Opening The Heart of Compassion (w/Simon Brown)

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ZDoggMD@zdoggmd

December 15, 2023

Opening The Heart of Compassion (w/Simon Brown)

Early release for Locals! Will be public on YouTube and audio podcast this weekend.

We talk about how compassion and suffering could matter if this world is a kind of illusion, the distinction between empathy and compassion as it relates to burnout, dorsal and ventral vagal mechanisms related to deep trauma conditioning, the true meaning of Christmas and the holiday season and MUCH more.

Please listen to our previous conversation on awakening and trauma here: https://zdoggmd.com/podcasting/awakening-heart/

Check out Simon's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Awakehereandnow

Here's that book by Ally Wise that Simon referenced: https://embodiedhealingbook.com/

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