ASK ABDI: PART 3

This podcast episode is a compilation of "Ask Abdi" questions submitted via the website.

7:36 - QUESTION: The amount of sheer denial about the climate emergency breaks my heart; I see it in the world at large, among those closest to me, and even, yes, still at times in myself. I am at a moment of great transition in my life, and one of the few things I am certain of is that I want to live bravely and with integrity, in partnership with the earth and Divine Mother. I'm willing to go live in the snowy woods somewhere, learn how to be an agrarian homesteader, but I wonder if reacting to extreme denial with another possibly extreme response is really what is being asked of me. As always, I know the outer work begins with the inner work, but I would love to know your perspective.

13:56 - QUESTION: I am in a romantic relationship with someone who I love very dearly but who lives in a pretty intense idealization and denial of the reality of the pain of his childhood, which was very traumatic. I witness the effects of this undealt with trauma, which includes smoking a pack a day, binge eating and drinking, as well as a tendency towards codependent people-pleasing. I have had to be very vigilant to maintain my own boundaries. His denial makes me feel a bit alone in the relationship and I would love to know your insights on how to skillfully proceed.

19:29 - QUESTION: How do you clear bad energy from around you/inside you, whether they are tied to individuals or a workplace? What is a good process to release negative cycles that feel like they are haunting your body-mind?

23:27 - QUESTION: I just listened to the last few minutes of your Ask Abdi: Part 2 podcast, and I'm writing this with tears of how much I appreciated being present in the body. Even though it probably lasted a few moments… I've been dealing with my anxiety for a while now, and I'm having trouble living fearlessly and grounding myself when leaving the house - no matter how much healing I've done. My question is, how do you live fearlessly when you feel your body, mind, and external circumstances are not aligning with how you wish to live? 

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