Mental Health In A Modern World

12. Mediumship: How to Know If You’re Really Connecting With Spirit

📺 Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus?sub_confirmation=1] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2bWo7CWS0Lv8oFB4svtar9] “Spirit’s always in charge… Life is just the lily pads to getting to where we’re going to go anyway,” says Dawn Paula, evidential medium and energy healer who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to unravel the mysteries of intuition, near-death experiences, and the deep connection between the physical and spiritual realms. Having encountered profound paranormal experiences since childhood and survived a life-changing near-death event in high school, Dawn Paula has spent her life seeking out others who share these boundary-expanding encounters—and now helps clients explore their own intuitive and psychic abilities. In this immersive, hope-filled episode, Dawn Paula reveals how “the spirit world isn’t out there—it’s right here,” sharing her journey from sports medicine into massage therapy, Reiki, and ultimately, mediumship. She explains why modern society dampens our innate sensitivity, how children’s energetic gifts are shaped (and often shut down) by trauma and cultural programming, and how the rise of technology is altering our consciousness and frequency. She and Greg also dive into the purpose of soul contracts, the nuances of free will, and why embracing both the dark and the light is essential to the human experience. Tune into Mental Health in a Modern World for an unforgettable conversation on spiritual awakening, evidential mediumship, and how to reclaim your sovereignty—and your joy—on this wild, multidimensional path. 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Unlock your intuitive potential and embrace your spiritual path with these actionable steps: 1. Trust your intuition—reconnect with the innate sensitivity and knowingness you had as a child. 2. Nurture your physical body—maintain your health to raise your vibration and deepen spiritual connection. 3. Approach technology mindfully—limit overwhelming input to create space for subtle awareness and intuitive growth. 4. Embrace free will—recognize your power to shape your journey through conscious choice and self-empowerment. 5. Allow yourself to play—infuse your life with joy, curiosity, and lightness on your spiritual path. Take one step today to trust yourself more and live with greater presence! MEMORABLE QUOTES > "I believe that we are really spiritual beings having this earthly human experience. As children, we're open, we're just naturally intuitive, and then society starts to desensitize us from that knowingness." > "Our intuition is one of the hardest and greatest things that we can do in being connected to source and spirit. I think that's what really desensitizes children—teaching them to go against the grain and not to trust themselves." > "The gift is being in the human body and being able to experience it all, knowing that it's not the end all, be all." CONNECT WITH DAWN Website - https://www.dawnpaula.com/ [https://www.dawnpaula.com/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_dawnpaula_ [ https://www.instagram.com/_dawnpaula_] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DawnPaulaPsychicMedium [https://www.facebook.com/DawnPaulaPsychicMedium] RESOURCES MENTIONED Sacred Soul Society – https://www.dawnpaula.com/sacred-soul-society [https://www.dawnpaula.com/sacred-soul-society] Waze – https://www.waze.com/ [https://www.waze.com/] Poltergeist - https://amzn.to/3PqyiiU [https://amzn.to/3PqyiiU] CONNECT WITH GREG Website - https://www.healing4d.com/ [https://www.healing4d.com/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/ [https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus] LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/] 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Podcast Production & Marketing by FullCast: https://fullcast.co [https://fullcast.co] Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/ [https://www.thepodosphere.com/] Mentioned in this episode: Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm] Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm]

