Out of the Mud Marina Biggio

This episode is a continuation of my interview with Shaun O'Connor, a multi-award-winning filmmaker and writer from Ireland. He is the creator of The Depersonalization Manual which details his recovery from chronic depersonalization and provides a complete guide to recovery for sufferers of the condition. In this interview, Shaun tells the story of his experience of depersonalization and the things he's learned regarding how to best handle the condition.

Some other things we talk about are:


The relationships between DPDR and weed
DPDR and spirituality
“Blank Mind Syndrome”

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The Depersonalization Manual
Shaun O'Connor
Coaching with Marina
Song: Friend in My Head by Posie Pocket (unreleased at the time this episode was published) (Spotify) (Instagram) (TikTok)
"The Mind, Explained" Anxiety on Netflix
More resources from the show


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In this episode, I interview Shaun O'Connor who is a multi-award-winning filmmaker and writer from Ireland. He is the creator of The Depersonalization Manual which details his recovery from chronic depersonalization and provides a complete guide to recovery for sufferers of the condition. In this interview, Shaun tells the story of his experience of depersonalization and the things he's learned regarding how to best handle the condition.

We also talk about:


The relationship between DPDR and anxiety
What it’s like to lose hope and find it again
Returning to normalcy after recovery
How DPDR can affect diet

This interview is split into two episodes, Part 1 and Part 2.


The Depersonalization Manual
Shaun O'Connor
Coaching with Marina
"The Mind, Explained" Anxiety on Netflix
More resources from the show
Song: Depersonalization by Laurelia (YouTube) (Spotify) (Instagram)



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In this episode I have my mom (Jane) on the show again to continue our conversation from Episode 1 about my experience of depersonalization, this time talking about the metaphysical and spiritual phenomena that occurred alongside my recovery.

TRIGGER WARNING: Viewer discretion is advised as we discuss graphic details involving death during this episode.

During the episode we also discuss:

- Choosing to see magic and meaning in difficult life experiences
- Leaning into life and choosing to experience versus numb ourselves (to the extent that we have control of)
- Difficult questions like asking ourselves who we really are and why we’re here
- Feeling lost in life due to depersonalization
- Feeling an urgency to develop spiritual beliefs as a result of depersonalization
- A recap of my recovery experience and the spiritual and metaphysical phenomena such as past life healing, kundalini healing, and energetic entity encounters that followed
- What it feels like to feel like an alien having a human experience



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Links to topics mentioned on the show:
Kundalini: https://lonerwolf.com/kundalini-awakening/
Trager: https://www.massagetique.com/types/trager-approach/

If you would like to chat with Jane you can email her at janebiggio@gmail.com

More resources from the show: https://linktr.ee/mbiggio29
Song: Depersonalization by Laurelia
https://open.spotify.com/track/47g5gA37TiSKInx60xbXKS




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In this short bonus episode I update the listeners on latest podcast developments and future plans for the show.

Learn more about Cosmic Marina LLC and services offered: https://linktr.ee/cosmicmarina or IG: cosmic_marina



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Another DPDR Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dpdr-recovery/id1619729913

Theme Song: Depersonalization by Laurelia
https://open.spotify.com/track/47g5gA37TiSKInx60xbXKS




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In this episode I interview Joe Perkins who is a musician and author of Life On Autopilot: A Guide to Living With Depersonalization Disorder. Throughout the episode we discuss:

- Joe’s experience of chronic depersonalization and writing his book during the pandemic
- The importance of spreading awareness of depersonalization
- Our thoughts on modern life, the pandemic, and technology in relation to depersonalization
- How to decide what to do with your life when you might not feel as inspired or motivated as you used to
- The importance of community, connection, and communication, especially with loved ones who want to support you
- The challenges of living with chronic depersonalization
- The importance of finding balance between engaging in your life and mitigating stress
- How everyones treatment plan will be unique
- How to accept your depersonalization and fight for your healing at the same time



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The episode is also available on YouTube if you’d prefer video. Enjoy!

Episode 7. Life On Autopilot on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IgRALx6D1QE
Life on Autopilot by Joe Perkins: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57168195-life-on-autopilot
Unreal UK: https://www.unrealuk.org/
More resources from the show: https://linktr.ee/mbiggio29
Song: Depersonalization by Laurelia
https://open.spotify.com/track/47g5gA37TiSKInx60xbXKS




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In this episode I interview Anna Ciaunica who is a philosopher and cognitive scientist. Her work focuses on the relationship between self-consciousness, embodiment, and social interactions. In this episode she explains how we first develop our sense of self and what this tells us about the fundamentals of the sense of self. We talk about how this relates to depersonalization and how we can use this knowledge to try to re-gain equilibrium in our life in order to feel more embodied and less stuck in our heads. We talk about the research on depersonalization that Anna is working on and some of the findings so far, as well as the importance of sharing our experiences and connecting with others.

Other topics we discuss:
- How our sense of self might be affected by being quarantined
- How depersonalization is an invisible disorder and how that can make it challenging to raise awareness
- Differences observed between the mental processing of people with depersonalization and people without depersonalization
- How overthinking and trauma are connected
- How dreams could help us understand the mechanisms of depersonalization
- How to recalibrate by offsetting overthinking with sensory experiences
- Why it’s important to take baby steps without fixating on the feeling of depersonalization
- How to connect with the world to connect with yourself

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Song: Depersonalization by Laurelia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDJ8JmuF7GI (YouTube)
https://open.spotify.com/track/47g5gA37TiSKInx60xbXKS (Spotify)
Laurelia’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/laurelia____?utm_medium=copy_link

Co-embodiment study: https://psyarxiv.com/twubr/
I Overthink-Therefore I Am Not study: https://psyarxiv.com/k9d2n/
Depersonalization and COVID 19 study: https://psyarxiv.com/8jver/
Touch deprivation and COVID 19 study: https://psyarxiv.com/vkzft
More studies with Anna: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZUMz7EAAAAAJ&hl=en

Life on Automatic Pilot by Joe Perkins: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57168195-life-on-autopilot
Unreal UK: https://www.unrealuk.org/
More resources from the show: https://linktr.ee/mbiggio29




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