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From the Jaws of the LionLágrima: Libations for Summer MourningWe have taken a small summer break following our last episode and for good reason. The days have been hot and sadly, Rob's father passed away during the month of July. Today, he has decided to open up and discuss his feelings and address the grief. As we delve into our collected 'summer mourning' we find time to talk of ghosts, relationships and our general malaise. It may not be the most cheeriest of topics but sometimes we must dance with the shadows to regain the light. So, dear listener, with the searing sun, the humid hours, with me a...2022-08-0439 min

From the Jaws of the LionBravery/Truth, Cowardice/Lies - Dichotomies of Being accompanied by a Memory of ChildhoodIn this episode, I discuss the dichotomies of bravery/cowardice and truth/lies. I draw on parallels between today and in my childhood when I had to stand up to a bully in a moment of fear and trembling. As for the modern world, we are seeing a true pandemic of accepted lies, where truth is scoffed at and blanketed over by false flags and other distractions. It is hard to live in truth, but many of us strive towards it. I dedicate this episode to those who have been cut off, abandoned by friends and family, fired, ridiculed a...2022-03-0336 min

From the Jaws of the LionAt the end of the year, an elusive sense of commmunity on the healing pathThis is my 21st episode to help cast off 2021. I feel it is fitting to look back on the years behind me, my healing and overcoming of ulcerative colitis and regard my journey through the lens of community, my closeness and distance to it. In this episode I discuss the sense of camaraderie I encountered in the company of classmates, co-workers and colleagues in the various places I studied and the jobs I worked. While I have healed through connecting with my higher self and heart, the fuller sense of community has always remained elusive. This episode is bittersweet a...2021-12-3048 min

From the Jaws of the LionOf facts, bodily fundamentals, and other fun stuff... the role of early research in a time of digestive suffering In this episode, I offer a mix of 'meat and potatoes' (namely facts) with some autobiographical moments and vignettes from May 2002. Before my diagnosis, I had to depend upon myself and learn a little about the digestive tract. While trying to pinpoint the core of my suffering, playing Sherlock Holmes with my own body, I encounter numerous, hopeless doctors and a sporty naturopath. Unfortunately, all of them offer me little in the way of help and insight. It's a long haul, this fact-finding mission. Yet, I am not going to make it to my specialist appointment coming up in J...2021-12-0939 min

From the Jaws of the LionTo live not lies? What it means to live a life with qualms, concerns and fears surrounding the Truth Dolli and I have been doing a podcast together for some time, and I thought I would share one of our episodes on my podcast, From the Jaws of the Lion. In this episode, we discuss truth, the difficulties of expressing it, the fears, the concerns, the qualms and in some instances, the healing aspects. I have decided to share this episode because I discuss how speaking my truth with family proved to be instrumental in my healing journey. In the future, I plan to do more interview episodes and discussions concerning healing with others. This episode ends season 2. 2021-12-0652 min

From the Jaws of the LionHer singing eyes and fingers - Lena (Reflecting on my Animas - III)In this episode, I turn to my adolescent past to investigate my early amores while also examining the influence of a certain girl. Lena captured my heart in a time I was on the cusp of branching out, gaining confidence with myself. Our flirtations were seemingly innocent and playful, only for her to steadily cause me frustration and eventually, her wiles from her 'singing eyes and fingers' would lead to a bitter betrayal and humiliation. For me, the damages, while hurtful, I cast them off, judging them to be superficial at the time. Yet, they would leave a lasting...2021-11-3038 min

From the Jaws of the LionWounded birds before they rise - Carolyn (Reflecting on my animas - II)Recovering from Jolanta, I find both my body and psyche still need to mend. It's a bit rocky for me and with school not working out, thankfully, I gain employment at a beer and wine store near the university. Now and then, I still visit the campus to get a hair cut, and have chats with my hairdresser, Amy. I also begin to make connections at my new job. It's a fun group to work with, some great colleagues. One of them is a young lady, attractive, sweet, and kind. We have great conversations, though I have to wonder, th...2021-11-2648 min

From the Jaws of the LionAlone and palely loitering... Jolanta (Reflecting on my Animas - I)In this episode, I am reflecting on my experience with being a friend and at the same time, being attracted to a conflicted female, Jolanta. Shortly after meeting her in a bartending course, I feel attracted, repulsed, angered and enamored by her presence. My fellow classmate, Dan, warns me I'm in for some trouble, yet I have to see it through. Jolanta is beautiful, intelligent and, at times, mysterious. Do I have a chance, or am I a plain fool, waiting around hopelessly for her to choose me? 2021-11-2444 min

