Radio Show Archive – August 2025

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The show revisits the metaphor of the “Hydra effect,” referencing how one worksheet can uncover a tangle of interconnected emotional issues, just like the mythological creature that grows more heads when one is cut off. Tim recounts a recent support group session where a participant courageously worked through deep emotional content that revealed layer upon layer of unresolved experiences. This powerful process led to spontaneous journaling and emotional release, reinforcing the worksheet’s ability to uncover and help heal deep emotional wounds.

The central portion of the show features a live worksheet session with Susan, who shares her anxiety and fear about financial decisions—specifically, withdrawing investment funds to pay off debt. Susan identifies intense fear and liver-centered emotional energy, which prompts Tim to guide her through the worksheet process. As Susan verbalizes her fear of becoming “penniless” and “destitute,” the session uncovers a visceral image of being imprisoned and in rags—possibly a past-life or generational memory. This becomes a springboard for Susan to process not just current financial fears but a lifetime pattern rooted in perceived insecurity and scarcity.

Tim encourages her to name the underlying goal that drives her fear: the desire to feel safe and secure regardless of financial status. As she moves through the worksheet, Susan reaches a pivotal shift, recognizing that her fear isn’t about the present moment but old, unresolved emotional data. Memories arise from early childhood in a financially struggling household, reinforcing how such emotional imprints remain alive in her system. The worksheet ends with Susan committing to write a letter to her mother—a therapeutic step to process and release the lingering fear rooted in childhood experiences.

Other participants, including Sally and Celinda, support Susan and reflect on their own emotional responses during the session. Celinda shares insights from Chinese medicine about the liver being the seat of rage and the kidneys being linked to fear. She acknowledges how Susan’s worksheet surfaced her own issues around abandonment, rejection, and financial insecurity. Susan also reflects on her recent silent meditation retreat on Hornby Island, where she broke through ego barriers and experienced profound healing, further connecting to the deep internal work being done during the show.

The episode underscores the deep effectiveness of the worksheet when applied sincerely, showing how old traumas, ancestral beliefs, and emotional patterns can be uncovered and dissolved in a loving and supportive space. Tim closes by reminding listeners that we are all made of love, and everything else is a false construct that can be dismantled through forgiveness and inner work.

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August 1, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce leads a deep dive into the Aramaic understanding of forgiveness, correlating it with A Course in Miracles, particularly Lesson 164. After a warm, light-hearted moment with grandchildren present, the conversation shifts into a profound teaching on the mechanics of perception, goal-setting, and true inner transformation. Susan shares reflections from her recent silent meditation retreat, expressing her readiness to co-facilitate the upcoming Codependence to Interdependence intensive. Dr. Ryce affirms this path, emphasizing the importance of staying committed to personal inner work.

The core of the discussion centers on the practice of forgiveness—not in the traditional sense of pardoning someone else—but as the Aramaic tool of Shabag or shebak, which literally means to “cancel.” Dr. Ryce explains that every time we experience emotional upset, it’s because a goal we hold—conscious or unconscious—has been blocked. That goal acts as a “recruiter,” pulling together content from our unconscious mind to construct a perception. The perception we experience isn’t a reflection of reality but a projection built from past data and unresolved emotions. He parallels this with how A Course in Miracles presents the forgiveness process: when we cancel a goal, we collapse the false perception it generated, thereby gaining access to the unconscious material that needs to be healed.

Dr. Ryce elaborates on the metaphor of Goliath, representing the dominating voice of the ego mind, and David’s five smooth stones, which symbolize the spiritual faculties needed to overcome it: intuition, imagination, will, reason, and corrected perception. He explains that most people are so identified with the trauma-based content of their minds that they have never truly lived their human life, having never accessed their true identity as love. Only by consistently practicing forgiveness and entering into stillness can we dissolve the illusion of separation and hear the “still small voice” of truth.

Drawing from Lesson 164 of A Course in Miracles, Dr. Ryce highlights the unique alignment between its teachings and Aramaic forgiveness. He discusses how the lesson reveals the necessity of relinquishing our “trifling treasures”—our goals that keep us bound to the past—in order to make space for Christ’s vision or the mind of love. The world we see is a fabrication, he explains, generated by the data we cherish and the goals we set. Letting go of these illusions through forgiveness allows the mind to access healing and clarity.

The show also features a meaningful exchange with Lucy, who shares her breakthrough after doing three worksheets and practicing breathwork. She experiences a surprising sense of gratitude, even in areas where she hadn’t expected it. Lucy questions how setting a seemingly “non-constructive” goal—such as wanting a panic attack to disappear—led to a profound release. Dr. Ryce clarifies that when such a goal aligns with the deeper desire for liberation and clarity, it can effectively open the necessary unconscious file. The key is to ensure the goal aligns with a constructive outcome, such as safety, freedom, or restoration of love.

Dr. Ryce closes by reiterating the importance of practice, noting that healing requires consistent engagement, not one-time effort. He invites listeners who have completed the Codependence to Interdependence intensive or purchased the self-study course to join a guided study group. His final encouragement is for all listeners to reclaim their human life and be the presence of love in the world, thereby contributing to a global critical mass of healing.

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Tim reflected on a recent talk by Guy Finley, noting a perceptible softening in Finley’s tone following his major life transition—selling his Oregon-based Life of Learning Foundation and moving to Florida. This move, Tim speculated, may be prompting a return to Finley’s gentler, story-based teachings. He encouraged listeners to access Finley’s recent talk from August 3rd, which is freely available online, describing it as a powerful example of someone surrendering to the unfolding of life and rediscovering peace.

A central theme of the episode was the concept of “shoulds”—the mental patterns that drive judgment, resistance, and emotional suffering. Tim observed how deeply ingrained “should” thoughts are, and how they often pull us out of the present moment. He emphasized that these thoughts are typically rooted in the past, and when they dominate our awareness, they disrupt our connection to the natural flow of life. He challenged listeners to recognize that when we are in “should” mode, we are not truly present.

Several callers contributed deeply personal insights to the conversation. Susan shared her inner conflict over caring for her sister’s cats—recognizing the difference between doing something for her sister out of obligation versus doing it out of compassion for the animals. She acknowledged that this long-standing relationship with her sister triggered childhood dynamics rooted in competition for parental attention. Celinda offered powerful insights about her journey in replacing the word “should” with “could,” a practice inspired decades ago by Louise Hay. She reflected on her evolving relationship with her husband Larry, recognizing how past traumas and power person dynamics still subtly influenced their interactions. By choosing to speak her truth with kindness and assertiveness, she reported feeling more empowered, compassionate, and connected.

Tim elaborated on the distinction between reactive patterns and presence. Drawing from multiple sources including A Course in Miracles, the Way of Mastery, and Aramaic wisdom, he discussed how true guidance and healing come not from logical thinking or willful striving, but from surrendering to a higher intelligence within. He referenced the Aramaic word “Tuveyhun,” which describes an inner spiritual faculty designed to undo errors in thought and guide us to truth and happiness—available if only we ask. This intelligence, he said, is always present, always active, and always waiting for our invitation.

Later in the show, Tim addressed the common issue of decision paralysis. He described a client who struggled profoundly with even simple choices, paralyzed by the fear of making the wrong decision or missing out. Tim encouraged the use of the mental short version of the Reality Management Worksheet to cancel reactive goals and open to guidance in the moment. He explained how many of our decision-making difficulties stem from unconscious fear-based patterns and internalized “shoulds.” By softening into presence and trusting that another way is possible, we begin to move beyond suffering.

The show closed with a discussion about the phrase “There but for the grace of God go I.” A caller questioned the underlying implication that others are denied grace. Tim reframed the phrase as a reminder of shared humanity and humility, emphasizing that none of us is exempt from life’s challenges, and that all beings are moving toward healing and wholeness in their own time. He linked this with the idea from The Mirror Theory that our “garbage history” might be more accurately and reverently named “The Love of God in Search of Self.”

In sum, the hour was a heartfelt invitation to notice unconscious beliefs, release internal pressures, and return to the present moment as a space of choice, freedom, and love. Through personal stories, psychological insight, and spiritual wisdom, Tim and the callers modeled what it means to live with compassion, self-inquiry, and surrender to inner guidance.

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August 4, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie hosted an in-depth and emotionally potent discussion featuring a continuation of the ongoing group work around the Codependence Intensive. The show began with a reflection on the newly formed support group co-facilitated by Susan Flueck and Dr. Ryce, which uses the Codependence Self-Study program to deepen healing through community. The group meets twice weekly, aiming to give structure and accountability to those who previously purchased the program but struggled to follow through. The excitement and energy generated from the Sunday meeting, with 24 participants, highlighted the promise of collective momentum and support.

The core of the episode revolved around a participant named Lucy, who courageously brought forth her struggle with completing the “Three Early Memories” worksheet from the Codependence Intensive. She shared vivid and painful recollections from her childhood, including episodes of abuse by her mother and a boy at school. Dr. Ryce gently guided her through each memory, encouraging her to identify the unconscious beliefs and patterns that formed from these early traumas—such as beliefs that life is brutal, people are cruel or insane, and that relationships are confusing or dangerous. Lucy reflected on how her early desire for protection from her father manifested repeatedly in those memories, exposing a recurring theme of helplessness and the withholding of her voice.

Dr. Ryce explained that most people unconsciously live out patterns formed in early childhood. The Three Early Memories process helps bring those unconscious patterns to light. He emphasized the goal of dismantling the unconscious mind by identifying these rooted beliefs and replacing them with conscious, loving responses. He also walked Lucy through the next step—linking these past memories to a current life conflict and constructing a “When I Heal” worksheet. This tool provides a blueprint of what one’s healing crisis might look like and invites conscious commitment to act differently when similar feelings arise in the present.

Lucy expressed that despite years of processing, she still held deep confusion and grief around her mother’s behavior—how someone who otherwise cared deeply could act so cruelly. Dr. Ryce acknowledged this unresolved pain and encouraged breathwork and stillpoint meditation to release the lingering trauma. Jeanie suggested Lucy try doing worksheets in her original language, Russian, since trauma imprints in the energetic frequency of one’s first language. Lucy shared she had tried that before and might revisit it, noting she naturally switches to Russian when writing about deep emotional issues.

In the second half of the show, Dr. Ryce guided Celinda and her husband Larry through an orthobionomy session to relieve knee pain Larry had been experiencing after a fall. Dr. Ryce explained orthobionomy as a gentle bodywork technique that uses subtle positioning in six directions—compression, extension, raise, lower, and left/right rotation—to help the body release trauma stored in tissue. Celinda followed his instructions, and Larry reported feeling increased circulation and ease. Dr. Ryce emphasized that when the body returns to the original position of injury, the energy can release, often experienced as pulsing. He shared powerful anecdotes, including how Jeanie helped him eliminate decades of back pain using orthobionomy. He encouraged listeners to use the technique frequently and gently on various parts of the body.

The show concluded with Celinda asking if orthobionomy could help with spinal issues like kyphosis and subluxation. Dr. Ryce affirmed that it can be effective anywhere in the body where movement in the six directions is possible. He emphasized that orthobionomy is inherently safe and valuable, even for those with conditions like osteoporosis, as long as the movements remain subtle.

This episode highlighted the potent combination of emotional and physical healing tools that MindShifters Radio offers: deep inner work to release unconscious beliefs and somatic techniques like orthobionomy to release trauma from the body. It emphasized the power of group support, the importance of language and energy resonance, and the transformative potential of breath and conscious awareness.