11. Overcoming Porn Addiction: Healing the Root Cause of Intimacy Issues with Kevin Netteberg - LIVE COACHING SESSION

📺 Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus?sub_confirmation=1] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2bWo7CWS0Lv8oFB4svtar9] “I've been using spirituality and other means to reject myself and repress who I am, and I was just finally ready to ask for help,” says Speaker A, an emerging artist whose struggle with insomnia, pornography addiction, and the fear of intimacy leads to a powerfully vulnerable session on Mental Health in a Modern World. In a riveting conversation with holistic practitioner Speaker C, Speaker A unpacks his journey: four nights without sleep, waves of shame, and the realization that his deepest wounds stemmed not from simply bad habits, but from a lifelong impulse to hide the truest parts of himself. Today, Speaker A shares how archetypal and parts work unlocked the protective, sabotaging patterns within him and the childhood pain beneath—a territory rarely explored so openly by men. He courageously details the process of breaking his unconscious contract with pornography, the visceral chaos of inner transformation, and how somatic dance (and finally, authentic creative expression) helped him find safety in his body and connection with others. Tune in to this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World for a raw, hope-filled look at healing addiction, shame, and the path to genuine intimacy—starting with the courage to be seen. 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Healing deep wounds and reclaiming intimacy requires courage, self-inquiry, and compassion—here’s how you can start: 1. Identify and compassionately engage with your inner protector parts to understand what they’re guarding and what they truly need. 2. Give yourself permission to express difficult truths and vulnerabilities, especially the ones you’ve been ashamed to share. 3. Replace self-destructive coping mechanisms, such as pornography or media binging, with embodied practices like somatic dance and creative expression. 4. Release unconscious contracts and old patterns by consciously naming them, honoring their original purpose, and inviting in healthier replacements. 5. Regularly create safe spaces for authentic self-expression and supportive community connection—your healing can inspire others to share and heal as well. Start today: embrace your inner work, express your truth, and reconnect with your authentic self. MEMORABLE QUOTES > "I was cracking up the other day because here I am, 30 years old, living with my parents, dealing with porn addiction, compulsive masturbation, insomnia— all these things going on. As I'm healing, it's like my parents are out of town, and I feel like Kevin McAllister in Home Alone, stepping outside going, 'I'm not afraid anymore.' But then, of course, that guy down the street shows up and I realize, okay, I'm still afraid. That's what these past weeks have been like." > "I knew that the deeper need of pornography was me looking to be held, for intimacy, and I confused it with sex. I took on the programming of pornography—so when that moment arises where you feel lonely and want to be held, it means that you want to have sex or consume sexual content. But what I actually needed was intimacy, to be held." > "For so many years, I was sharing things I thought were cool designs so people would accept me. Now I'm excited to finally share the things that move me, not the things that keep me safe." CONNECT WITH KEVIN Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kev.net_ [https://www.instagram.com/kev.net_] RESOURCES MENTIONED King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering Masculinity Through the Lens of Archetypal Psychology - A Journey into the Male Psyche and Its Four Essential Aspects - https://amzn.to/4nGVN3R [https://amzn.to/4nGVN3R] CONNECT WITH GREG Website - https://www.healing4d.com/ [https://www.healing4d.com/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/ [https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus] LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/] 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Podcast Production & Marketing by FullCast: https://fullcast.co [https://fullcast.co] Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/ [https://www.thepodosphere.com/] Mentioned in this episode: Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm]

10. The Hidden Cycle of Addiction and Self Sabotage

📺 Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus?sub_confirmation=1] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2bWo7CWS0Lv8oFB4svtar9] "Addictions are when wants become needs—and wants become needs as a result of unmet needs," says Speaker A, holistic health practitioner and host of Mental Health in a Modern World. Drawing from a decade of experience helping clients navigate anxiety and OCD, Speaker A dives deep into the epidemic of “socially approved” addictions, from scrolling social media to processed food and caffeine, and unravels why most of us are unconsciously trapped in cycles of self-sabotage. In this episode, Speaker A explains how socially normalized patterns of addiction are rooted in invisible wounds: attachment injuries, unmet essential needs, and the internal wars between our desires and our deeper needs. He breaks down frameworks for understanding the psychology behind addiction—including Gabor Maté’s cost-benefit ratio, the alignment of "head and heart," and the role of internal "protector parts" that uphold destructive habits. If you want to uncover the hidden contracts that keep you trapped, decode what unmet needs are fueling your habits, and hear actionable steps for healing addictive patterns at the deepest level, tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World for this insightful solo episode with Speaker A. 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Transform your relationship with addiction by putting these steps into practice now: 1. Take a Needs vs. Wants Inventory: Write two columns for your essential needs and non-essential wants; identify which wants have turned into needs and which needs consistently go unmet. 2. Reflect on Attachment Injuries: Look back at your childhood to uncover breaks or injuries in your attachments to caregivers and where you may have sacrificed authenticity to secure attachment. 3. Identify Your Story Gap: Recognize any discrepancy between your internal feelings and the story you project outwardly to others—closing this gap removes a major driver of addiction. 4. Check Your Head-Heart Alignment: Explore where your head and heart (or mind and body) are out of alignment, and commit to making choices that unite your intellect and intuition. 5. Write Out Your Unconscious Contracts: Clearly state your unconscious agreements driving self-sabotage—identify the behavior, its perceived benefit, and its cost, and start the process of renegotiating these contracts. Start now—empower yourself by taking one concrete step from this list today! MEMORABLE QUOTES > "Addictions are when wants become needs, and wants become needs as a result of unmet needs." > "You can't escape the prison that you don't know you're in." > "Addiction is when a want becomes a need." RESOURCES MENTIONED In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté - https://amzn.to/4tz76fu [https://amzn.to/4tz76fu] Introduction to Internal Family Systems by Richard C. Schwartz - https://amzn.to/4uQgAnP [https://amzn.to/4uQgAnP] CONNECT WITH GREG Website - https://www.healing4d.com/ [https://www.healing4d.com/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/ [https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus] LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/] 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Podcast Production & Marketing by FullCast: https://fullcast.co [https://fullcast.co] Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/ [https://www.thepodosphere.com/] Mentioned in this episode: Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm] Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm]

