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The Music Played the Band
A 35-minute film by Ben Stewart - with Charles Eisenstein https://youtu.be/BDlreRnCYpg

Annelisa MacBean
Feb 2, 20221 min read


Surviving the Unknown
We are conditioned from the earliest moments of embodiment to register repetitive and familiar experiences as safe and comfortable....

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 28, 20224 min read


Bending Over Backwards
Are You CoDependent? CoDependency: Addiction or Disease? Codependency has been referred to as “relationship addiction” or “love...

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 24, 20225 min read


The Source of Suffering
My observation is and has been that every time I am confronted with the experience of moving forward, I am inclined to resist and avoid...

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 20, 20221 min read


Disappointment
In all my meaningful, intimate relationships, I inevitably disappoint everyone at some point; my partner, family, and friends have all...

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 16, 20222 min read


Wired for Love
In the first 18 - 24 months of life our relational experiences are encoded in our neural circuitry. Stored as implicit memory, these...

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 12, 20222 min read


Connection and Differentiation
In my intimate relationships with partners and friends I am learning to prioritize a sense of security in our connections, a kind of...

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 8, 20222 min read


Relationship Templates: Temples of Healing
For many of us, intimate relationships are the great amplifiers of the unlived life. I know I can count on my partner and close friends...

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 4, 20222 min read


What Do You Imagine?
Imagine By John Lennon Featuring Charlotte Summers https://youtu.be/un0q94yivXY Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 31, 20211 min read


The Rehearsal is Over
by Charles Eisenstein A friend wrote me about her dilemma. She owns a company employing hundreds of people and is a staunch critic of...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 28, 20214 min read


Christmas Gardens
By Paul Cappiello . . . with all apologies to Clement Moore and Dr. Seuss. ‘Twas the night before COVID and all ‘cross the land,...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 24, 20212 min read


A Life Beyond
Beyond Industrial Medicine (for example) By Charles Eisenstein Let’s say I’m addicted to prescription pain-killers. You are my concerned...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 22, 202112 min read


The Quagmire of Judgment
Do you judge other people? Do you judge yourself? We know what it feels like to be judged by another person. It doesn’t feel good. But...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 18, 20215 min read


Rock Steady
Rock Steady By Aretha Franklin https://youtu.be/0NOlKiGuFfg Rock steady, baby That's what I feel now Let's call this song exactly what it...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 14, 20212 min read


Laying Down New Tracks
Have you noticed how easy it is to get caught in a looping inner story, shaming, blaming and attacking yourself and projecting that...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 11, 20212 min read
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