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A significant portion of the discussion focused on the podcast Radically Genuine, specifically an episode featuring Dr. Eben Alexander, a neurosurgeon who had a near-death experience during a time when his brain was medically inactive. Alexander’s account of a vivid, extended spiritual experience challenged materialist assumptions about consciousness and provided evidence for reincarnation and life beyond the physical body. Dr. Hayes used this to open a conversation about how perception is not solely based on sensory input. He emphasized that the mind generates images and meanings filtered through belief systems, traumas, and internalized energies. He shared a case of someone who suddenly felt a shift in perception in a relationship and recognized it as his own inner process rather than external change—highlighting the power of tools like the mental short version of the worksheet to disrupt unconscious narratives.

Dr. Hayes introduced resources such as Sacred Acoustics, used by Eben Alexander for deep meditative states, and advocated for the practice of spending time in silence, without distraction, as a way to reconnect with one’s true nature. He discussed the benefits of simply being still—an idea that runs counter to the doing-driven culture many people are raised in. Referencing teachers like Thomas Campbell and Christian Sundberg, Dr. Hayes noted that profound inner revelations often emerge when people make time for deep inner stillness, which can reveal past lives, spiritual purpose, and deeper insight into the nature of existence.

The conversation shifted into therapeutic and psychological themes when a caller questioned long-standing advice from therapists that she needed to feel anger toward her mother to heal. Dr. Hayes gently challenged this notion, suggesting instead that healing doesn’t require someone else’s narrative of what one “should” feel. The conversation turned toward Carl Jung, who is often quoted as saying healing comes not through forcing emotion but through bringing the shadow self into the light. Dr. Hayes linked this to the idea that forgiveness, in the Aramaic sense, is about shining awareness on internalized distortions and choosing to dissolve them, not about approving of what happened or punishing oneself for not feeling a prescribed way.

Additional callers reflected on the power of observation, presence, and questioning the ego-based drive to “get somewhere.” One woman, Susan, shared how she was practicing presence and letting go of her old identity, expressing gratitude for insights from both Dr. Ryce and Dr. Hayes. She reported deep emotional releases and a growing trust in life’s process. They discussed how beliefs like “I must do more” or “I must get angry to heal” are mental constructs that can be questioned and softened through awareness. Celinda and other callers echoed these insights, tying them into larger themes of cultural conditioning, ancestral healing, and the importance of curiosity and direct observation in spiritual and emotional growth.

The hour concluded with an invitation to show up as one’s true self, moment to moment, and to understand that thoughts are not necessary for being. Dr. Hayes affirmed that we come from love, are made of love, and everything else is false—a reminder of the show’s core purpose: to bring people back to their essential nature through conscious tools, deep self-inquiry, and gentle presence.

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August 5, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce led a deeply emotional and insightful session that revolved around releasing unresolved emotional energy, restoring vitality, and aligning with the truth of one’s being. The show opened with Susan expressing raw emotion and unexplainable sadness. Through gentle questioning, Dr. Ryce helped her recognize that her distress might be tied to a shift in a significant relationship—particularly with her former husband. She described how his negative attitude and aggressive reaction to her spiritual beliefs were pushing her to consider ending the friendship. Dr. Ryce guided her to observe the physiological resistance in her throat and encouraged her to identify the goals (such as seeking approval or admiration) that might be fueling her emotional ties. This opened the space for her to access grief, not only over her current relationship but also past dynamics with her older brother, Peter, prompting a new direction for her forgiveness work.

Dr. Ryce then led the group in a powerful “release” exercise using visualization and the breath to let go of emotional attachments. He invoked the ancient Aramaic concept of Rukha, the feminine elemental force that undoes error and brings truth. As Susan engaged with the process, she reported a significant energetic shift, including tearful release and visual transformations of old images, including her former self. She shared a moving experience of hiking with her son and meeting his girlfriend, who mirrored Susan’s younger self. Susan expressed that she had been able to reflect worth and value to this young woman and encourage her to live from her own light rather than seeking external validation. Through this interaction, she realized she was speaking to her younger self and embracing a new layer of her healing journey.

The show then welcomed Albert from Australia, who joined live for the first time. He shared his struggle with chronic fatigue and depression, which followed years of abuse from his family and a necessary but painful break from them. Dr. Ryce compassionately revisited key teachings about the body as an energy system and how chronic stress can lock a person into sympathetic dominance—shutting down functions like digestion, healing, and higher thinking. He encouraged Albert to return to the forgiveness worksheet process and practice the release technique shared earlier. Dr. Ryce emphasized the importance of restoring blood flow and oxygen to the cells, particularly through stimulating the vagus nerve and considering tools like the AVACEN device. He also highlighted the Course in Miracles teaching that fatigue is not real, but rather a result of carrying burdens that don’t belong.

In the final portion of the show, Dr. Ryce transitioned to a more philosophical and spiritual discussion on the nature of life, healing, and truth. He read a reflection he had recently sent to participants in the Codependence to Interdependence Communication Practicum. Central to his teaching was the concept that life is love flowing through a cell, and healing occurs when we dissolve energetic patterns that block that flow. Drawing from Max Planck and Albert Einstein, he explained how matter is not what we believe it to be—it’s energy organized by an intelligent force, which we influence with our thoughts and beliefs. If we mislabel emotional patterns or lies as “truth,” we live in blockage and cannot heal. Forgiveness, in the Aramaic sense, is the tool for removing what never belonged and restoring the flow of love, not punishing ourselves or others.

Dr. Ryce warned against the widespread cultural fixation on “original sin” and redirected listeners to the idea of “original blessing”—the inherent love and vitality present at birth. He reminded listeners that Yeshua’s purpose was not to deliver doctrine but to bring life—abundant life—and that we access that by aligning with truth and releasing hostility and fear. The show concluded with reflections from Terry, who participated in the earlier release exercise and shared his own journey with vitality, confusion, and transformation. He affirmed the value of letting go of the need to be right and acknowledged how each new level of vitality can bring up the next layer of unresolved material to heal.

NOTE: https://whyagain.org/emotional-release/    And know that it does not come up unless you are vital enough to face it. God (Love) will not put more on you than you can bear.

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Tim explores the human tendency to cling to the familiar, explaining how our evolutionary biology has shaped the brain to overpredict for danger and how this can cause us to stay in patterns that feel “safe” but are not necessarily healthy or growth-oriented. He encourages listeners to question the value of familiar patterns and be open to deeper transformation, which is only possible when we bring unconscious material to light. He supports this with references to ancient texts, including the Gospel of Thomas and A Course in Miracles, which both stress that healing comes through bringing hidden inner content to awareness.

Susan joins the conversation with reflections from her study of etymology and spiritual teachings. She highlights the word “discernment” as meaning “the ability to perceive and understand,” and connects this to the practice of observing experience without judgment. This leads to a deeper dialogue about the difference between actuality and reality, where Tim and Susan explore how distorted perception (reality) can mislead us, while discernment can connect us to actuality—the true nature of what is.

The discussion touches on Susan’s frequent use of the phrase “dying to the false self,” which Tim gently reframes. He encourages her to shift from a dramatic or combative approach to ego dissolution toward a more compassionate, curious stance: one of “seeing through” the false self rather than trying to destroy it. This opens the door to a new form of surrender—less about striving and more about presence and observation. Susan recognizes that her own patterns of intensity and intellectualizing may be part of the very ego structures she’s trying to release. Tim suggests that true transformation happens through stillness, receptivity, and the gradual undoing of resistance—not through force or effort.

The conversation then transitions to the role of meditation and whether it’s always effective. Tim shares stories about practitioners who engaged in extensive daily meditation yet continued to carry unhealed trauma and emotional pain, illustrating that meditation alone—without deep inner inquiry and tools for processing pain—can sometimes serve as a spiritual bypass. He stresses the importance of using tools proactively, not just reactively when emotional upsets occur. The goal is to cultivate awareness at earlier stages of discomfort and use that awareness to trigger healing practices, eventually transforming one’s entire relationship with emotional experience.

Susan shares her experience with a silent meditation retreat and the teachings of Gene Keys, which reflect on core shadows and their evolutionary purpose. She and Tim discuss the value of curiosity, acceptance, and allowing difficult emotions to guide deeper healing. They also explore the dangers of becoming too attached to intellectual understanding as a means of avoiding deeper, intuitive truth. Tim encourages her—and all listeners—to create more stillness, move beyond thought, and open to the actuality of the present moment, where love can be revealed as the underlying reality.

The show concludes with a reminder from Tim that everyone is made of love and anything unlike love is false. He reminds Susan that the qualities she sees and admires in others, including him, are only visible because they exist within her. This brings up resistance in Susan, which becomes yet another invitation for her to do the inner work of allowing love in—especially for herself.

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August 6, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce facilitates a deeply personal and expansive group discussion on healing, the power of language, and the transformative work of forgiveness. The show begins with light conversation around dietary choices—specifically the benefits of nut butters over peanut butter—before transitioning into Melissa’s enthusiastic report on experiencing immediate relief from a persistent arm injury using orthobionomy, a somatic bodywork modality that Dr. Ryce includes in his Laws of Living curriculum. He highlights that orthobionomy is both simple to learn and profound in effect, even being successfully applied by his young granddaughter Arya Rain.

As the conversation unfolds, Melissa reflects on her changing emotional response to a relationship that has historically been tumultuous. She explains how her pattern of remaining friendly with former partners is shifting as she confronts exhaustion from one particular dynamic. Dr. Ryce affirms the value of not throwing people away as disposable objects and instead seeing all relationships as eternal connections between beings. He introduces the idea that setting boundaries may, in some cases, be the next lesson in healing. He also offers Melissa a new mind shifter: “People honor and cherish me, especially when I answer them with an appropriate no,” which resonates deeply and sparks emotional release.

The conversation then shifts to Susan, who relates her own experience with codependence, alcoholism, and raising a son amidst generational patterns of addiction. She vulnerably shares the tension she feels in her body while navigating the complex terrain of compassion, self-protection, and accountability within a relationship with someone battling alcohol abuse. Dr. Ryce emphasizes the physiological and psychological dangers of alcohol, especially how it disables the brain’s inhibition system and often triggers destructive behaviors rooted in unprocessed trauma. He explains that many use alcohol as an anesthetic to suppress pain, and that it often turns self-abuse outward into the abuse of others. Both Susan and Melissa resonate with these insights and reflect on their own healing work and boundaries.

Throughout the discussion, Dr. Ryce underscores the importance of using precise language and how words shape our physiology through vibrational impact, referencing cymatics as a demonstration of how sound influences physical structure. He connects this to ancient teachings that affirm the creative power of our words, reinforcing the Aramaic understanding of forgiveness as the removal of energetic constructs within ourselves—not the pardoning of others.

Later in the show, Terry Boulding shares reflections from his own spiritual recovery journey and ongoing commitment to the work. He references his binders full of workshop materials and teachings accumulated over decades, expressing gratitude for the continuous unfolding of awareness and healing. The idea of persistent practice—whether with worksheets or meetings—is humorously and insightfully framed as: “Do the work until you want to do it. And when you don’t want to do it, that’s when it’s time to keep doing it.”

Dr. Ryce closes with a powerful reminder that in moments of stress or crisis, what we turn to reveals our true “god”—not the ideal we may profess, but the energetic pattern that actually governs our actions. He returns to the Aramaic teaching that forgiveness is not about letting others off the hook but about removing internal distortions that block our experience of love. Through real-time examples and shared vulnerability, the show models the profound depth of inner work, relational healing, and the practice of living as the active presence of love.