9. OCD Recovery: What Most People Miss About Healing Obsessive Thoughts

📺 Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus?sub_confirmation=1] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2bWo7CWS0Lv8oFB4svtar9] “You resist persists. If you want to shrink something, let it expand. If you want to get rid of something, allow it to flourish. As soon as you make one thing good, another thing becomes bad,” says Greg Schmaus, holistic health practitioner and founder of Healing 4D, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World to share his deeply personal and professional journey healing obsessive compulsive disorder. In this episode, Greg Schmaus unpacks why OCD is skyrocketing today and how conventional approaches may miss its true roots. Drawing from his experience healing his own severe OCD after a Division 1 collegiate athletic career, he explains how trauma fragments the psyche, why unaddressed gut infections and inflammation can inflame the mind, and how true healing requires a blend of somatic work, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, mindfulness, and paradoxical spiritual practice. He busts common myths, shares paradoxes drawn from Zen and Taoist teachings, and outlines his integrated, holistic approach—rooted in his Four Doctors philosophy and real-world case experience—to address the entire mind-body-spirit landscape. Tune in to Mental Health in a Modern World to discover why, for Greg Schmaus, OCD became not just something to overcome, but his greatest spiritual teacher, guiding him and his clients back to unity consciousness and genuine self-healing. 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Healing OCD requires a comprehensive and compassionate approach—explore these five actionable steps to begin your transformation today: 1. Address unresolved trauma using Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy by working with protector and exile parts of your psyche. 2. Shift focus from obsessive thoughts to bodily sensations—practice somatic awareness to feel and process stored emotions. 3. Embrace mindfulness and non-judgmental awareness, allowing thoughts and feelings to arise and pass without resistance or attachment. 4. Build a strong healing foundation by prioritizing lifestyle essentials: a nourishing diet, restorative sleep, regular movement, and time for happiness. 5. Contemplate and practice spiritual paradoxes: let go of resisting thoughts, allow them to expand, and observe how this creates inner quiet. Start with one of these steps today—your path to wholeness and relief begins with a single, intentional action. MEMORABLE QUOTES > "You resist, persists. If you want to shrink something, let it expand. If you want to get rid of something, allow it to flourish. As soon as you make one thing good, another thing becomes bad." > "You cannot heal OCD in the mind; you heal it in the body. The language of the mind is thinking. The language of the body is feeling." > "OCD was the greatest spiritual teacher I've ever had because it taught me how the mind works, how reality works, how energy works, and how to eventually find my way back to that place of witnessing, that place of observing, and that mindfulness space of non-attachment and non-aversion." RESOURCES MENTIONED Internal Family Systems (Richard Schwartz, IFS Model) – https://ifs-institute.com/ [https://ifs-institute.com/] Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu - https://amzn.to/4nijMpF [https://amzn.to/4nijMpF] CONNECT WITH GREG Website - https://www.healing4d.com/ [https://www.healing4d.com/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/ [https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus] LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/] 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Podcast Production & Marketing by FullCast: https://fullcast.co [https://fullcast.co] Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/ [https://www.thepodosphere.com/] Mentioned in this episode: Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm] Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm]

