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Understanding the Communication from Our Unconscious Mind
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I'm in Palau, Nikko Bay and I'm about ready to go diving into an underwater garden and I'm taking you with me. One of the rock islands stands alone but there's a whole cluster of them surrounded by coral...
The Love Food PodCast With Julie Duffy Dillon I was recently interviewed by Julie Duffy Dillon on the Love Food Podcast episode 68. Do you consider food to be your enemy or a waste of time? Are you tired of struggling with body image, yo-yo dieting, and food hate? Do...
Balance in Recovery
Hello. Dr. Anita Johnston here, and I am at Nikko Bay in Palau, in the backyard of my very, very dear friend, Cliff, who goes paddleboarding in probably the most beautiful, pristine water in the world. The key, clearly, to paddleboarding,...
The extraordinary changes that mark the change from girlhood to womanhood
Hello. Doctor Anita Johnston here and I am in Palau right now. Wait, where is Palau? Well, Palau is south of Guam. Where is Guam? Well, both Guam and Palau, are part of the Micronesian islands. Polynesia, which most people know about,...
There’s meaning to what you eat!
Hello Dr. Anita Johnston here. I’m at the Little Theater in Epidaurus and I’m going to tell you the story about Demeter & Persephone. There were once these two goddesses. Demeter was the mother goddess, and her daughter’s name was...
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...
Imagine telling your story – your healing story
Imagine telling your story - your healing story Dr. Anita Johnston here, and I am in Delphi, Greece. I am just getting ready to climb the Sacred Way, where the ancient Greeks came for eons to see the Oracle. In those days, The Oracle was the equivalent of what we...
Recovery Story
Recovery Story I’m in Athens, Greece, and I have a story to tell you. I have a healing story to tell you. I am meeting with a young woman. Her name is Lise. She contacted me about a week or so ago. She lives in Germany and she said that she saw on my website that I...
NEDA walk in Denver
NEDA walk in Denver Hello, Dr. Anita Johnson here. I am at the NEDA walk in Denver, which is an amazing event for people who are struggling, and family and friends, to come and celebrate, share recovery stories, encourage each other, and support each other. Thank you...
Letting Go
It’s Dr. Anita Johnston here. I’m in Denver, Colorado. It’s fall here and I find myself looking at the trees, watching the leaves as they drop any time the wind blows – even just a little bit. I start to think about how nature has so much to tell us about Letting Go....