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A significant portion of the conversation revolves around the Radically Genuine podcast featuring Eben Alexander, a neurosurgeon who recounted his own near-death experience and its unexplainable healing effects. Tim and a caller, Susan, reflect on Alexander’s revelations about how music—especially sacred acoustics developed in collaboration with his wife—may provide a vibrational pathway to deep healing. They contrast classical music, which contains dissonance and resolution, with these acoustics that offer a continuous, peaceful state akin to what might be experienced during higher spiritual connection. The heart of the discussion shifts to the understanding that we are immersed in a field of love, light, and divine presence, and yet often cut ourselves off from it through mental constructs, expectations, and overidentification with thought. Tim stresses the importance of surrendering those barriers and cultivating childlike awe, openness, and trust in life.

Susan questions the nature of the heart and mind in relation to divine intelligence, wondering if there is a distinction or if our efforts to intellectualize these aspects are part of the illusion of separation. Tim gently redirects her, pointing out how the very act of separating heart from mind is a function of intellect creating arbitrary distinctions. Instead of analyzing, he urges a return to embodiment, direct experience, and quiet receptivity—emphasizing that our thoughts, while useful, are limited representations of deeper truth.

Tim also brings attention to an article by neuroscientist David J. Linden, who wrote movingly about facing his own terminal illness. Linden acknowledges the paradox of simultaneously feeling grief and gratitude, rage and awe—challenging the old neurological models that assume we can only be in one emotional state at a time. He highlights that all experience is subjective, shaped by perspective, expectation, and circumstance. This segues into Tim’s reminder that no experience is truly objective, and all emotion arises internally. He uses the example of a small child crying over a confiscated basketball to illustrate how trauma is not about the event itself, but how the event is encoded in the nervous system when a person is overwhelmed.

Tim then shares excerpts from Brent Baum’s The Healing Dimensions, explaining that trauma is essentially a state of self-hypnosis that encodes overwhelming experiences in a “state-bound” form—meaning the emotional memory is tied to the specific internal and external conditions at the moment of the trauma. Healing requires revisiting and gently dissolving those encoded states. This model, supported by research in neurobiology and quantum physics, aligns with the forgiveness and energy tools taught by Dr. Michael Ryce, especially the idea that forgiveness is the removal of internal energetic patterns—not about pardoning others.

The second half of the show features a caller, Terry, who shares about working through the Codependence to Interdependence intensive and having used a responsibility communication with her husband. She expressed feelings of oppression and entrapment, to which her husband responded with a suggestion that she “act as if” she were a happy person for 23 hours a day, journaling her real emotions in the remaining hour. Tim affirms that pretending to be joyful can be an empowering practice, especially when coupled with a consistent forgiveness process. However, he also challenges her to consider whether part of her psyche may be resistant to healing or attached to familiar suffering. He cautions her not to use worksheets as a distraction from growth, and reminds her that truly transformative work involves being willing to drop the need to be right, to question long-held beliefs, and to remain open to truth beyond thought.

In conclusion, Tim emphasizes that healing is possible when we are willing to be shown, to cancel our attachments to suffering and false beliefs, and to integrate the tools consistently. The hour ends with a reminder that love is our essence, and everything unlike love is a false construct we’ve been taught.

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August 7, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce facilitates a deeply personal and emotionally expansive conversation about early childhood programming, physiological resistance, generational trauma, and the healing process through breathwork and mindshifters. The discussion opens with acknowledgment of Susan Flueck’s powerful facilitation in the Codependence to Interdependence Communication Practicum. Susan shares how information and clarity came through seemingly beyond intellect, supporting the idea that healing and understanding can flow through us when we’re attuned.

Dr. Ryce reflects on raising children, particularly contrasting the ease of his granddaughter Ari with the intensity of his grandson Lincoln. He uses Lincoln’s strong will and immediate goal-oriented behaviors as examples of how early goals and demands emerge—often genetically and culturally conditioned. He recounts his own transformation: whereas he used to react with upset when his children cried, he now sits with Lincoln’s screaming without inner disturbance. This shift, he explains, comes from recognizing that what once triggered him was actually his own “unfed tears”—residues of unresolved pain needing forgiveness. He stresses the importance of releasing blame and recognizing that healing lies in removing the energetic blockages within ourselves.

The conversation turns toward breathwork and stillpoint processing, highlighting the Aramaic understanding of “Satan” as the physiological resistance or tension within the body. Ryce emphasizes that these constrictions—such as tight jaws or locked throats—are physical manifestations of resistance, not evil, and that true healing happens when we soften into those sensations and dissolve them. Breath becomes the key to accessing and releasing this deep resistance.

A caller, Susan, explores a long-standing separation in a relationship and recognizes a powerful emotional parallel to her childhood. She shares the revelation that she has replicated an energetic pattern from her early life: longing for love and connection that feels perpetually out of reach, echoing her experience with her mentally unwell mother. Dr. Ryce identifies this as a power person dynamic and guides her to use mindshifters and worksheets to process it. They explore themes of yearning, abandonment, and the false belief that one must be separate from love to survive. Susan is given a mindshifter: “It is safe and healing for my beloved and I to be fully present in each other’s total embrace for all of eternity,” which brings immediate emotional resonance and softens a long-held wound.

Throughout the show, participants reflect on how programming from early childhood gets encoded into the nervous system and manifests as unconscious behaviors and beliefs. The analogy of a record groove is used to illustrate how we must consciously hold the needle to create a new track—i.e., we must engage in consistent, intentional healing practices to overwrite old patterns.

Joe, another participant, expresses gratitude for the awareness of his own “baggage” and shares how the work has enabled him to move from reacting to breathing and being present with emotions. The metaphor of composting old emotional waste into nourishment for the soul adds richness to the healing imagery.

The episode wraps with a discussion on the cultural misinterpretation of love and forgiveness. Dr. Ryce challenges the traditional belief that “I love you” is accurate, stating that love is not something we do or give—it is who we are. He critiques the way culture tricks us into believing we must seek love outside ourselves. In truth, the work is about returning to our essential being as love. Forgiveness, then, is not letting someone off the hook, but removing the internal, energetic distortions that block our experience of love. Susan connects this to her Course in Miracles lesson for the day: “Salvation is my only function here,” affirming that the inner work of forgiveness is the path to returning to love.

In closing, Dr. Ryce reminds listeners about the upcoming live sessions of the Codependence to Interdependence Practicum, encouraging those involved to continue showing up and doing the inner work. The tone throughout is one of deep support, courage, and reverence for the healing journey.

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Tim spoke about choosing a focus in life, pointing out that while suffering and global crises are real, so is the simultaneous presence of compassion, healing work, and loving action in the world. He used the metaphor of entering a dark warehouse with only a penlight to illustrate how our perspective often highlights just a small fraction of reality, and that focusing on what is loving and constructive can increase our ability to act positively. He then introduced Cooper Davis of the Inner Compass organization, which works to promote transformative leadership and healthier mental health systems.

The discussion shifted toward trauma, how it forms, and how it can be released. Tim explained that the Reality Management Worksheet, targeted journaling (MindShifters), EFT tapping, and other tools work effectively without the user needing full technical knowledge of their mechanisms. He shared a client example where unresolved childhood trauma was being triggered by a current situation, demonstrating how addressing the core wound rather than surface-level triggers can yield more productive healing.

Listeners and callers engaged in conversation about mind shifters, authenticity, and motivation, especially regarding facilitation roles in healing groups. One caller reflected on uncovering hidden patterns, such as a deep resistance to playfulness rooted in childhood experiences of punishment for joy. Tim guided her through exploring both positive and negative potential outcomes of choices, highlighting that doing so clears internal distortions and creates space for more balanced, loving decisions. The hour also touched on the “sandwich board” analogy from John Cleese’s Families and How to Survive Them, describing how people present acceptable emotions outwardly while hiding others, and how unacknowledged energies can still influence interactions and relationships. The show closed with encouragement to keep using the tools, stay curious, and approach healing as an ongoing process of clarity and love.

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August 8, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by dr. michael ryce – Jeanie opens by sharing personal updates, including upcoming travel plans to visit family in Florida and tender moments with her granddaughter Arya. Their conversation touched on family health concerns, past losses, and teaching young ones about healing energy work. The discussion then shifted toward the deeper influence grandparents and parents have in shaping a child’s foundation of love, security, and self-awareness. Jeanie reflected on teaching Arya about “canceling goals” and encouraging her to participate in supporting her father’s healing process.

Michael Ryce joined the conversation, and the focus turned to personal purpose, motivation, and how old wounds can unconsciously influence present choices. One caller shared how facilitation work had triggered self-reflection about her motives and the need to approach from inspiration rather than woundedness. Ryce emphasized that when we commit to a purpose, everything in us that conflicts with it will surface for healing. He encouraged revisiting the “purpose exercise” from past intensives to refine alignment with authentic calling.

Another participant sought guidance on using the wake-up sheet to address family conflicts, particularly when children’s needs clash. Ryce clarified that the worksheet should focus on one’s own internal responses rather than on changing others, and he explained how canceling goals can collapse false perceptions rooted in old pain. He highlighted that multiple worksheets may be needed to uncover and dismantle all aspects of a recurring pattern.

Further sharing included a caller struggling with conflicting beliefs about charging for spiritual and supportive work, influenced by 12-step traditions. Ryce referenced Yeshua’s teaching that “the servant is worthy of their hire,” suggesting a mind shifter to welcome fair compensation while addressing any hidden resentment or guilt about being paid for healing work. Other callers reflected on their life patterns, realizing they had often followed others’ agendas without pausing to discover their own heartfelt desires, leading Ryce to recommend the purpose worksheet to uncover innate joys, skills, and visions for a better world.

Sally, another participant, described how codependence group work stirred memories of her mother as a “power person” and the resistance and difficulty she experienced in learning to play. This led to reflections on the healing value of playfulness and mutual support within the group process. The hour closed with both Jeanie and Michael reading their personal purpose statements as examples, illustrating how aligning one’s skills, joys, and vision creates a clear guiding framework for life decisions. They encouraged everyone to complete or revisit the purpose exercise to refine their own statement and allow it to guide choices toward authentic living.

Notes from Chatroom: suggestion on goal (for Andria) being at peace when the children are struggling.  One of the worksheets has a second part to the goal – “so that I can” which is an underlying goal – see https://whyagain.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Reality_Mngmt7StepCurrent_Short_02112023.pdf

We have a “Feeling Wheel” on the website which might assist in identifying emotions. See https://whyagain.org/service/the-feeling-wheel/

To Terry: perhaps the need to forgive the thought that you are not worthy or that you always sabotage it / yourself

MindShifter: “In my new commitment to be of support in healing I find that everyone I extend support to enjoys and delights in paying me.”

The PURPOSE Worksheet revised 2017 from Purpose, Personal Power and Commitment (PDF format) For an example go to https://whyagain.org/purpose/

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The main discussion centered on the definition of “truth” and the distinction between “actuality” and “reality.” Tim described truth with a capital T as the totality of what is—beyond the limits of human perception and logic—and noted that knowledge, in the deepest sense, is direct experience rather than intellectual understanding. A caller shared how this perspective shifted her focus from seeking intellectual comprehension to valuing lived experience. They explored how serious thinking can limit openness to curiosity and playfulness, and how personal healing often requires questioning motives, reframing perspectives, and releasing the need to prove one’s worth or value.

A significant part of the conversation addressed “word links,” a concept from Dr. Ryce’s work in which certain words or concepts become unconsciously associated with negative experiences. In this case, “play” had been linked to danger, pain, and punishment due to early trauma. Tim guided the caller to create positive word links, such as “play equals safety” or “play equals joy,” and to use these alongside mind shifters to rewire perceptions. The dialogue also explored how core wounds, like believing one’s worth depends on performance, can be addressed through targeted worksheets, breathwork, and mind shifters.

