#Psycho silo how to#

Your host Robert Strock has had 45 years of experience as a psychotherapist, author, and humanitarian, and has developed a unique approach to communication, contemplation and inquiry born from working on his own challenges. We will break from traditional thinking, as we look at our challenges from a freer and more in point of view. On this podcast we will propose critical new strategies to address world issues, including homelessness, immigration, amongst several others, and making a connection to how our individual psychology contributes and can help transform the dangers that we face. I believe when people really drop into their souls, almost all of us have hyphenated identities.

I’m one of those people with an identity that I call a hyphenated identity. The Missing Conversation, Episode 41 with Mark Gerzon. By clicking on the timecode, you’ll be able to jump to that specific section of the podcast However, there are times when you want to skip ahead or repeat a particular section. To get the most value out of the podcast, I encourage you to listen to the complete episode. Note: Below, you’ll find timecodes for specific sections of the podcast. These different aspects of his life meshing together are his connection to humanity, or as Robert calls it, a synthesis of the heart. Mark’s varied life experiences - from his parents’ heritage, religious beliefs, education, political leanings, and a growing understanding of the world - have shaped the work he has done throughout his life, does today, and the specific causes he works to support. This is where we, as listeners and readers, can see how much of what we think, do, and feel comes from what we have been taught in limited ways how we can really take care of ourselves, those we love, and our planet.

#Psycho silo how to#

The two also cover their experiences growing up, being drafted for the war, initiating a draft resistance, and coming to an understanding of how to use their ideas to make concrete positive change.

How can we take care of ourselves and our planet together? How can we truly engage in the question ‘What does balance mean for this year?’ to care for ourselves and others while realizing the imminent dangers of economic inequality, global warming, war, etc.? The third aspect of psych-politics that ties everything together is a contemplation of balance. We’re called upon to contemplate how we really use our money - where do we spend most of it? Do we have a natural inclination to share some with those who are not close to us personally but come from difficult circumstances? If we don’t have enough, what is our attitude towards money? Are we doing the best we can with what we have and how to give ourselves and our families the best possible life? Robert and Mark also touch upon our relationship and view of money and its impact on psycho-politics. If we are only taking care of ourselves, who is taking care of those in the greatest need? The planet? Our ecosystem?

But it’s important to take a step back and see the bigger picture. The first essential element of psycho-politics is our individual and collective tendency to want to take care of ourselves, our loved ones, and our favoritism to those closest to us. Politics is human behavior, and it’s not the best idea to separate the two as they are two distinct yet intertwined aspects of humanity. Robert and Mark explore the three elements of psycho-politics. Mark is also a dedicated activist in the movement for a diverse, inclusive civil structure and transpartisan politics. In this episode of The Missing Conversation, Robert is joined by Mark Gerzon, founder of the Mediators Foundation. it becomes clearer and clearer that we’re all in the same boat and failure to realize and respond to this will inevitably result in us all being doomed to sink.”