Have you ever encountered a story that shook you to your core, yet left you inspired and filled with a newfound understanding of love and compassion? Our latest episode introduces the incredible slay your dragons with compassion – Geoff Thompson, a BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and spiritual teacher, whose life is a profound narrative of overcoming the darkest of trials through the light of forgiveness and inner transformation. Geoff pulls back the curtain on his past, marked by childhood abuse and the subsequent battle with fear and depression, and how he emerged as a beacon of strength for others facing similar struggles.
Embark on a spiritual odyssey with us as Geoff unveils the transformative power of writing, martial arts, and the profound teachings of Kabbalah and the Zohar. His insights into the destructive force of fears and the healing potential of love are not just philosophical musings but lived experiences. As he shares his method of turning inner monsters into mere shadows, we explore the depths of our own internal battles and how facing them can lead to immeasurable growth. Geoff’s journey serves as a testament to the idea that confronting the darkest parts of ourselves opens the door to becoming vessels of a supernatural love.
This episode promises to leave you moved and possibly changed, as we examine the ripple effects of personal transformation on the world around us. Geoff’s encounter with a rough sleeper named Evil and the symbolic cleansing that followed is a powerful illustration of how, by changing our own perceptions and acting from a place of love, we can truly make a difference. Tune in for a conversation that’s as much about healing oneself as it is about extending that healing touch to the world, demonstrating the profound impact of service, forgiveness, and compassion.
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Malcolm Stern has worked as a group and individual psychotherapist for more than 30 years. He was a co-founder of Alternatives at St James’s Church in London and runs groups internationally.
He is the author of Falling in Love / Staying in Love (Piatkus 2004) and Slay Your Dragons with Compassion ( Watkins 2020). He co-presented Channel 4’s relationship series, ‘Made for Each Other’ in 2003 and 2004 and sailed on the ‘Rainbow Warrior’ with Greenpeace in the 1980s. The book he is currently writing is an exploration of the shadow and its necessity in our evolutionary development.
To become equal to the dream sewn within us, our heart must break open and usually must break more than once. That’s why they say that the only heart worth having is a broken heart. For only in breaking can it open fully and reveal what is hidden within.” – Michael Meade
This is a series of podcasts based on the premise explored in Malcolm Stern’s acclaimed book of the same name, that adversity provides us with the capacity to develop previously unexplored depths and is , in effect , a crucible for self reflection and awareness. Malcolm lost his daughter Melissa to suicide in 2014. It slowly dawned on him over the following few years that he was being educated and an opportunity was being presented where new insights helped him forge a path through his grief and despair. As part of that cathartic journey, he wrote “ Slay Your Dragons with Compassion ( Watkins 2020 ) where he was able to describe some of the practices that had helped him shed light on a way through the darkness.