Later, Tim facilitated a short version of the Reality Management Worksheet for a participant experiencing tension in her solar plexus connected to fears of being unsafe and unable to detect danger. This led to the identification of unresolved childhood trauma and the recognition of “do loops”—recurring mental cycles that keep key parts of trauma memories hidden. Tim stressed the importance of writing down emerging memories before the mind hides them again, as well as working with these patterns compassionately rather than with self-criticism.

The show concluded with a brief discussion of “conflicting goals,” where opposing desires or needs create internal tension and emotional upset. Tim suggested cancelling goals and combining this with EFT tapping and breathing to reduce agitation. He reminded listeners that healing is an iterative process, often involving revisiting the same issues multiple times, and closed with the core teaching that we come from love, are made of love, and that everything else is false.

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August 11, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce, speaking from St. Augustine Beach, engages with listeners on the nature of truth, perception, and accessing higher human faculties beyond the limitations of the “nine-bit mind.” He explains that actuality can never be experienced directly through the mind, which operates from a carbon-based memory system shaped by genetics and past experiences. Using research from Harvard, Ryce illustrates that conscious awareness processes only a tiny fraction of available reality, and that true healing requires “getting out of your mind” to clear interference patterns such as fear, hostility, and generational trauma. Once the mental database is corrected to align with truth, individuals can begin to directly interact with actuality through higher faculties like intuition, will, and imagination, rather than their distorted counterparts such as psychic projection or fantasy.

A caller shares her deepening experience of neutrality and intuitive clarity through ongoing forgiveness work, highlighting the distinction between the mind’s reactive faculties and true spiritual capacities. Ryce emphasizes balancing three key scores—honoring truth, honoring self, and honoring others—for optimal mental function and spiritual development. He also discusses the pitfalls of psychic interpretations filtered through unresolved personal trauma and explains how forgiveness dismantles those distortions.

The conversation shifts to testimonies about the Quantum StillPoint Breathwork Intensive. One participant describes profound somatic releases, heightened life-force energy, increased compassion, and a greater ability to discern and release external negative energy without absorbing it. She notes how past triggers, such as road rage encounters, no longer provoke internal rage, and instead inspire her to respond with love and light. Ryce affirms that such shifts mark a release from the addiction to carbon-based memory’s drama and trauma. Another listener adds that post-intensive, she experiences more joy directly in her heart and chest, correlating with a greater embodiment of love.

The group also reflects on the role of intimate relationships as opportunities for deeper healing, given the energetic and genetic exchanges involved, and the importance of developing cooperative personal codes within commitments. They discuss how life challenges, including illness, can catalyze healing if approached as opportunities for forgiveness and clearing blocked energy patterns. The program closes with a reflection on the sacredness of breath as a direct sharing with the Creator, underscoring both honoring the divine and honoring oneself in every breath.

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The main discussion explored how the mind distorts reality when it operates from unresolved emotional pain. Tim highlighted that perception is a construct generated by our brain based on stored data, meaning we never truly see the external world directly, but rather a personal, often distorted, version of it. A caller shared her experience of confronting a long-standing family dynamic in which she felt dismissed and unseen. Through the dialogue, Tim guided her to recognize how her hurt was tied to earlier unresolved experiences, not just the current situation. This led into an explanation of how the mind replays unresolved content, seeking healing, but often leaves us reacting to the present as though it were the past.

Tim also discussed the concept of “canceling goals” to dismantle reactive states. He explained that when a goal triggers hostility, fear, or sadness, temporarily setting that goal aside can allow the mind to reveal the hidden underlying pain. By releasing the demand for things to be a certain way, we can see the deeper wounds and apply forgiveness to dissolve them. This was tied to the understanding that forgiveness, in the Aramaic sense, is not about pardoning another’s wrongdoing but about removing what is not love from within ourselves.

The conversation touched on the physiological aspects of love, with Tim noting that when we are aligned with love, the brain operates differently—accessing higher reasoning and compassion rather than defensive reactivity. He encouraged listeners to use each upsetting experience as an opportunity to apply the tools and reaffirm their true nature. The hour concluded with the reminder that we are created from love, remain as love, and that any perception to the contrary is the result of stored error messages in the mind, which can be dismantled through consistent application of the work.

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August 12, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce addressed a listener’s question about Hebrews 12:6, comparing the Aramaic meaning to its Greek interpretation. He explained that what are often called “translations” of Yeshua’s words into Greek are actually interpretations, because a true translation must carry over the original meaning. Using vivid metaphors, including a mistranslated idiom about being “cool,” he illustrated how lacking the right brain cells—or experiential understanding—prevents accurate hearing or conveying of a message. He emphasized that Yeshua’s Aramaic teachings were deeply rooted in concepts that could not be expressed through Greek philosophical thought without distortion.

Dr. Ryce connected this issue to the historical creation of the King James Bible, describing how King James I and Archbishop Richard Bancroft’s political, theological, and punitive agendas shaped the final text. He argued that their guiding motives and punitive enforcement corrupted the spirit of Yeshua’s message, replacing it with fear-based interpretations. He used the metaphor of a “theological dirty bomb” to illustrate how harsh misinterpretations—such as depicting God as one who “chastens” and “scourges”—cause long-term emotional and spiritual damage, much like fallout from an explosion.

Ryce contrasted the King James rendering, “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth,” with a more accurate Aramaic sense: “For whom the Creator draws aside into its nurturing, merciful love and presence, every son or daughter aligned with the will and character of the Creator will be properly taught.” He explained that key Aramaic terms, such as rakhma, refer to a filter over the frontal lobes that keeps the human capacity for love active, and that “neighbor” means anyone you hold in mind, not simply someone nearby. Rather than endorsing punishment, the original passage points toward alignment with love and the Creator’s character, fostering true human life.

The discussion closed with reflections on the need for the “eyes to see” and “ears to hear” Yeshua’s intent, which requires both the physiological gateway of love to be open and the brain cells to understand. Dr. Ryce highlighted that genuine understanding involves physiological alignment with love, not fear or hostility, and that reclaiming the Aramaic depth of these teachings can restore their power to bring life “more abundantly.”

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Dr. Tim explores the distinction between experience and response. Using examples from neuroscience, he discusses how our internal response to any situation is what defines our suffering or peace—not the event itself. He references work by Brent Baum, who describes trauma as a state-bound phenomenon: an experience that overwhelms the system and gets frozen in the nervous system along with all associated emotions, beliefs, and sensory perceptions. Healing, in this framework, involves becoming aware of and transforming those locked-in patterns through tools like the mindshifters, forgiveness processes, and guided breathwork.

A key portion of the discussion centers around the Radically Genuine podcast, which recently featured Eben Alexander, a neurosurgeon who experienced a transformative near-death experience. Tim and caller Susan reflect on how Alexander’s encounter with what he calls the “source of unconditional love” profoundly shifted his worldview and led him to co-create sacred acoustics—sound tools designed to facilitate altered states of consciousness. They observe that the pure, stable frequencies of these sacred acoustics differ from most music, which relies on tension and release, and instead offer an uninterrupted invitation into a space of calm and connection.

Susan brings up the idea of confusion around the heart and mind as distinct entities, prompting Dr. Tim to explain that such distinctions are mental constructs. He emphasizes that the spiritual journey involves transcending the intellect and reuniting with our essential self, which is love. He warns against mistaking thoughts about the truth for the truth itself, stressing the importance of experiential knowing, not intellectual speculation.

The conversation turns to how emotional trauma shapes behavior. Susan shares a story about realizing how she had internalized early patterns of abandonment, and how it created a belief that closeness must be followed by separation. Through the use of forgiveness tools, she identifies and begins to unravel the belief that she has to keep herself separate to stay safe. Dr. Tim encourages this level of self-observation and the importance of letting go of judgments, expectations, and attachment to suffering.

Tim also references Brent Baum’s understanding that most people live in a state of self-hypnosis, unconsciously acting out unresolved trauma loops. He highlights the importance of pausing, breathing, and using tools that gently uncover and resolve these loops. The Reality Management Worksheet becomes a pivotal method in helping listeners return to choice, reclaim agency, and dissolve unconscious pain.

Toward the close of the show, the conversation turns again to love—not as an emotion, but as the foundational nature of being. Forgiveness is framed not as pardoning others, but as removing the veils of misperception that block our awareness of love’s presence. Dr. Tim reminds listeners that the work is not about doing something to get love, but about undoing what blocks the truth that we already are love.

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August 13, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce offers a deeply spiritual and practical exploration of what it means to live from a state of inner guidance, with a focus on the Aramaic understanding of love, forgiveness, and divine communication. The session opens with Dr. Ryce reflecting on the power of being open to receive the messages that are always available from higher guidance. He explains that, when one is not driven by hostility or fear, the mind can become a conduit for divine expression, and guidance flows naturally. This ability to receive divine messages, according to Dr. Ryce, is not mystical or rare—it is the natural state of a mind cleansed of interference.

A central topic of the show is the Aramaic meaning of the word “prophet.” Contrary to popular religious interpretations, which equate prophets with mystical fortune tellers, Dr. Ryce shares that in Aramaic, a prophet is one who listens deeply and communicates what they hear from the higher realms. He uses this understanding to remind listeners that each of us can become a prophet when we choose to listen from a place of purity, openness, and forgiveness. He also revisits the Aramaic translation of “forgive,” which does not mean to pardon someone, but rather to remove that which does not belong. Forgiveness becomes the tool to clear the mind of fear, hostility, and false beliefs—thus creating space to hear divine direction.

Dr. Ryce also emphasizes the importance of canceling goals as a means to uncover hidden parts of the mind that generate stress, conflict, and pain. He explains that when we are emotionally disturbed, it’s because a goal we are holding is conflicting with the internal state or unconscious belief systems that have been programmed into us. By consciously canceling the goal in moments of upset, one can open the space for healing and correction from within. The example he uses is when someone triggers us—rather than blaming them, we look within and cancel the goal that drives the pain, allowing us to see and transform the source of suffering.

During the show, a listener shares how the breath and stillpoint process revealed a traumatic memory. Dr. Ryce encourages the caller to see that such memories resurface not to re-traumatize, but to be acknowledged, felt, and healed. He reiterates the idea that trauma is not the event itself, but the energy and interpretations stored within the system. These layers are revealed over time through consistent forgiveness work. He encourages the continued use of the worksheet tools and mindshifters, explaining that each layer worked through opens the door for deeper truth and connection with the essence of love.

Toward the end of the hour, Dr. Ryce connects the healing process with divine will, explaining that when the personal will aligns with divine will, the mind becomes a vessel through which love and truth express effortlessly. He reiterates that being in touch with one’s true nature—as love—requires ongoing forgiveness and surrender. The show’s tone is one of encouragement, spiritual empowerment, and clarity, with an invitation for each listener to engage in the internal work necessary to experience the divine more fully in their lives.

Notes from chatroom:

The archive links are always on our website but here is yesterday on Hebrews YouTube for 2nd hour https://youtu.be/F_PHj0yisaw or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/

You  bathe your body  everyday … why shouldn’t you bathe your mind daily?

You must use headphones to experience binaural beats. Your brain constructs the correct frequency from the left ear and right ear frequencies.

Sacred Accoustics

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August 14, 2025 2nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce continues his exploration of healing through Aramaic forgiveness, canceling goals, and releasing inner resistance. He opens the show by reminding listeners that we are not meant to live in fear, hatred, or hostility, and that these states do not align with our true nature. Instead, when the mind is clear of hostility and fear, we naturally tune in to divine guidance and the active presence of love. Dr. Ryce emphasizes that everything necessary to live in love, joy, and peace is already present within us—it is only the internal interference that blocks us from experiencing it.

