DMF 47: My friend T-bird shares a story about depression and recovery, and how "business as usual" has distracted so many of us from what really matters Dead Man's Forest

T-bird is an incredibly passionate and caring man who has some remarkable experiences to share with you--and reflections on the lessons he's learned from those experiences.

This week's episode is a bit of an interruption of my conversation with Colleen. This is an experiment; I wanted to introduce T-bird and his story so that I can make some connections for you in the episodes that will be coming in the next few weeks.

Mentions

Naropa University:  https://www.naropa.edu/ 

Joanna Macey and Three Stories of Our Time:  https://www.activehope.info/contents.html 

Ecopsychology:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecopsychology 

Council. All council circles are unique, but here is one example to familiarize you with the concept:  http://www.danielnpaul.com/TalkingCircle-FirstNations.html 

Theodore Roszak. An video worth watching:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83VHiA2HhkM 

E.O. Wilson and biophilia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophilia_hypothesis 

School of Lost Borders:  http://schooloflostborders.org/ 

Quote from Rumi:  

“I said: what about my eyes?
He said: Keep them on the road.

I said: What about my passion?
He said: Keep it burning.

I said: What about my heart?
He said: Tell me what you hold inside it?

I said: Pain and sorrow.
He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”