Dr. Melinda Edwards sits down with Raghu for a journey through psyche and spirit, revealing the doorways that led her out of trauma, into healing, and ultimately home to her heart.
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This time on Mindrolling, Raghu and Dr. Melinda Edwards discuss:
- How Dr. Melinda Edwards grew up as a child of medical missionaries in Guatemala
- The build-up of trauma in Dr. Edwards’ life and how it manifested as an eating disorder
- How meeting Ram Dass transformed Melinda’s life and guided her to Neem Karoli Baba
- Ram Dass’ example of holding unconditional love and compassionate presence for others
- Using our issues and contractions as an individualized path forward for spiritual growth
- Considering the value of psychedelics for accelerating a spiritual journey
- The powerful impact of full commitment and surrender during meditation retreats
- Addressing common misconceptions about autism and how autistic individuals process emotions
- Dr. Melinda’s experience teaching her daughter “how to be human” and to navigate this chaotic world
- Living Darshan, Dr. Edwards’ non-profit aimed at increasing the understanding of neurodiversity
- The challenge and importance of keeping our hearts open, even in moments of resistance
- Finding shared humanity in the people and traits we fear, reject, or dislike in others
- Facing our inner rage, grief, and pain in response to the global political and emotional climate
Learn more about Autism from Dr. Temple Grandin and her numerous books.
About Dr. Melinda Edwards:
Melinda Edwards, MD is a mother, writer and physician in Charleston, SC. Her medical training and her life’s journey home to her own heart inform her work as a psychiatrist. Supporting others in their discovery of the love that we all are is one of her greatest joys. She is the founder of the 501c3 nonprofit organization Living Darshan and is the author of Psyche & Spirit: How a Psychiatrist Found Divinity Through Her Lifelong Quest for Truth and Her Daughter’s Autism. Keep up with Dr. Edwards on her website or on her Instagram.
“Our psychology, our contractions, our issues, whatever comes up is itself the doorway back home to our hearts. Isn’t that a miracle? Each of us has a perfectly individualized path laid out right in front of our noses each moment.” – Melinda Edwards, MD
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