A core theme of this episode centers around the concept of canceling goals. Dr. Ryce explains that when we are triggered emotionally, it is because there is a goal at play—usually unconscious—that is conflicting with a hidden belief, memory, or unresolved trauma. Rather than trying to fix the external world, he encourages listeners to pause, go within, and cancel the goal in order to access the underlying mental content and allow it to be healed. He describes this as peeling back the layers of false perception to reconnect with the truth of who we are: love. Canceling a goal is not about giving up desire, but about letting go of the pressure that distorts perception and blocks our access to presence.

Listeners are guided through a review of the Reality Management Worksheet process, a foundational tool developed by Dr. Ryce and Jeannie Ryce. The worksheet helps identify and dissolve projections, beliefs, and emotional blocks that keep us in patterns of suffering. Dr. Ryce explains how each application of the tool brings greater clarity and alignment with divine will. He also touches on the concept of physiological resistance—the way unresolved emotional energy creates tension and tightness in the body—and how the breath is a direct pathway to dissolving that resistance. Through practices like stillpoint breathwork, the body’s constricted energies begin to release, opening the heart and nervous system to deeper awareness and healing.

One caller, Susan, shares her experience of feeling disconnected from a relationship and the grief of wanting more intimacy. As she speaks, she begins to uncover a deep belief that she is somehow meant to be separate from those she loves, mirroring a childhood pattern of not feeling close to her mother. Dr. Ryce gently guides her to recognize the power person dynamic at play and suggests that her suffering is rooted in a generational energy field, not a reflection of her actual value or capacity for love. He offers a mindshifter to help her shift the energy: “It is safe and healing for me to be fully embraced in love, eternally.” As she reads it aloud, Susan experiences a wave of emotion and recognition that this has been a core pattern in her life, now ready to be transformed.

Toward the end of the show, Dr. Ryce reminds listeners that true forgiveness is not pardoning others, but removing what does not belong in our own minds. He distinguishes between “doing forgiveness” and “being forgiveness,” urging listeners to go beyond the intellect and into the heart. The presence of love, he explains, is not something we create, but something we return to once the barriers are removed. Each moment of upset is not a failure, but an invitation to see where more healing is possible. With continued practice, we step into our rightful inheritance as love incarnate, fully aligned with divine will and open to infinite possibility.

Notes from chatroom

Video on Noosphere https://youtu.be/aMBg3ggm_IE

https://whyagain.org/freewill/  links to several shows on Free Will

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August 15, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by  Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie begin with a lighthearted welcome from Orlando before diving into a deep exploration of what is commonly called “The Lord’s Prayer” in the Christian tradition. Dr. Ryce emphasizes that in Aramaic, Yeshua was not teaching a rote prayer to be memorized, but offering a practical instruction set for aligning with the active presence of love. He explains that prayer, in its original Aramaic sense, means to “set a trap for God,” or to create the space to capture the energy of our true human life. He outlines five distinct parts of this teaching—acknowledgment, emulation of love, gratitude, forgiveness, and keeping error at bay—and stresses that each step is a lived experience rather than a mere recitation of words.

Dr. Ryce then offers an updated, culturally relevant rendition of this ancient instruction, framed for the challenges of today’s world. He highlights how the Aramaic language engages the right brain, making it relational and experiential rather than literal. He explains that living as the active presence of love requires removing the “divots” and resistances—generational hostilities, fears, and patterns—that block love from entering our physiology. He also reframes “Satan” in the Aramaic sense as “the resister,” an internal misalignment rather than an external entity. To help listeners connect to this deeper meaning, he leads them into a meditative attunement using both the Aramaic words and his English instruction, inviting them to imagine standing on the shores of Galilee and absorbing the vibration of Yeshua’s teaching.

Following the prayer segment, the show transitions into a live worksheet process with a caller named Celinda. They work through a real-time healing exercise focused on the theme of safety and the suppressed expression of rage. Together, they uncover how childhood experiences and “power person” dynamics can lead to adopting pseudo solutions—like defending one’s position or needing to be right—as unconscious survival strategies. Through dialogue, they identify a core goal to cancel, address the underlying emotional pain, and replace it with a love-based intention. The conversation also touches on the “apology tool” as a more constructive alternative to saying “I’m sorry,” shifting focus toward responsibility and solution-building.

The episode closes with an affirmation of community support, encouragement to practice these tools daily, and appreciation for the shared work of transforming generational patterns into conscious, love-based living.

APOLOGY TOOL (pdf format) – replacement for “I’m sorry” Listen to the Apology Tool MP3 of 2 radio shows edited & combined.

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August 18, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce addressing an ongoing question about Hebrews 12:6 and how its meaning shifts when examined through Aramaic rather than Greek translation. He explained that the Greek version often frames the passage as punitive, suggesting that God “chastises” or “scourges” those He loves. However, from the Aramaic perspective, the verse reflects a very different energy, conveying that love guides, nurtures, and disciplines in the sense of teaching rather than punishment. Ryce used this as a foundation to explore how language shapes perception, and how misinterpretations of sacred texts can reinforce fear-based belief systems.

Building on this, Ryce emphasized the importance of understanding words in their original Aramaic context. He highlighted how the Greek and English translations often carry connotations of violence and domination, while Aramaic reflects gentleness and alignment with love. He drew attention to the way teachings of Yeshua have been altered over centuries, shifting the focus from inner transformation and forgiveness toward externalized authority and fear. Ryce urged listeners to consider how these distortions have influenced culture, religion, and personal psychology, and to use forgiveness as the core tool for returning to the original message of love.

The conversation then shifted into the practical application of this insight, especially in relation to forgiveness. Ryce explained that unforgiven perceptions, rooted in false translations or distorted teachings, become internalized as hostility and fear. These, in turn, create generational patterns of trauma and suffering. Forgiveness, in the Aramaic sense, is not about excusing or overlooking wrongs but about collapsing the perceptual constructs that block the flow of love. By recognizing and releasing these illusions, individuals are able to realign with direct experience and their true nature. This became a central theme of the show, tying together scriptural interpretation, emotional healing, and spiritual practice.

Listeners were reminded that the process of healing requires awareness of how words and perceptions shape experience. Ryce explained that the discipline spoken of in Hebrews, when understood through Aramaic, is akin to the nurturing discipline of learning and training, much like a parent guiding a child with care. This understanding shifts the energy from punishment to empowerment, allowing people to view challenges as opportunities for growth rather than as signs of divine disapproval. He encouraged ongoing practice with the Reality Management Worksheet to actively dismantle false beliefs and return to presence, where love is the natural state.

From Chatroom:

New American Standard Bible Romans 12:6 “And since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us each exercise them accordingly, if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith”

Family Constellation books “It did not Start with You” by Mark Wolynn.  “Love’s Hidden Symmetry” by Bert Hellinger

Light… https://youtu.be/byqsJE4ZHxM

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A major theme of the hour was the dynamic of projection and recognition. Tim observed how both praise and criticism of others often reflect unacknowledged traits within ourselves. Drawing from Greg Braden’s insights and his own clinical work, he explained how people only resonate with qualities they already carry within, whether positively or negatively. He connected this with Dr. Ryce’s teaching that we cannot feel something that is not already in us. Tim illustrated how judgment of others often points back to unresolved self-judgment, and he encouraged using this awareness as leverage to uncover hidden memories and dissolve self-condemnation. This naturally opens compassion for oneself and others.

The conversation then turned to forgiveness as a shift in perspective rather than a decision or moral act. Tim shared from Glennon Doyle’s experience of letting “total love” write a letter, which reframed forgiveness as zooming out to see the bigger picture—like turning the page on a magic picture puzzle. In this view, personal pain and family trauma are understood in the broader generational context, echoing Rumi’s teaching of a field beyond right and wrong. Forgiveness, in this sense, is expanding perception until everything makes sense from the vantage of love, not judgment. This tied back to Mozart’s reflection that the deepest truths and creations exist beyond the limitations of the senses, always present though not fully accessible to the human mind.

Tim also spoke candidly about his recent family vacation, noting the challenges of indirect communication and gossip. He described how cycles of talking about others rather than directly to them generate negativity and diminish intimacy. Drawing from Michael Ryce’s Responsibility Communication and Nonviolent Communication, he emphasized that only direct communication breaks these patterns. In his own family, he has worked to gently redirect conversations toward addressing issues directly with the person involved rather than colluding in complaints. He highlighted that avoiding difficult conversations only reduces the potential for intimacy, while facing negativity with awareness allows healing and deeper connection.

The show closed with Tim’s reminder that every tension or emotional disturbance is an alarm signaling an error in thought or perception. Canceling goals, judgments, and perceptions creates open space in the mind for love and truth to arise. The essential message was that we are love at our core, and everything else is false. By practicing awareness, forgiveness, and direct communication, we return to that truth and free ourselves from the cycles of judgment and separation.

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August 19, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr Michael Ryce opened with Jeanie sharing about her return from vacation and the Kerry immediately turning to insights from the Sunday support group with Susan Flueck. She reflected on the Reality Management Worksheet process, particularly what emerged for David when he uncovered a core belief of unworthiness connected to his power person. This observation prompted her to explore her own “personal lie,” a term she had learned from Sondra Ray in rebirthing breathwork. By reviewing her early memory exercises, dream journals, and past worksheets, she recognized patterns of unworthiness and separation. Kerry emphasized how secrecy maintains separation, while vulnerability and sharing create healing. She suggested a buddy system for newcomers to the worksheet process, noting how working weekly with Joan during Laws of Living training deepened her healing. Michael Ryce affirmed this idea, proposing that a website page could connect those who wish to pair up for ongoing worksheet practice.

The conversation shifted into the nature of the power person dynamic. Dr. Ryce explained how personal lies or “personal laws” form from power person messages, either directly delivered or unconsciously assumed, and how they resonate through generations. Even seemingly trivial issues, like anger over towels, can lead back to deep personal lies when examined through worksheets. He highlighted how unresolved energies from generations can be triggered in an instant and emphasized the power of the expanded 19-page Power Person Worksheet to expose and dissolve these patterns. Drawing on Bruce Lipton’s research, he described how thoughts become neuropeptides that turn into cellular chemistry, shaping physiology and even mortality. Yeshua’s forgiveness process, he explained, is a skill to reverse engineer these patterns, literally reaching into the DNA to remove destructive energies.

The dialogue also explored how projection works, with offhanded comments often revealing unconscious core messages. Michael connected this to the title of his book Why Is This Happening to Me Again?, noting that people usually externalize blame rather than recognize internal creatorship. A new community website was discussed as a potential place to organize worksheet partnerships and support groups, building on ongoing initiatives like Susan Bingham’s support group and Dr. Tim Hayes’ weekly sessions. Jeanie shared her openness to supporting the creation of text for a support team page, underscoring that mentoring others is both an act of service and a way of deepening one’s own accountability and healing.

As the discussion broadened, Michael elaborated on the physics of mind energy. Referencing Marcel Vogel’s work with the Delaware camera, he described how every thought emits a high-energy wave that resonates others into reinforcing unconscious patterns. He illustrated how these unconscious resonances often fuel relationship dynamics and emotional reactions, which the world mistakenly labels as love relationships. A caller connected this to the Tibetan Book of the Dead, where monstrous visions are revealed as aspects of self that dissolve when met with love. Michael clarified that love is not an action or exchange but the essence of what we are, and the worksheet is designed to bring that active presence of love into physiology to dissolve unconscious pain.

The conversation concluded with reflections on perseverance in healing. Michael emphasized that forgiveness collapses perception, opens the unconscious, and allows hidden pain to dissolve in love. A caller, Terry, shared his decades-long journey of healing childhood trauma through sobriety, therapy, and thousands of worksheets. He testified to the endless layers of work and the hope found in each release, echoing Michael’s teaching that healing is not for wimps. The closing reminder was that persistent, courageous engagement with these tools transforms generational pain into conscious healing and creatorship.

