Tracking Shadow and Rewilding Your Soul with Brian Stafford, MD, MPH

Dr. Brian Stafford is a former pediatrician and psychiatrist who left his position as an endowed chair in academic psychiatry to rewild and ensoul his own life, and to discover his deeper calling.

On today’s show Brian and I delve into the realms of mystery and shadow to explore the magic and possibility that emerges when we’re willing to enter a deeper conversation with the natural world, and leave the safety of the known to uncover and reclaim our wholeness.

Brian shares his extensive understanding of:

rewilding and ensouling your life—what it is, and why and how to do it
shifting from a constricted egocentric to an expansive ecocentric orientation to the world
rediscovering the ancient connection between soul and nature
building relationship with the natural world as one of our most loving and essential guides
nurturing the life soul wants for you vs. perpetuating the life culture wants for you

The 4 Windows of Knowing

full-presence sensing
full-bodied feeling
heart-centred thinking
deep imagination

The 3 Realms of Knowing

physical
spiritual
imaginal

Shadow Work

projection and transference
why we don’t see others as they truly are
understanding repressed facets of self and why it’s essential to claim them back
how healing our shadow creates clear perception and greater intimacy with life

Today’s Guest:

Dr. Brian Stafford is one of the leaders in the rewilding and ensouling movement.

A former pediatrician and perinatal, infant, child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, Brian left his position as an endowed chair in academic psychiatry to rewild and ensoul his own life, and to discover his deeper calling.

He is a guide, Board member, trainer, and Director of the Wild Mind Training Program, a nature-based wholistic eco-depth psychotherapy training program, at the Animas Valley Institute. He is also the Founder or Co-founder of several institutions dedicated to the rewilding and ensouling of Education, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Christianity.

He lives in Ojai, California, USA and is currently finishing a book entitled “Pathwa

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Brian Stafford

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Dr. Brian Stafford is one of the leaders in the rewilding and ensouling movement. A former pediatrician and perinatal, infant, child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, Brian left his position as an endowed chair in academic psychiatry to rewild and ensoul his own life, and to discover his deeper calling.

After retraining as a wholistic eco-therapist and depth psychiatrist with the Animas Valley institute, Brian has gone on to rewild and ensoul the world as a wilderness and vision fast guide, retreat facilitator, mentor, trainer, international speaker, and writer. He is a guide, Board member, trainer, and Director of the Wild Mind Training Program, a nature-based wholistic eco-depth psychotherapy training program, at the Animas Valley Institute. He is also the Founder or Co-founder of several institutions dedicated to the rewilding and ensouling of Education, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Christianity. He is currently finishing a book entitled “Pathways to Ecological Awakening.”

He lives in Ojai, California, USA.

www.animas.org
www.WildernessIsMedicine.org
www.SeminaryoftheWild.com
www.CaliforniaTeachersCollege.com