How do we heal the wounds of our ancestors while nurturing the connections in our closest relationships? This episode of "Slay Your Dragons with Compassion" promises to answer these profound questions through the insights of Ya'Acov Darling Khan, a contemporary shaman and co-founder of the School of Movement Medicine. Ya'Acov takes us on an evocative journey from his formative experiences to his practice of Movement Medicine, an embodied approach born out of personal and ancestral transformation. Highlighting a striking shamanic encounter where he relived the trauma of a Holocaust survivor, Yaakov brings to light the concept of intergenerational trauma and how it can be transformed into creative contributions to the world.
In a heartfelt reflection, I share the enduring journey with my wife, Susannah, shaped by mutual trust and the practice of "embodied listening." Over 38 years, we have faced trials, temptations, and near separations, but our commitment to honesty and genuine communication has allowed our relationship to flourish. This episode also explores the sacred connection of intimacy, emphasizing that true sexual and emotional bonds can only deepen through unwavering honesty and integrity. Join us as we uncover the ongoing effort needed to cultivate a spiritually nourishing and intimate partnership, enriching our lives beyond the ordinary.
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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.