Notes from chatroom:

New page https://whyagain.org/partners/  I listed the link under HeartLand Support Team, Healing Forgiveness Tools, and Support.  I also listed it on the “Start Your New Life Life Now” page under the worksheet links.  I am open to you all emailing me text to post on the page. 

For Dr Tim Hayes support group info go to MindShifters-academy.org for his links. These groups are held on Tuesday evenings and Thursday evenings. Both groups run from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm. Central Time

DeLaWarr camera http://marcelvogel.org/#camera

https://youtu.be/RdAF4yRTOFg June 11 radio show about Job and his healing crisis.

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Tim highlighted the need to bring unconscious patterns into awareness. He discussed how emotions like anger, guilt, and fear are signals pointing to unresolved trauma or judgment. By leaning into these tools, individuals can see beyond surface reactions and access the hidden roots of their pain. He reflected on how the mind often distorts perception through projection, making us believe the problem lies outside of ourselves. In reality, the shift happens internally when we are willing to forgive our own misperceptions and return to love as our natural state.

Throughout the show, Tim referenced the writings and teachings of Dr. Michael Ryce, particularly the Aramaic perspective of Yeshua on forgiveness. He emphasized that the process is not just spiritual but deeply practical, affecting relationships, health, and everyday life. The conversation pointed to the power of awareness in transforming generational trauma, breaking cycles of hostility and fear, and reclaiming the essence of who we are as beings of love.

Tim also engaged listeners in exploring how the culture often reinforces projection, blame, and separation, rather than responsibility and healing. He encouraged them to shift their attention away from illusions of control over others and toward the real work of healing the mind and physiology. The hour closed with an invitation for listeners to practice daily, to move beyond intellectual understanding, and to embrace forgiveness as an active process that clears away distortion and brings them into conscious connection with love.

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August 20, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce sharing about Judge Asa D. Kelly of Albany, Georgia, who inspired the “Laws of Living” course. Judge Kelly was known for sentencing thousands of people but never punishing them in the traditional sense. Instead, he offered them a chance to engage in the Laws of Living program, which evaluated personal codes and provided a path toward healing and transformation. Those who took responsibility and completed the work could even have their records expunged. This set the stage for a broader discussion on just and fair behavior, how life shows us our limitations, and how healing work reveals what is hidden beneath surface-level behaviors.

The conversation shifted into reflections on vision and perception, highlighting the difference between “seeing” through the constructs of the mind and having true vision. Dr. Ryce noted that the eyes alone often show illusions, and to truly heal, one must “be out of their mind” and connected to a deeper source of perception. The group also spoke about the cultural tendency to place people on pedestals, referencing Dr. Tim Hayes’ discussion of The Way of Mastery. They explored the dangers of idealizing others or seeking to feel special, which often leads to patterns of dependency, fawning, or feeling unworthy. Instead, the encouragement was to turn pedestals into ladders for personal growth and to recognize the only true guru as the love and wisdom that resides within.

Susan shared her personal struggle of distinguishing between authentic love and the needy part of her that seeks approval or builds others up to earn affection. She recognized that much of this stems from trauma responses and attachment wounds. The dialogue emphasized that true healing involves separating out the genuine flow of love from need-driven distortions. Dr. Ryce reinforced that parts of the self that feel unworthy or needy are not “sick” but are aspects that most need love. The process is not about condemnation but about bringing those wounded parts into the presence of love where transformation occurs.

The discussion deepened into the nature of grieving, trauma, and generational patterns. Dr. Ryce reframed grieving as a thought disorder rooted in fear of loss, explaining that it surfaces when unresolved generational pain and trauma are carried within the physiology. Healing requires softening, embracing, and bringing these patterns into the active presence of love. The group also explored how grief and pain may be held in the body and how willingness to release resistance is key to dissolving destructive energies. The teachings emphasized that evil or darkness is not a presence but an absence of love, and only the smallest light can disperse it.

The show closed with a reading and reflection on A Course in Miracles, Lesson 122: Forgiveness Offers Everything I Want. The passage described forgiveness as the pathway to peace, happiness, safety, and the quiet joy of being. Dr. Ryce clarified that forgiveness does not apply to external events but to inner constructs of trauma, judgments, and thought disorders. Through forgiveness, generational “dead thoughts” are cleared, and one reconnects to the essential nature of love. The conversation reminded listeners that forgiveness is not about letting others off the hook, but about freeing oneself from illusions, trauma, and false perceptions to allow the presence of love to fill the physiology.

Notes from chatroom:

https://alltheragedoc.com/  All The Rage – Dr John Sarno

Page on website https://whyagain.org/partners/   I have a lady (KJ) who wants a partner. Yesterday Kerry and Camie partnered. Anyone else open to and have time for this commitment?

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The heart of the hour was devoted to exploring Lesson 127, which teaches that love is one, indivisible, and unchanging. Tim explained that the belief in separate types of love—whether romantic, familial, or spiritual—is a distortion of truth. In actuality, love is the energy of creation itself, without opposites, and our essence is identical to that love. He pointed out that perceiving separation, judgment, or specialness is what A Course in Miracles calls an error in thought, echoing Michael Ryce’s teaching that perception is not actuality but a projection of unresolved energies from the past.

Tim emphasized that practicing even a “faint glimmering” of this truth can advance one’s healing and freedom immeasurably. The lesson called listeners to spend time in stillness, withdrawing value from the world’s false beliefs and resting in the Creator’s love. He reminded the audience that the perception of fear, hate, and separation is not real, but love alone is real. Participants such as Susan and Celinda reflected on how the lesson resonated deeply with their current life experiences, affirming the healing power of staying present and recognizing oneness. Tim closed by inviting listeners to evening support groups and reinforcing the core message: we come from love, we are made of love, and everything else is illusion.

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The August 21, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by dr michael ryce. Opened with Jeanie sharing about attending a school program on child abuse awareness as part of volunteering requirements, followed by celebrating Arya’s seventh birthday with a short visit at her lunch. She expressed gratitude for the community’s support and noted Dr. Tim Hayes’ earlier program on Lesson 127 from A Course in Miracles, focusing on love as the essence of who we are. Jeanie also explained the new “Partnering” page on whyagain.org, which encourages participants to connect with accountability partners for completing worksheets and overcoming “stuck points” in the forgiveness process.

When Michael Ryce joined, he reflected on the ongoing Codependence to Interdependence Communication Practicum, describing it as a powerful opportunity for growth through facilitated group work or self-study. He emphasized how critical community support and accountability are in deepening the work of forgiveness and noted the availability of courses, DVDs, streaming links, and donation options to help sustain and expand the outreach. He also encouraged listeners to support by sharing videos, liking, and spreading the work online.

A significant portion of the show centered on live sharing by participants such as Andria, who described her resistance and fear in doing worksheets despite years of other healing practices. She shared how the tools brought breakthroughs when paired with reminders of divine presence and innocence. Michael highlighted the ego’s lies, describing fear as “false evidence appearing real,” and stressed the role of breath and forgiveness in reclaiming original innocence. Susan Bingham added her struggles with openness, especially when triggered by news and feelings of helplessness. Through dialogue, Michael and the community reminded her that healing happens in layers, encouraging her to soften into breath and trust the process.

Andria and Susan explored the themes of shame, attachment, and vulnerability, with Andria recognizing how exposing herself in community challenged her long-standing patterns of self-protection. Michael explained that these struggles often stem from power person dynamics rooted in generational trauma and reinforced by unconscious messages of brokenness. He reminded everyone that forgiveness dismantles these lies at a cellular level, restoring awareness of love as our essence. Additional contributions from Cammie raised questions about abandonment, safety, and generational memory, with Michael offering the insight that identifying and cancelling unconscious goals helps unlock deeper layers of healing. The show closed with affirmations, mind shifters, and collective support for everyone’s ongoing process.

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Note from chatroom:  Mindshifter for Camie: “It is safe and healing for me to make choices that support my aliveness, my well-being, and my security.”

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The main portion of the show centered on Susan’s processing around the survival strategy of fawning. She explained that through recent support group work, she realized how deeply fawning had shaped her interactions, starting from childhood. She recalled memories of heightened sensitivity that allowed her to perceive unspoken needs in others, which she used to gain acceptance and safety. However, she also saw how this pattern was rooted in anxiety and the desperate plea of “please love me.” With Tim’s guidance, Susan worked through a Reality Management Worksheet focused on anxiety. As she explored the emotions, terror and confusion surfaced, taking her back to memories of her mother’s unpredictable and frightening behavior. She identified the unconscious belief that she had to fawn in order to survive, which still influenced her adult life.

Tim coached Susan to slow down, breathe, and feel rather than push through the intensity. He guided her through EFT tapping to soften the terror and anxiety, and then helped her articulate the core thought behind her anxiety: “It’s not safe for me to share what’s really going on with me.” Together, they reframed her goal to align with healing: to feel the truth of her safety even when sharing deep personal truths. As Susan connected with loving memories, such as moments with her son, she was able to anchor into feelings of safety and love. This shifted her anxiety from overwhelming levels down to a manageable state, and she ended the process experiencing relief.

The hour highlighted the importance of uncovering unconscious survival patterns like fawning, reframing false beliefs, and using tools such as forgiveness worksheets, mind shifters, and breath practices to transform fear into love. Tim concluded by affirming that healing benefits not only the individual but the collective, echoing A Course in Miracles’ teaching that “when you heal, you are never healed alone”.

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August 22, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by dr michael ryce, opened with Jeanie welcoming listeners and sharing personal updates, including celebrating Arya’s seventh birthday and tending to the gardens. She also mentioned the growing interest in the codependence support group, which now has over thirty participants. Michael Ryce then joined the discussion and introduced Andrea’s question about the personal code evaluation. He explained that this tool is based on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and is designed to expose the ways the mind deceives itself through generational patterns and ego-based distortions. He emphasized that the ego resists healing, and that loud internal resistance is actually a sign that real progress is happening. Ryce stressed that ego death feels like a literal death but is necessary for true healing, echoing Yeshua’s teaching that the ego must die for life to emerge.

Ryce illustrated how participants in intensives have experienced profound measurable shifts in their evaluations, sometimes by hundreds of points, when they commit to the forgiveness and breathwork practices. He shared a personal story of entering into a still point during his breathing practice, which released long-held trauma from a childhood bicycle accident. This experience underscored his teaching that true healing only happens when the breath is engaged, as the breath of the Creator is what undoes the effects of error at a physiological level. He contrasted this with the mind’s pseudo-solutions of trying to “figure things out,” which never produce lasting change. He tied this to Job 32:8, explaining that the Aramaic text points to “the breath of the Almighty” as the true source of wisdom and understanding.

The conversation then turned to Andrea’s challenges with will and consistency in applying the tools. Ryce explained that the ego has a counterfeit form of will rooted in hostility and force, whereas true will is a spiritual faculty expressed through goal management. He laid out the assignments tied to this challenge: daily goal management, aligning goals with true purpose, taking supportive action, using mind-shifter worksheets, and doing forgiveness work. He noted that stress arises not from situations but from goals, and that managing one’s goals is the key to strengthening true will. He suggested that Andrea’s past brain injury might physiologically affect her ability to express will, but affirmed that consistent use of these tools could help reestablish energy flow and healing.

Susan, Joe, Terry, and other participants shared their experiences of struggle, ego resistance, and gradual transformation. Joe reminded the group of the “three T’s”—things take time—and spoke about the shift from living in constant fear to increasingly living in joy. Susan processed her patterns of fawning, recognizing both its survival roots and its potential to transform into a gift when rooted in love. Michael affirmed that qualities once distorted by fear can become blessings, as in Jeanie’s example of transforming obsessive-compulsive tendencies into “obsessive-compulsive blessing.” The group explored how authenticity, breathwork, and forgiveness tools create deep openings, releasing trauma and building confidence and trust.