8. Biogeometry for Mental Health: How Energy Symbols Support Healing

📺 Watch on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus?sub_confirmation=1] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2bWo7CWS0Lv8oFB4svtar9] “Oftentimes, I share with the students. Everybody wants to do Psychedelic Journey these days. And I'm like, listen, if you are not cleaning up your diet and getting your body right, your mind is not going to be able to project the images properly.” says Speaker A, holistic lifestyle coach, shamanic practitioner, and expert teacher at the Czech Institute, who joins Mental Health in a Modern World for a riveting exploration of the intersections between ancient shamanic wisdom and cutting-edge biogeometry. A lifelong seeker whose own childhood health struggles propelled her into the world of holistic healing, Angie Chek weaves together biology, energy medicine, biogeometry, and shamanism to reveal how unlocking mental, emotional, and spiritual health demands clearing not just the mind—but the body and one’s physical environment as well. She unpacks the surprising ways in which energetic imbalance, environmental toxins, and even soul fragmentation show up as chronic diseases or mental health challenges. Her stories of animal spirits, nature divination, and soul retrieval offer a fresh perspective on anxiety, depression, and the so-called “spiritual crisis” seen today in children and adults alike. Tune in to this episode of Mental Health in a Modern World to learn why true healing requires a clean vessel, how biosignatures act as an energetic language for organ balance, and why our pain, rather than being suppressed, is often the very key to transformation. Discover practical insights for parents of sensitive kids, seekers of non-psychedelic shamanic practices, and anyone interested in bridging science and spirit for next-level mental wellbeing. 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS Discover practical steps from this episode to enhance your well-being, mental clarity, and sense of connection—start transforming your life today: 1. Clean up your diet and lifestyle to become a clearer vessel for insight, healing, and shamanic experiences. 2. Incorporate daily meditation and movement practices to quiet your mind and strengthen your intuition. 3. Explore biogeometry and start experimenting with biosignatures to harmonize your personal energy and environment. 4. Limit screen time and increase time spent in nature for yourself and your children to reduce overstimulation and enhance grounding. 5. Practice soul retrieval and address past traumas to reclaim lost parts of yourself and support your mental and emotional health. Take the first step now—choose one action and commit to it today! MEMORABLE QUOTES > "Everybody wants to do Psychedelic Journey these days. If you are not cleaning up your diet and getting your body right, your mind is not going to be able to project the images properly." > "If you really want to dive into these realms, start with meditation. Get your mind to quiet—when you quiet your mind, then you can start to hear again, you can start to feel again, you can start to sense again. Then that whole world opens up to you." > "Don’t spend your life trying to convince someone to like peaches when there are so many people who love peaches. Find your people, find your tribe, be you, and watch the magic happen." CONNECT WITH ANGIE LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-chek-9a73748/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-chek-9a73748/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/1anginator/ [https://www.instagram.com/1anginator/] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/angie.lustrick [https://www.facebook.com/angie.lustrick] RESOURCES MENTIONED Biogeometry: Back to a Future for Mankind by Dr. Ibrahim Karim - https://amzn.to/4eQo5X1 [https://amzn.to/4eQo5X1] The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner - https://amzn.to/4efnUo3 [https://amzn.to/4efnUo3] You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay - https://amzn.to/4t6J9My [https://amzn.to/4t6J9My] CONNECT WITH GREG Website - https://www.healing4d.com/ [https://www.healing4d.com/] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/ [https://www.instagram.com/4d_healing/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus [https://www.youtube.com/@gregschmaus] LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-schmaus-22929589/] 🎙️🎙️🎙️ Podcast Production & Marketing by FullCast: https://fullcast.co [https://fullcast.co] Discover the best podcast services in the world at The Podosphere: https://www.thepodosphere.com/ [https://www.thepodosphere.com/] Mentioned in this episode: Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm] Embark on The HTM Journey MHMW - HTM [https://mental-health-in-a-modern-world.captivate.fm/htm]