Taking Charge Of The Story Of Our Health with Carl Greer, Ph.D.

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What if despite aging, injuries, health conditions and illnesses you could not only return to a state of health you enjoyed previously but even improve on it? Greer explores feelings and thoughts, both conscious and unconscious, that are intertwined and can influence your physical health. He encourages us to explore our own health story. He says we must write out our truth: “Then ask yourself what would you like it to be . . . and then you ask why isn’t it that way and where my unconscious factors come in?” Some of the questions he suggests you may ask yourself are: What do I need to do to regain my vitality? Is this treatment working for me and should I continue it? What is triggering my fatigue or overeating or whatever other unhealthy practice I’m doing? What’s triggering it? He encourages us to be patient with ourselves and allow little spaces for different choices. As we do the intentional work that he suggests, we must be aware of our thoughts, emotions, feelings, and spirituality, and see the interconnections between them and our physical bodies. He also advocates tapping into the healing intelligence and nurturing energies of the natural world. And he encourages us to partner with our inner healing helpers and guides, and participate with others in making up rituals and ceremonies that help us to integrate the positive changes in our lives. (hosted by Justine Willis Toms) 

Bio

Carl Greer, Ph.D., Psy.D. is a practicing clinical psychologist, Jungian analyst, and shamanic practitioner. He teaches at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and is on staff at the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being.

Carl Greer is the author of:

• Change The Story of Your Health: Using Shamanic and Jungian Techniques for Healing (Findhorn Press 2017)
• Change Your Story, Change Your Life: Using Shamanic and Jungian Tools to Achieve Personal Transformation (Findhorn Press 2014)

To learn more about the work of Carl Greer go to http://carlgreer.com/.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• How shamanism is experiential and how we can distinguish what is useful from what is just made up
• What is energy medicine and how can we use scanning techniques for better health
• Why writing out the story of our health is important to the process of wellness
• How to explore our belief systems regarding where we are now and where we want to be
• What are some questions to explore in writing our health story
• How we all have an inner healer and how to tap into it
• What is Justine’s story of changing a long-standing habit of overeating, and how she lost 85 pounds
• Why making incremental changes in the moment will lead to success if we are consistent in our actions
• What are some examples of internal helpers and guides that might appear in dreams or shamanic journeys
• What is the purpose of creating sacred ceremonies and rituals with others
• What are some of the healing aspects of being in nature
• How to dialogue with your pain and ask what it has to tell you
• How to dialogue with depression and anxiety 

Host: Justine Willis Toms         Interview Date: 6/26/2017         Program Number: 3616

Music Playlist

From Album: No Words
Artist: Jim Brickman
1994 Windham Hill Records
Windham Hill #CD 11139-2

Opening Essay: Track 01 Rocket to the Moon
Music Break 1: Track 04 I Said… You Said…
Music Break 2: Track 04 I Said… You Said… (reprise)
Music Break 3: Track 07 Borders