The show closed with reflections on how resistance, described in Aramaic as “Satan,” is an internal physiological process rooted in error and trauma, not an external being. Ryce stressed again that without breath, healing cannot occur, and that the Creator’s breath is the source of energy, wisdom, and true understanding. The hour reinforced that transformation requires patience, consistent use of the tools, and willingness to face ego resistance, with the assurance that deep healing is possible through forgiveness and breathwork.

Notes from chatroom:

MIND/GOAL MANAGEMENT Worksheet revised 2017 from Getting the Stress You Need (PDF format)

FIVE SMOOTH STONES and five things HUMAN WILL can do (PDF format) and then listen to an excerpt from July 13, 2020 (MP3) explaining difference in Will and willpower.

Andria Taylor:   Thank you for what you are saying Terry… I relate to so much of what your expressing and the connection to use of IV use that was also in my past experience… and wanting to get things right…

Andria Taylor:   Jeanie is there a video on how to fill out the mind/goal management sheet? Jeanie: Watch Getting the Stress You Need video that is in your list.  It explains it in detail.

Terry Bowling:   Jeanie You can add me to partner list-

Jeanie: I needed a partner for Andria so I will connect you two.

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The central focus of the program turned toward the subject of “fawning” as an adaptive coping mechanism, often rooted in trauma. Tim highlighted the work of Dr. Ingrid Clayton and her upcoming book on the subject, noting how fawning can be a conscious, situational strategy or, more often, an unconscious trauma response that feels overwhelming and beyond choice. He compared this to other trauma adaptations such as dissociation, explaining how children in unsafe or unstable environments often internalize the belief that they themselves are the problem, and from that mistaken identity build patterns of survival that carry into adulthood.

Several callers shared their personal experiences of uncovering fawning patterns through the worksheet process. One participant described breakthroughs made possible by having support while working with the tools, realizing how long-standing beliefs of being unworthy or at fault had shaped their relationships. Tim connected these experiences to the somatic component of healing, emphasizing that trauma resides not only in thought but also in the body, manifesting as physical tension and pain. Drawing on the work of Dr. John Sarno, Louise Hay, and Michael Ryce, he underscored that body and mind cannot be separated. Symptoms often reflect suppressed emotional content, and true healing comes by acknowledging and releasing these patterns rather than fighting them.

The conversation also touched on dissociation, clarifying the difference between ordinary distraction or autopilot behavior and the more serious trauma-driven split that leaves a person unaware of their own actions. By bringing awareness, breath, and compassion into these moments, people can begin to reintegrate what had been fragmented. Tim closed by encouraging listeners to remember that the essence of our being is love, and that even painful patterns like fawning or dissociation can be approached with patience, breath, and the tools of forgiveness as pathways back to wholeness.

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August 25, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce continued a rich dialogue around scriptural misinterpretations and their impact on how people view inner transformation. The discussion opened with a question about the “armor of God” and whether it represents external protection or an internal condition. Ryce emphasized that the traditional Greek interpretations have distorted the original Aramaic meaning, turning teachings meant for healing and self-awareness into ideas of battle and war. He contrasted Paul’s writings, which externalize sin and place blame outside the self, with Job’s recognition that “that which I feared has come upon me,” a realization of personal responsibility that leads to restoration and healing.

Ryce explained that the true armor is not physical weaponry or imagined defenses but the active presence of love, accessed through the breath. In Aramaic, the word often mistranslated as “spirit” refers instead to the “breath of the Almighty,” the very energy of life that heals and transforms. He noted that denying the breath—the true Holy Spirit—keeps people locked in unforgiveness and unable to release destructive energies. Yeshua’s original instruction was not about fear or external armor but about Rakhma, the condition of maintaining love in thought toward Creator, neighbor, and self. This alignment opens the physiology as an antenna to channel divine love, dissolving fear and hostility at their roots.

Participants explored how demons and Satan, in Aramaic, actually refer to internal conditions such as resistance, denial, and projection rather than outside forces. The illusion of external enemies allows people to avoid owning the hostility, fear, and pain generated within. Ryce emphasized that healing requires dismantling this “one world religion of blame” and instead embracing forgiveness, breath, and the active presence of love as the true safeguard. The conversation also turned to the power person dynamic, showing how unconscious patterns learned in childhood under stress drive adult behavior. The key to dissolving these patterns lies in canceling goals, softening into love, and trusting the breath to reach deeply into the cellular locks of trauma.

The dialogue concluded with reflections on how cultural teachings rooted in fear have misled generations, and how returning to Aramaic clarity restores the original purpose of scripture—to recognize ourselves as love. The armor of God is not about battle but about embodying the presence of love through breath, Rakhma, and forgiveness, which disarms the internal conflicts that otherwise shape perception and behavior.

Notes From Chatroom:

https://whyagain.org/rakhma-khooba/

https://whyagain.org/frequently-asked-questions/#rookhadkoodsha

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” ― C.G. Jung

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read about the Enlightenment at https://whyagain.org/khabouris-enlightenment/

And we did an Enlightenment Study page by page…see the YouTube links at https://whyagain.org/enlightenment-study/

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A significant part of the discussion centered on how people interpret patterns like fawning, dissociation, and compulsive behaviors. Referencing the upcoming work of Dr. Ingrid Clayton, Tim noted that these should be seen not as pathologies but as adaptive strategies people develop to cope with overwhelming circumstances. He shared how Internal Family Systems creator Dick Schwartz supports this perspective, which reframes trauma responses as survival mechanisms rather than illnesses. This shift in language and perspective, Tim explained, empowers people to understand themselves and others with more compassion rather than judgment.

One caller shared about her grandson, who is struggling with addiction, isolation, and patterns of narcissistic abuse in the family. Tim encouraged reframing her perception: rather than labeling him a victim, she could view his behavior as coping strategies formed within a difficult family dynamic. He highlighted the importance of dismantling her own negative emotions, such as fear, guilt, or urgency, before trying to intervene. Doing her own healing work, he stressed, could create a ripple effect that might ultimately benefit her grandson. Tim also reminded listeners that unless someone is in immediate danger of harming themselves or others, adults must be allowed their autonomy, even when loved ones feel helpless.

The show also explored broader spiritual lessons. Tim drew from sources like The Way of Mastery, The Impersonal Life, and even anecdotes about trusting intuition in everyday situations, illustrating how inner guidance often leads to more loving and effective outcomes. He connected this to Michael Ryce’s teaching that willingness is “cosmic grease,” helping individuals shift from conditioned defenses toward openness and love. In response to comments about defensiveness and spiritual “armor,” Tim explained that true safety lies not in defense but in aligning with our core nature as love, echoing passages from A Course in Miracles. He concluded by reminding listeners that we are made of love, and everything else is false.

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August 26, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by dr michael ryce opened with participants sharing personal experiences of deep healing through the use of the Reality Management Worksheet, breathwork, and energetic release. Julie described connecting with the light body of Jesus and experiencing a dramatic physical and emotional shift that included purging old patterns and feeling radiant with renewed vitality. Michael Ryce and others affirmed that this kind of transformation often signals another layer of deeper healing to come and emphasized the importance of staying with the breath and keeping love present even as difficult material arises.

Terry offered a powerful testimony of how recent breath sessions reopened trauma from a life-threatening accident in which he had to be revived. He described how, through breath and meditation, he could literally perceive blocked energy patterns in his body and feel his structure unlock after years of constriction. Michael explained that this moment of impact where energy shuts down is described in Aramaic as the denial of Rukha d’Koodsha (Holy Spirit), and that by restoring the breath, one restores flow, opening the way for Truth to reorganize the system. This allowed Terry to rediscover authentic joy, which Ryce highlighted as the awareness of the presence of God, expanding on Teilhard de Chardin’s insight about joy being the infallible sign of divine presence.

Andrea then shared her ongoing struggles with the physical sensations of what feels like dying, underscoring how destabilizing the process of deep healing can be. Michael reassured her that the symptoms of healing often look identical to those of disease, with the difference being the direction the energy is moving—whether inward in disease or outward in healing. He described this as the path toward “unbroken wholeness,” echoing physicist David Bohm. Barbara also opened up about lifelong patterns of persecution, abuse, and being treated unfairly, and Michael guided her through a live introduction to Aramaic forgiveness. He explained that the core of forgiveness is shabag or shabak, meaning “to cancel,” which collapses the perceptual construct and gives access to the unconscious patterns driving repeated painful experiences. By canceling goals—such as her unconscious demand that others treat her fairly—she could begin to dissolve the generational and personal patterns perpetuating her suffering.

The dialogue further explored Carl Jung’s insight that until the unconscious becomes conscious it directs life as fate, with Ryce showing how the forgiveness process provides a practical tool for making the unconscious conscious. Participants also discussed vitality, nutrition, and readiness as essential factors in accessing and releasing deeper layers of trauma. Susan emphasized the supportive power of the group and encouraged Barbara toward tools like the Personal Code Evaluation and Codependence to Interdependence course. The show closed with reflections on projection, perception, and the importance of community in holding sacred space, as Susan recognized her own lens of hostility toward men and began reclaiming the truth of her perception.

Notes from chatroom:

“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.”— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin but michael rewords it to “joy is the infallible awareness of the presence of God.”

https://whyagain.org/WakeUpSheet/

https://whyagain.org/powerpoints-explain-2/

we also have an app https://whyagain.org/apps-and-more/

Contact:  Jeanie@whyagain.org

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The conversation moved into spiritual texts, beginning with A Course in Miracles Lesson 132, “I loose the world from all I thought it was.” Tim clarified the difference between “lose” and “loose,” pointing out that the lesson invites us to release rigid perceptions of the world rather than abandon it. This flowed into reflections on perception as an attack on God, where distorted perception generates conflict and disconnection. Tim connected this with his long-term exploration of The Way of Mastery, which teaches that desire, intention, allowance, surrender, and humility are keys to awakening.

He unpacked the misunderstood concept of desire, explaining that in The Way of Mastery, desire is not craving or obsession but the very energy of creation itself seeking to express through each of us uniquely. He described desire as the energetic wave that carries impulses, whether toward food, creativity, or spiritual expression, and emphasized that nothing comes into being without this flow of desire. Intention, allowance, and surrender then help align us with this energy rather than letting egoic distractions dominate.

Listeners engaged with these ideas by exploring metaphors such as desire being like a coin with two sides, ego and spirit, and Tim encouraged them to see beyond dualistic thinking. He read directly from The Way of Mastery, which presents humans as waves arising from the ocean of Love, each wave distinct yet inseparably part of the Creator’s infinite ocean. The text highlights that true spirituality means realigning perception with the Creator’s awareness, seeing with God’s eyes, and remembering the oneness we already share with creation.

Tim concluded by stressing that genuine spiritual practice is not about striving to be special but about relinquishing the belief in separation and remembering that we are already extensions of Love. He reminded listeners that the journey is not intellectual but a pathway of the heart, requiring humility, receptivity, and willingness to allow the Creator’s breath and presence to live through us.

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August 27, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie opened with community connection and updates, including the growing collection of Naturopathic Keys to Health shorts being posted on YouTube and new additions to the website. Listeners from around the country and abroad joined in, expressing gratitude for the tools and insights shared, and reflecting on how worksheets continue to uncover deeper layers of unresolved patterns, often tied to family relationships such as mother-daughter dynamics. Dr. Ryce emphasized that even small irritations cover deeper unresolved rage, aligning with A Course in Miracles, and reinforced the need for consistent self-work to reveal underlying issues.

