PS. The other person who left that workshop agreed that our former friend needed an intervention, but that we wouldn’t be the ones to give it, since she has been part of his circle for 20 years. I was around her for two years. I have decades of clinical experience and scholarly articles about my non-medical model work that heals PTSD, depression and anxiety. I am truly sorry for my former fri
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Just now saw the response of Don’s devotee to my description of what occurred. She has a tremendous trauma bond with Don. For her to admit that there is any problem with his behavior would create a free-fall feeling that most people can’t tolerate and so they stay in the trauma bonding relationship. No one can do our work for us... only we can do this work. Hitching one’s growth to someone ‘ou
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I recently attended Don Hanson’s Bhaktichi workshop in Costa Rica, formerly known as Transforming Cellular Memory. I had attended before and found some wisdom and relief, even though I was left confused by his handling of a woman he had identified with having victim energy. He was very harsh with her. Two years later, he attacked a friend of mine in a similar manner over victim discussion. Hi
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