{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68777d335d5bb08874b34384/6a2fddb2685069f99ff80a84?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Suicidal Despair to Freedom: Awakening, Psychedelics and Owning Your Humanity | Saja Fendel","description":"<p>What if awakening doesn’t save you from your feelings – but asks you to feel <em>everything</em> more honestly?</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, I speak with Saja Fendel, who went from a violent, chaotic adolescence and suicidal despair into a terrifying psychedelic collapse where he believed he’d caused all the suffering in existence – and then to a deep recognition that at a fundamental level everything is love.</p><p><br></p><p>We explore:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How unresolved pain and fear can masquerade as “spiritual seeking”</li><li>Why awakening is <em>not</em> an escape from your trauma or your responsibilities</li><li>The difference between non‑stick experience and spiritual bypassing</li><li>Taking responsibility in relationships even when “no one is doing anything”</li><li>Moving beyond the old guru‑student model into friendship, humour and normality</li><li>Why fun, play and adventure are essential on the path</li></ul><p>This is a conversation about being fully human and fully awake – not one or the other.</p><p><br></p><p>My website: https://www.simonmundie.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Book a coaching consultation: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/simon-mundie-intro-call</p><p><br></p><p>Free webinar on removing fear from the body: Tuesday 23rd @ 7pm UK time.</p><p>REGISTER HERE: <a href=\"https://zoom.us/meeting/register/w11nYiYKSpqQkNj72g3L3Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/w11nYiYKSpqQkNj72g3L3Q</a></p><p><br></p><p>For a gift of 30 free meditation sessions on Henry Shukman's meditation app 'The Way' - click here: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkxwZEt6aXRlSklVNGVObW9pRTI4SFZXQXRUZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttS0lCNlNTb2RCa2ViODJsYVplWjZMaGlTYVl4X1RCWEdBZWlIWXU4UmdOaGt0cG1UYXYtdG16YlV1dFEwUnBJZjZ6OThkQ0llbVJsV0NQaVNUcXpIX2xsdzdqMWFULVNVWVE4T3ZXTkF5Z2wtLVROQQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-way.app.link%2Fsimon&amp;v=Mq1ekCNxh5I\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://the-way.app.link/simon</a></p>","author_name":"Simon Mundie"}