Kelly Brogan, MD is a holistic psychiatrist, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives; Own Your Self: The Surprising Path Beyond Depression, Anxiety, and Fatigue to Reclaiming Your Authenticity, Vitality, and Freedom; the children’s book, A Time For Rain; and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression. She is the founder of the online healing program Vital Mind Reset, and the membership community, Vital Life Project. 

She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a BS from MIT in Systems Neuroscience. She specializes in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms.

I’m excited to welcome back Dr. Kelly Brogan, MD, a four-time podcast guest and community favorite. Kelly is a holistic psychiatrist, who is on a mission to help people reclaim their sovereignty and embodiment. 

She’s also founded the online healing program, Vital Mind Reset, and authored bestselling books, A Mind of Your Own, Own Your Self, and children’s book, A Time for Rain.

In today’s enlightening episode, Kelly and I discuss the polarities of the masculine and feminine, shedding victimhood, and trusting surrender. She shares her perspective on why we often eroticize wounds and fetishize disappointment and how we can transcend that mindset for good.

We also delve into the shadow of activism, the spiritual ego, and the dangerous impact of emasculating boys and young men. Kelly also shares her personal journey reconnecting with herself after divorce and her evolving experience with motherhood. 

Every time Kelly joins us on the podcast, she summons so much expansion for me – and I’m sure she’ll do the same for you.

 
 

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(00:24) Marrying Her Polarities 

(10:37)  Finding Trust in Surrender

  • Revisiting religion after years as an atheist 

  • Shifting into a sense of submission 

  • Kelly’s initiation into submitting to God 

  • The true tests of surrender 

(24:20) Fetishizing Disappointment 

  • Choosing essence over perception 

  • Why we source love from places we know it’s not available 

  • Why disappointment is a taste of forced surrender 

(29:24)  The Comparative Hierarchy of Trauma 

  • Re-examining privilege 

  • Our emotions as an energetic resonance 

  • The parasitic dynamics of victimhood 

  • Family Constellation Therapy (Wiki)

  • The line between compassion and enabling 

(42:21)  The Shadow of Activism 

  • How activism can propagate victim consciousness 

  • False narcissism in thinking we know better 

  • Roles of the victim triangle 

  • Going inward instead of outward 

(54:54)  Expressions of Masculinity & Femininity 

  • Recognizing the immature feminine and masculine 

  • Living in the discomfort of other people’s emotions

  • Harnessing masculine fixer energy 

  • Cultivating your capacity for containment 

  • Ending the war with men 

(01:11:06)  The Emasculation of Boys 

  • The impact of shadow moms and smother mothers on their sons

  • Exploring power dynamics in the BDSM space

  • Living in a society built on uninitiated men 

(01:17:49)  Shedding Addiction to Approval 

  • Why actualized men want to know the truth 

  • Finding important data in critical feedback 

  • The shadow of the spiritual ego 

(01:31:35)  Living in Realms of Polarities 

(01:42:12)  Claiming Your Yes

  • Exercising your power to narrate 

  • Clawing your way back to Source

  • The biggest lie we all tell ourselves

(01:50:34)  Victimless Mothering 

  • Victimless Mothering Masterclass

  • Recognizing cycles of dominance and fear in mothering 

  • Parenting decisions around tech and wellness 

  • Learning from our children 

  • How sobriety impacted Kelly’s parenting 

  • The importance of not imposing your narrative on your child 

(02:11:56)  Kelly’s Latest Projects 

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