From the Jaws of the LionA journey to the end of the night... (A Year in Victoria, Part III)October 2003. The end of the year is winding down along with my stubborn journey. Despite my last ditch efforts to heal with a strange woman and her weird, unconventional if not 'sickly' methods on the outskirts of Victoria, I have to concede and seek out proper medical intervention. Dr. Harman is pleased, my mother and step-father, too; meanwhile I am more concerned about my father's upcoming visit. What will we have to say to each other? Will we reconcile certain things? My cutting off contact with him in February, earlier that year, does that still bother him? Otherwise, I d...2021-11-1842 min

From the Jaws of the LionIn the land of Women (A Year in Victoria, Part II) Following my healing session with Cameron and the insights gained from Glen (events discussed in the previous episode, Paternal Surrogates for the Prodigal Son), the struggle to gain ground in my life meets a momentary curveball. I am hit with the news that I am fired from my part-time position. Thankfully, my job search is temporary; I find work in a restaurant overlooking the waters of West Bay in Victoria. From the paternal to the maternal, to the feminine, I begin to examine my life amongst my new colleagues and notice certain trends. Yet, with continuous blood loss, and a...2021-11-1541 min

From the Jaws of the LionPaternal Surrogates for the Prodigal Son (A Year in Victoria - Part I) Returning to the story of my healing journey, I find myself in Victoria, British Columbia. It is February 2004 and in a bid to gain perspective, and emotional autonomy, I decide to temporarily cut ties with my father despite his financial support. It is a difficult decision, though his absence opens a gap whereby I begin to invite paternal figures into my life. These men are mainly healers, but the lessons I will learn from them will come at a price. 2021-11-1145 min

From the Jaws of the LionEncountering, Crossing our Rubicons: Talks and Meditations with MartinIn this episode, after a break of some time, I discuss meeting a new friend, Martin. Martin has had a rough year, recently diagnosed with gastritis. With him, I explore meditation work, forgiveness and re-scripting the past in order to heal the present and future. One thing stands out is Martin's need to be the father-figure in friendships. I can relate to this and share my experience about my time with Suzanna, a girl I wanted to date, and yet I found myself longing to rescue her. We talk about the drawbacks of being a rescuer and how ultimately, w...2021-11-0841 min

From the Jaws of the LionVancouver - A lost RomanzeFar from home, from the life I led in Niagara, I find myself starting anew. But alone, lonely, and going through moments of depression in the big city, I find myself making tenable attempts at connection and turning my situation around. Still, despite all my efforts, my heart is failing me and somehow, I'm failing my heart. It appears things are going from bad to worse. On top of it all, there is a misadventure with a marble flower pot and an emergency call from a new doctor. 2021-10-2544 min

From the Jaws of the LionBitter exchanges or the cost of a paradigm unexamined, unbrokenIn this episode, I explore what happened in the wake of my medicinal metempsychosis. While I have regained a sizeable portion of body weight in a short time, I am unable to gain the respect and support of my brother and father. Feeling alone, I dedicate myself to leaving Ontario for British Columbia, but the troubles I leave behind become the troubles that remain on the road ahead. 2021-10-2142 min

From the Jaws of the LionFrom the jaws of the lion - medicinal metempsychosis or second prelude to future healingIn this episode I bring the listeners into the world of my medicinal metempsychosis session, introducing them to Diana, the regression therapist who would prove to have a pivotal role in helping me regain a foothold in my healing from ulcerative colitis. 2021-10-1938 min

From the Jaws of the LionVestiges of another life - an early appreciation of metempsychosis or first prelude to future healingIn this episode I discuss my early experience with metempsychosis, better known in the west as reincarnation. While it is a subject that draws disbelief and sometimes, harsh judgement, I offer up perspectives on my belief while examining a session from my teens where my mother's friend helps regress me to a medieval life. The results are fascinating and have repercussions in the real world. 2021-10-1539 min

From the Jaws of the LionSelf-reflection through the lens of a room - a partial and spatial reflectionIn this episode, I reflect on all the rooms I resided in leading up to 2002, as well as examine my depression and despairing attitudes regarding life before the onset of the colitis. In addition, I take a look back at two previous relationships, focusing on two women who were artistically inclined and yet emotionally couldn't have been more different. 2021-10-0736 min