The conversation expanded into practical health and wellness topics, including the use of hydrogen water as a powerful antioxidant. A caller shared her positive experiences using hydrogen water and how it improved her sense of well-being and supported her processing work. Dr. Ryce explained how hydrogen, as the smallest atom, penetrates deeply into the body and supports vitality, comparing its benefits to vitamin C. He also spoke about the value of using goal management properly, reminding listeners that Yeshua taught not to overload the mind with long-term goals but to keep focus on the immediate waking period. By canceling unnecessary goals and stresses, the mind remains clear and efficient, avoiding the mental “crash” that happens when resources are spread too thin.

A listener shared how changing the language from referring to an “ex” to a “former” spouse had shifted her energy and interactions in a positive way. Dr. Ryce highlighted how language filters perception and affects one’s access to love-based data rather than hostility or fear-based filters. Another participant connected this to John the Baptist dynamics and “matching bags of garbage,” observing how old patterns still surface in relationships, but forgiveness and awareness help to transform them. The group explored how objectifying people leads to disconnection, while recognizing others as beings allows space to extend love even outside formal relationships.

A key portion of the show focused on a worksheet process with a caller named Celinda, who identified dread as a recurring emotional experience connected to conflict and safety. Dr. Ryce guided her through uncovering goals around needing to be right and worthy in order to feel safe, linking this to power person dynamics and hypervigilance. He explained how denial projects inner overwhelm onto outer circumstances and how canceling goals allows the unconscious data driving these patterns to surface for healing. Breathing practices, forgiveness, and shifting into love were emphasized as vital steps in dissolving trauma-based energies. The dialogue illustrated how projection, fear of abandonment, and the need for validation are rooted in old survival patterns but can be released through consistent application of the tools.

The show closed with affirmations of love, gratitude, and the reminder that breath is the direct connection to the Creator’s life force. By consciously choosing to breathe in love and extend it outward, listeners were encouraged to embody forgiveness, release hostility and fear, and step deeper into joy and safety.

Notes from chatroom:

MIND/GOAL MANAGEMENT Worksheet revised 2017 from Getting the Stress You Need (PDF format)

Yinka Banto:   As you speak I realize how quickly the mind talks you out of something or avoids when you do it in my head

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The central dialogue explored the nature of desire, which was described not as something sinful or dangerous but as the very energy of creation. Tim compared desire to the carrier wave of a radio signal—an energy that transmits different forms of content but remains constant as the underlying pulse. He emphasized that without desire, neither existence nor creation would be possible. Participants reflected on how cultural conditioning often teaches that desire is evil or unsafe, especially in relation to material comforts or sexual attraction. The group discussed how this fear-based suppression of desire leads to inner conflict and a false sense of control, while true mastery means becoming a perpetual student of desire, attuning to it with innocence and curiosity rather than fear.

Tim stressed that mastery of desire is not about control but about awareness and alignment with one’s Source. He linked this to A Course in Miracles, noting that defenselessness brings safety because our essence—consciousness itself—cannot be harmed. When individuals embrace desire without judgment, they open vertically into the heart of God, transcending fear and rediscovering their creative nature. Desire, he explained, is like the liquid of life moving through the stem of a rose; when blocked, it results in lifelessness and despair. Allowing it to flow, however, nourishes vitality and the blossoming of true being.

The reading also introduced the second axiom of the teaching: the only relationship that ultimately holds value is one’s relationship with the Creator. When that connection is aligned, all other relationships naturally flow from it. Tim brought in reflections from Guy Finley and Dale Allen Hoffman, underscoring that spiritual faith in the Aramaic sense means acting from the rooted center of being, rather than hoping for external results. The group closed with a reminder that suppressing desire out of fear cripples creativity, while embracing it as holy energy reconnects individuals to love, playfulness, and their true nature. The hour ended with an invitation to join the evening support group and the affirmation that “we come from love, we are made of the stuff called love, and everything else is false”.

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August 28, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce, opened with a discussion on healing and the universal power within each person to resolve any form of disease—whether physical, emotional, relational, or societal. Ryce emphasized that healing comes not from external authorities but through revelation of the truth of who we are. He explained that sickness, trauma, and dysfunction are all forms of buried being, covered over by lies and false perceptions. Forgiveness, in the Aramaic sense, is the tool that removes those lies and allows the true self to emerge. He clarified that this is not the cultural idea of pardoning another person, but rather a process of uncovering and dissolving what never belonged.

A central theme of the show was intimacy and authenticity. Susan Flueck shared about her experiences facilitating the CoDependence to Interdependence group and how letting go of over-preparation allowed her to rest in presence and flow more freely. She reflected on how early trauma and the findings of the ACE study shaped survival strategies like fawning, fierce independence, and guardedness, but through forgiveness and mindfulness she is reclaiming her wholeness. Ryce affirmed that intimacy begins not with others but with one’s relationship with God, Rukha d’Koodsha, and the breath of life. As that relationship deepens, it naturally shapes healthier external connections. The discussion wove in references to A Course in Miracles, particularly Lesson 133, which stresses valuing only what is eternal and releasing the ego’s false goals.

The group reflected on how forgiveness collapses self-deception and illusory goals created by the replicant mind. By releasing those, individuals can live from being itself, which frames goals aligned with truth. Susan described seeing this shift in her relationship with her son as he prepared to leave for university—choosing love instead of reacting to old patterns with his father. This generational healing, Ryce noted, is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children: breaking cycles of fear and hostility so they can live rooted in self-worth and dignity.

Participants also shared personal breakthroughs. Terry spoke about recognizing how blame often masks self-punishment and how he had been “hiding in plain sight.” This insight helped him see the deeper layers of projection and self-inflicted suffering, opening the way for a clearer awareness of actuality versus illusion. Ryce expanded on the Aramaic meaning of illusion as “measured,” teaching that we live in what we and our generations have measured into our minds. Forgiveness allows us to remove those old measures and replace them with the active presence of love. Celinda contributed a vision of a diamond with people on each facet claiming they held the truth, a metaphor for the one Source expressed in many forms, reminding the group that when we shift from drama to comedy and wonder, life itself becomes lighter and more whole.

The session closed with Ryce inviting everyone to imagine a world where no one had the capacity to measure anything but conscious, active love into their words, actions, and thoughts. He reminded listeners that humanity will only fully step into its true purpose when individuals live from this space of love, forgiving every thought based in hostility and fear, and extending compassion to themselves and others. With gratitude, he affirmed the community’s shared work as a movement into deeper revelation of who we truly are: beings of love.

Notes from chatroom:

“Greatest Love of All” sung by Whitney Houston

Explanation of Aramaic Forgiveness Power Point https://youtu.be/HNybssMwyQo

“Love is the cure, for your pain will keep giving birth to more pain until your eyes constantly exhale love as effortlessly as your body yields its scent.” ― Rumi

Hebrews reference was August 12 https://youtu.be/F_PHj0yisaw

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A central theme of the discussion was the concept of desire as presented in The Way of Mastery. Tim explained that desire, in this teaching, is not about the content of specific urges such as craving ice cream or seeking a relationship, but rather the pure, God-given creative energy upon which such impulses are carried. This energy is inherently good, holy, and expansive, though it can be twisted by the ego. Recognizing this distinction allows individuals to see desire as sacred while taking responsibility for how they channel it. The conversation touched on how cultural conditioning often suppresses this energy, leading people to misinterpret or misuse it. Healing, then, involves reclaiming desire as a creative life force and stepping into the observer role to make conscious, compassionate choices.

The dialogue also addressed personal struggles, such as dealing with a grandson expressing hostility and emotional pain, and how to view such behavior not as mental illness but as a cry for help and healing. This perspective aligns with teachings from A Course in Miracles, which describe all behavior as either an extension of love or a call for healing. Listeners shared personal examples of how practicing presence, non-reactivity, and affirmations such as “I’m innocent, you’re innocent” can help transform relationships. Tim reinforced that forgiveness and compassion begin internally, by dismantling one’s own hostility and fear, which then radiates outward to others.

Later in the show, the conversation turned toward ego, discernment, and judgment. A caller noted the importance of not demonizing the ego but instead nurturing it with compassion, while also recognizing when it is not appropriate to let it “drive the bus.” Tim distinguished discernment from judgment, explaining that discernment is neutral observation without tension, whereas judgment brings constriction and negativity. He guided listeners toward practices that help release judgment of desire, including a simple daily exercise: upon waking, ask “What do I want right now?” and write down responses without evaluation. Over time, patterns emerge that reveal how desire moves through one’s life, offering clarity and deeper connection to the creative energy of being.

The session concluded with encouragement to practice the tools consistently, whether through worksheets, breath work, or tapping, not just in moments of crisis but in daily repetition. This builds the mental and emotional “muscle” to stay present and compassionate even in challenging circumstances. Tim closed with the reminder that we come from love, we are made of love, and everything else is illusion.

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August 29, 2025 2^nd hour hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce guided participants in a deep exploration of healing childhood and generational trauma. The show opened with Jeanie welcoming listeners and sharing updates about the YouTube channel and the CoDependence support group before Michael joined. A key theme emerged when Susan shared how her seriousness stemmed from being punished as a child for being silly or goofy. This memory surfaced during Dr. Tim Hayes’ support group and revealed how deeply ingrained patterns of suppression and fear can block playfulness and innocence. Michael encouraged using mind shifters such as “everyone delights in and approves of me when I am playful” to open the space for healing and reclaiming innocence.

The conversation then shifted toward the impact of childhood abuse on later parenting. Susan acknowledged times she had yelled at or physically shaken her son, recognizing how she had repeated her mother’s patterns. Michael stressed the importance of sharing openly with her son, modeling accountability, and reinforcing his original innocence. He suggested that Susan invite her son to join her in a worksheet process as a way to create healing space and demonstrate the tools in action. This connected to a larger discussion on how family patterns replicate unconsciously across generations and how conscious breathwork, forgiveness, and worksheets can stop cycles of abuse.

Peter from Sweden then shared his struggle with dread before an upcoming archery competition. He described exhaustion, physical pain, and a powerful resistance to competing, recognizing the deeper issue was not archery itself but unresolved childhood and ancestral trauma tied to failure and seeking approval from his father. Michael guided Peter through exploring the sensations beneath his fear, distinguishing between competition as an external trigger and the internal goal of staying connected to Source. Together, they worked with mind shifters such as “I am deeply cherished and honored, even if I fail,” and practiced breathing into the pain while allowing revelation through the feminine force of Rukha d’Koodsha (Holy Spirit breath). This led to profound release, including physical shifts in his shoulder pain, as Peter realized that the true goal was connection to God and self, not winning.

The session emphasized that true healing comes from canceling goals that disconnect us from Source, releasing the drive for approval, and dismantling generational beliefs about failure. Michael reminded listeners that no child ever deserves abuse of any kind and that each person carries the opportunity to break patterns for their entire lineage. The group reflected on Carl Jung’s insight that most people live the unlived lives of their parents and that healing restores the flow of love through the family system. The show closed with the reminder that each healing contributes not only to personal freedom but also to humanity as a whole.

Notes from chatroom:

MindShifter for Peter: “I, Peter, and everyone I know, deeply cherishes and honors me especially if I fail.”

Susan B. asks – cancel the thought of failing. it might feel like a curse to mention that word. Maybe you win no matter what.

“Who taught you that ‘showing up’ at the competition wasn’t enough?”

EMOTIONAL RELEASE – Excerpts from several radio shows explaining and experiencing the Emotional Release Exercise

Carl Jung “Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their children than the unlived life of the parent.”  Life is love flowing through a cell.

When you are healed, you are never healed alone.

Tournament is tomorrow at 2:00AM eastern time – we will be holding the space for you Peter.

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