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Healing by telling your story
Hello Dr. Anita Johnston here. I am at the theater in Epidaurus, the great healing center. This amphitheater could seat 14,000 people. From the very top of this amphitheater, you can see how vast it is. The acoustics are such that all the...
Your Unconscious Mind
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I am here in Greece at the Sunken City. Somewhere beneath that water is a city, and I am going to take you with me as I go looking for it. Somewhere out there is a 5,000 year old city that was sunk by an...
Stay Connected to Your True Values
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I am at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece where the columns of statues of six women remind me of the story of Lysistrata. For thousands of years there have been many performances at this theater...
A tale of healing
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I am at the theater of Epidaurus, the epic healing center of the world. Imagine it is the year 400 BC, and you are an Athenian woman in Ancient Greece seeking healing. In your lifetime, you have witnessed...
Use your curiosity; not your judgment
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I am in Epidaurus, Greece, which seems like the perfect place to tell you this story. Once upon a time, high up on Olympus, the gods and goddesses gathered to create a new creature for earth - a woman. “A...
From Girlhood to Womanhood Rituals
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I’m in Athens, Greece. Right now, I am at the sanctuary for Artemis. Artemis was the goddess of young children, and animals, and especially the maidens. In this particular sanctuary, the story goes, Athena...
Exercise Resistance (Part 2)
Francie White, M.S., R.D. and Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D. join together to discuss the causes, considerations and treatment for Exercise Resistance from a holistic, consciousness perspective.
Exercise Resistance (Part 1)
Francie White, M.S., R.D. and Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D. join together to discuss the causes, considerations and treatment for Exercise Resistance from a holistic, consciousness perspective.
Lopsided Lobsters
In Hawaii, the eel lives in a hole in the reef in the ocean. The lobster often makes its home at the mouth of this hole. This is a great arrangement for the eel - since it has a lobster at its doorstep with an antenna pointed outward, watching for predators. It’s a...
Reef Walking
One of my favorite memories from my childhood growing up on the island of Guam was reef walking with my mother, siblings, and assorted friends. Guam is surrounded by a coral reef that is quite a distance from shore. The water is usually shallow from the shoreline all...
Wine, Roses & Eating Difficulties
On a trip to New Zealand, I was touring the wine country, and the tour guide pointed out the rose bushes planted at the ends of the rows of grape vines. My initial thought was, “What a lovely idea,” and I asked if they planted white roses for white wine grapes and red...
The Log Video
Dr. Anita Johnston uses the metaphor of a log in a river from her book Eating in the Light of the Moon to describe the recovery process from disordered eating.