Read more2023-07-061h 04
Bryan ReevesWhen You Hit Bottom w/ Brad Wetzler (099)
Have you ever gone on a journey into the world that fundamentally changed you?
Have you figured it out by now what means to truly live a good life?
Might you still be functioning as an adult from childhood wounds unexamined ?
In this episode I had the pleasure of connecting with Brad Wetzler whose captivating story takes us on a profound journey that fundamentally changed his life. Brad’s transformative experience was born out of hitting rock bottom, leaving him with no other option but to embark on a path of self-discovery. As som...2023-07-061h 04
Regarding ConsciousnessFinding a Sacred Means of Reconnecting With Your True Feelings with Brad WetzlerBrad Wetzler, a noted writer and editor with Outdoors Magazine joins us today to discuss his ongoing bout with depression. Brad naively trusted the medical establishment with a diagnosis of his mental health that ultimately proved to be incorrect.In this episode, Brad shares the moment he decided "enough is enough" and made the conscious decision to take control of his feelings. This included a journey on the "Jesus Trail" in Israel and Palestine, and countless hours in prayer and meditation.Today Brad shares his journey in his book Into the Soul of the World...2023-06-1528 min
Suicide Zen Forgiveness Stories re Suicide Loss | Ideation | Mental Health | Offering Hope |Empathy for AllBrad Wetzler Addiction and PTSD S4 E19Brad Wetzler speaks and writes passionately about mental health, men's issues, and spirituality.
His new memoir, Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing {Hachette, March 2023) is an adventure journalist’s story of a decade-long, round-the-world quest to overcome his drug addiction and to understand and heal from past traumas.
More about his new book: Suffering from PTSD and severe depression from past trauma, battling an addiction to overprescribed psychiatric medication, and at the rock bottom of his career, journalist Brad Wetzler had nowhere to go. So he set out on a journey to...2023-05-3042 min
Life is a Ride---Overcoming Huge Challenges in Unconventional WaysA Conversation with Author/Adventurer Brad WetzlerBrad Wetzler is author of the new book Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing, a wonderful memoir about his travels around the world and how that ultimately became a powerful, life-healing journey. It's a fascinating conversation! Brad Wetzler is an author, journalist, podcaster, and yoga + mindfulness teacher, and writing mentor. He writes books (and articles) and hosts a podcast about adventure healing, emotional wellness, and faith & spirituality. Brad began his writing and publishing career serving as an editor at Outside magazine, where he worked with some of Am...2023-05-2329 min
Curiosity JunkieAuthor Brad Wetzler - Into The Soul Of The World: My Journey to HealingBrad Wetzler has a new book out, a memoir called Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing, published by Hachette Books. This memoir is a powerful personal story about Brad's rise to become a highly successful adventure journalist with stamps in his passport from a hundred-plus countries, and then his collapse into depression, PTSD, and addiction, and finally a decade-long, round-the-world quest to heal.Click the link below to grab your copy today.https://www.amazon.com/Into-Soul-World-Journey-Healing/dp/0306829304 https://bradwetzler.com/Support the show...2023-05-2154 min
Listen With Your Imagination, Free Audiobook Are Your DestinationInto the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing Audiobook by Brad WetzlerListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 605368
Title: Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing
Author: Brad Wetzler
Narrator: Andrew Eiden
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:05:23
Language: English
Release date: 03-21-23
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, History & Culture, Mental Health
Summary:
This powerful memoir shares an adventure journalist’s story of a decade-long, round-the-world quest to overcome his drug addiction and to understand and heal from past traumas.