From the Jaws of the LionThe Harrowing (Part III) - Internal betrayals, interventions and reconciliationsDespite the information I glean during the Echo session, and my Reiki practitioner's wise words to defend my health, I bow to unspoken pressure from my brother and father, compromising my body's integrity and nearly causing a fatal reaction. With help from a mysterious source, I continue on my path, leading to reconciliation with my brother and a conversation with a new friend that will plant the seeds of further healing down the road. 2021-10-0544 min

From the Jaws of the LionThe Harrowing (Part II) - Regrets, rebellions and revelationsIn this episode, I describe the horrid aftermath of taking medication I had intuitively felt was working against me. In order to feel better at foregoing the prescription, I seek out my doctor and become grimly reminded of how little help and support I have. But slowly, surely, I rally myself and seek out answers from an unconventional source. 2021-09-3034 min

From the Jaws of the LionThe Harrowing (Part I) - Two weeks left to live...This is the first part in a series detailing how I survived in the aftermath of discharging myself from McMaster Hospital in late March 2003. Against doctor's orders, I set out on my own to heal and repair myself from the shocks and trauma of my two weeks in the hospital. It was a time of risks, of threats from within, as well as a time I had to deceive those closest to me to protect myself. Stubborn and frightened while also being defiant, I am determined to find my own path on the healing journey. 2021-09-2932 min

From the Jaws of the LionSome Indeed or in the company of othersIn this episode, I reflect upon the souls I met while at McMaster University Hospital in March 2003. I highlight the tender moments, the moments of bonding and unity as well as conflict amongst fellow patients and staff and how happiness, as Leo Tolstoy wrote in his novel, The Cossacks, truly belongs in the company of others, whatever the circumstances or the difficulties we are enduring. I also meet a former sufferer of irritable bowel syndrome, who tells me something quite revealing regarding the way he managed to find equilibrium in his digestive-distressed life. His revelation will prove a key t...2021-09-2837 min

From the Jaws of the LionDiscovering the Abdominal Brain - Traditional Chinese Medicine to further one's healingIn this episode I discuss the impact of discovering the abdominal brain, a concept further elaborated upon in Traditional Chinese Medicine. I also detail certain encounters and conversations with nursing staff and other patients at McMaster and learn that I share something in common with a fellow sufferer of a similar irritable bowel disease. Join me on this journey of self-healing and overcoming. 2021-09-2734 min

From the Jaws of the LionThe Man with the God-Shaped Hole in His HeartIn this episode, I discuss my first ghastly encounter with a specialist on my healing journey. 2021-09-2435 min

From the Jaws of the LionThe Life Before HimThis podcast episode marks the first for me. My name is Robert, and I was a former sufferer of Ulcerative Colitis. In 'The Life Before Him' I introduce myself, my background, giving an overview of my life before I became seriously ill. Being an introductory episode, I hint at episodes to come, where I further detail how I managed to overcome such a difficult illness. This overcoming was difficult, but I have manged to live a life without using prescription drugs, using only the power of the mind and spirit to guide me. Also disclaimer: the contents of my...2021-09-2137 min

Formule1.nl PaddockpraatMarcus Ericsson: 'Indycar is meer old school dan de Formule 1'In een nieuwe Paddockpraat Special vertelt ex-Formule 1-coureur Marcus Ericsson over zijn overstap naar de Indycars, wat de Amerikaanse serie zo heerlijk competitief en old school maakt, waarom het helemaal niet erg is dat er 'minder geld en luxe' in de Indycars omgaat én vertelt over zijn leven in Amerika. Paddockpraat is de podcast van FORMULE 1 Magazine. In de Paddockpraat Special-reeks spreken we met coureurs en andere hoofdrolspelers uit de autosport. In deze reeks vind je onder meer interviews met Robert Doornbos, Christijan Albers, Giedo van der Garde, Renger van der Zande en Alexander Rossi.2021-07-0836 min

Formule1.nl PaddockpraatIndy 500 Special met Alexander Rossi (winnaar in 2016!)Deze Paddockpraat Special draait volledig om de Indy 500! Met Indycar-coureur Alexander Rossi halen we herinneringen op aan hoe hij de Indy 500 in 2016 als rookie won, gaan we in op wat de race zo bijzonder maakt (en waarom hij dat pas na zijn zege besefte) en blikken we vooruit op de editie van dit jaar! Paddockpraat is de podcast van FORMULE 1 Magazine! In de Paddockpraat Specials komen coureurs en andere prominenten aan het woord om hún autosportverhaal te vertellen. In eerdere afleveringen spraken we met: Christijan Albers, Robert Doornbos, Ernest Knoors, Renger van der Zande en nog v...2021-05-2817 min