And so, the special 5 part series with the ever-talented, insightful, and generous Nita Baum concludes here. We go out on a high note, while feeling very grounded in the earth. This conversation in my humble opinion carries groundedness within its essence. Nita and I found such a nice flow in our conversations and used our own shared community/friendship as the basis for this 5 part series. In this conversation, I express the value I hold for her friendship and how much it has meant to me.

We go deep into the interconnectictivity between healthy practices, fear, self-acceptance, community, and vulnerability. We touch on the following topics:

Nita gets us started with a lovely experiential grounding practiceWhy might everybody be meditating in a century and what does that have to do with dentists?The right and importance of each person discovering and integrating healthy practices for themselvesHow the healthcare system in the US has its strengths but is also largely reactiveHow we learn how to systematically dismantle and gain power over fearAccessibility and simplicity of practices which support our well-being and growthConnection of groundedness to community, home, family, connection, relationshipThe challenge and universality of feeling separated, isolated, different than, othernessHow community opens our eyes to the richness of our shared experience and humannessPersonal story about how the community I share with Nita as a friend helped me to overcome the feeling of cognitive dissonance and challenge for stepping out onto a road less traveledRoots of other are in our fear, uncertainty, vulnerability, highlights the power of turning towards that fear—our kinship in realizing shared experience of fearWhat do you turn to when you feel afraid? What grounds you?Reference to M Scott Peck’s 4 stage sequence for community buildingIntimate relation with being truthful, protecting against the feeling of being not good enough and pretending we’re not dealing with that on some levelPractice, fear, self-acceptance, community, vulnerability and all comes together in groundedness

As always, thanks for listening and all the best.