Suffering from PTSD and severe depression from past trauma, battling an addiction to overprescribed psychiatric medication, and at the rock bo...2023-03-2111h 05
Get New Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureInto the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing by Brad WetzlerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing Author: Brad Wetzler Narrator: Andrew Eiden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 21, 2023 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This powerful memoir shares an adventure journalist’s story of a decade-long, round-the-world quest to overcome his drug addiction and to understand and heal from past traumas. Suffering from PTSD and severe depression from past trauma, battling an addiction to overprescribed psychiatric medication, and at the rock bottom of his career, journalist Brad Wetzler had nowhere to go. So...2023-03-2103 min
Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsInto the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing by Brad WetzlerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing Author: Brad Wetzler Narrator: Andrew Eiden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 21, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: This powerful memoir shares an adventure journalist’s story of a decade-long, round-the-world quest to overcome his drug addiction and to understand and heal from past traumas. Suffering from PTSD and severe depression from past trauma, battling an addiction to overprescribed psychiatric medication, and at the rock bottom of his career, journalist Brad Wetzler had nowhere to go. So he...2023-03-2103 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastLiving Our Authentic, True SelfIn this episode, Brad Wetzler revisits Siddhartha, the classic spiritual novel by Hermann Hesse, and discusses the concepts of "true self" and "authenticity." What do these words actually mean? He asks, how do we locate our true self? And how do we live from our true self? What is the cost of living in our true self? Is he--are you--courageous enough to become who you really are? As Alan Watts might say, Are you ready to walk away from the unspoken agreements holding you back, to live your dharma, "your weird"? Doesn't the world need your true, authentic self, yo...2021-10-0624 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastYoga, Lovingkindness Meditation, & Finding Faith within OurselvesIn this episode, author, journalist, yoga & mindfulness teacher, and seeker Brad Wetzler unpacks and shares the life lessons he learned on a pilgrimage to Mount Arunachala, the great Shiva mountain in southern India. He discusses his definition of the words "spiritual" and "faith," and he discusses how being humiliated on the mountain led him to see his path in life more clearly, and eventually helped him heal depression and cope with childhood trauma from a near-drowning episode and growing up in an addicted, narcissistic family. Finally, he shares how the powerful Buddhist metta meditation practice helped him heal and g...2021-09-2832 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastLandscape of the HeartBrad tells the story of a recent road trip across New Mexico and Colorado--and into the core of his own heart. What is the heart? What does it mean to drop into the heart? Is all this heart talk even real except to poets and romantics? Brad answers these questions, and he comes to a surprising conclusion about what enlightenment actually is. Hint: Cows do it. For more info about Brad Wetzler, visit bradwetzler.com Music credit: "sun of the most high" by ketsa 2021-09-1718 min
Curiosity JunkieS2 Living With CPTSD - Brad Wetzler - Author, Adventure Writer, Podcaster, Writing Coach & Yoga TeacherBrad Wetzler is an Author, Adventure Writer, Podcaster, Writing Coach & Yoga Teacher. Brad has been to some of the most beautiful and enlightening places on this planet. He has also suffered from PTSD & Anxiety for most of his life and until a few years ago he was misdiagnosed and over medicated. Hear his powerful story and how turning inward and finding yoga changed his life.Connect with Brad Wetzler Support the showWebsite: https://cassieburton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvNgStf4g...2021-09-0739 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastAdventures in FaithIn this episode, I tell the story of my pilgrimage to Arunachala, the great Shiva mountain in southern India. While circling the conical peak while chanting Om Namah Shivaya, I encounter the ego-destroying god Shiva. And I come closer to what I've been seeking for decades. I get a glimpse of my true self. Moreover, I realize that I have far more faith than I imagined. The lesson I learned? Faith is not belief in a concept. Faith is a verb. To have faith is to trust in one's own experience. For more info about Brad Wetzler, visit bradwetzler.c...2021-08-2830 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastSpiritual Ambition (Is a Good Thing)In this episode, I discuss the ways in which having spiritual ambition has helped me to transform and how great spiritual teachers have emphasized this, too. I tell a story about my pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine helped launch me into a decade-long period of inner exploration. The Buddha himself, the man or myth, had to "dream big" in order to achieve Enlightenment. Otherwise, he'd never have achieved his goal of liberation. How can you set your spiritual goals? Listen to Episode 3 of Enlightened-ish for more information and inspiration to help you with your spiritual evolution. Brad W...2021-08-1817 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastBeing a Good HumanThis week I talk about how I shifted away from seeking "enlightenment" and total emotional healing by leaning into my humanness. As a result, I deepened my connection with myself and felt closer to something greater, as well. If you're trapped in the quest for enlightenment, I hope you'll chew on this. I discuss more self-forgiving, less painful ways to practice. (It doesn't have to be torturous.) I talk about the pitfalls of self-absorption and victim-ness, and I offer one way that we can transcend these bad habits. Those of us who have co-dependent tendencies or suffer f...2021-08-1324 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastIntroducing The Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastWelcome to Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler. In this first episode, Brad discusses the who, what, where, when, and why of his new podcast. We humans have big brains that serve us in many ways. But our thinking brains also cause trouble for us, particularly when we forget how flawed and flat wrong our thoughts can be. Our thinking brains can wind up causing us to become more separated from others and even ourselves. Meanwhile, we humans have big hearts, the feeling part of us that unites us and allows for cooperation and even love. Yet, over time, our hearts c...2021-08-0427 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastEp 4: Dr. Tamra Sattler on the Enneagram, Spiritual Bypassing, and the Quest for True SelfJoin host Brad Wetzler for a discussion with Dr. Tamra Sattler on the difference between spirituality and psychology, the enneagram, spiritual bypassing, and the quest for True Self. Dr. Sattler is a psychotherapist, professor of psychology, documentary filmmaker, author, and entrepreneur. She has fifteen years of experience as a private practice clinician. She specializes in relational issues and psychological disorders, including depression, anxiety, and attachment. Before earning her Ph.D. in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), she worked at several Silicon Valley tech startups. Her education and experience in both Eastern wisdom an...2021-03-2942 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastEp 3: Ross Wehner on Education, Purpose, and the Future of WisdomEducator and entrepreneur Ross Wehner and host Brad Wetzler discuss education, purpose, and the future of wisdom. Wehner, the founder of World Leadership School and TeachUNITED, nonprofits dedicated to helping people discover their purpose explains that purpose happens when a person's thinking, feeling, and doing are in alignment. Wehner brings an understanding of the science of purpose as well as a passion for helping people grow and change. Anybody interested in how transformation happens and how humans can build a healthier, more sustainable future won't want to miss this episode. 2021-03-231h 00
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastEp 2: Matthew Andrews on Yoga, Pilgrimage, and the Transformational Gifts of DevotionMatthew Andrews is a writer, musician, entrepreneur, spiritual activist, and yoga teacher. He is co-owner of Yoga Center Amherst, which has had an average of about 1400 class attendances per month since 2016. He has completed 500+ hours of yoga teacher training, has co-taught several Embodyoga teacher trainings, and has organized and led eight yoga-oriented retreats in North and South India, with over 150 total attendees. Matthew's spiritual path has developed in the midst of a rich, full life. Before owning Yoga Center Amherst, he was Senior Director of State Operations for Best Buddies International, responsible for over 100 employees and a $12...2021-03-1444 min
Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler PodcastBK Loren on Nature, Grounded Spirituality, and the Power of the UnnameableJoin me as I talk with BK Loren about the power of nature and the things that can't (and shouldn't) be named. BK Loren is the award winning author of the novel THEFT, and the essay collection, ANIMAL, MINERAL, RADICAL. Her short fiction and essays have garnered many national awards and have been published in The Best Spiritual Writing Anthologies (2004 and 2012), Parabola, Yoga International, Orion Magazine, and many others. She is from a working class family and has usually worked in jobs that allow space to write as she works. She’s been a ranch hand, a co...2021-02-2556 min
Futility ClosetAlone Across the Outback In 1977, a young woman named Robyn Davidson set out to pursue what she called a "lunatic idea" -- to lead a group of camels 1,700 miles across western Australia, from the center of the continent to the Indian Ocean. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow Davidson's remarkable journey alone through the Outback and learn what it taught her. We'll also dive into the La Brea Tar Pits and puzzle over some striking workers. Intro: O.E. Young of Petersburg, Va., assembled a two-story house from the marble...2018-04-2332 min
Nothing Off Limits®Brad Wetzler On the Art and Science of Spiritual AwakeningsAuthor and journalist Brad Wetzler joins NOL to share his personal inspiration behind writing his upcoming nonfiction book about the art and science of spiritual awakenings. We discuss the interesting phenomenon of Jerusalem Syndrome and the profound effect holy places can have on some people, a few of his stories and experiences with self-proclaimed messiahs in Jerusalem, his research surrounding the connection between faith and mental illness, how the wiring in the brain changes as a result of regular spiritual practice, Brad’s personal shift from neutral journalist to spiritual author, and much more.
About Brad:
Brad is an author and...2017-04-0346 min