Gregg Braden

But it was funny. I mean, they went through all the tests and they said, Mr. Braden, you're really, really healthy. I said, there's nothing wrong with your heart. And I said, well, what am I feeling? And they said, the somatic, well, this is the doctor. He would come in and say, there's nothing wrong with you. I don't know why you're here in this hospital. I was in the ER.

But it was funny. I mean, they went through all the tests and they said, Mr. Braden, you're really, really healthy. I said, there's nothing wrong with your heart. And I said, well, what am I feeling? And they said, the somatic, well, this is the doctor. He would come in and say, there's nothing wrong with you. I don't know why you're here in this hospital. I was in the ER.

He said, I know why you're here in the ER. And then he left. A nurse came in. The first thing she did, she looked at me. Listen, she said, what's happening in your life? And I started to say the words, I just lost my mom. And I couldn't even get those words out. And I was just sobbing. I wasn't even crying. It was like gasping sobs. And she said, you're dealing with unresolved grief.

He said, I know why you're here in the ER. And then he left. A nurse came in. The first thing she did, she looked at me. Listen, she said, what's happening in your life? And I started to say the words, I just lost my mom. And I couldn't even get those words out. And I was just sobbing. I wasn't even crying. It was like gasping sobs. And she said, you're dealing with unresolved grief.

And I said, okay, yeah, I know that. No surprise there. She said, grief? Not grief isn't bad, but the unresolved grief can actually have a physical influence on the little muscles in the chest around the heart. And if you don't know any better, and it's good to get it checked out. She said, you think you're having an episode, a heart episode. She says unresolved grief.

And I said, okay, yeah, I know that. No surprise there. She said, grief? Not grief isn't bad, but the unresolved grief can actually have a physical influence on the little muscles in the chest around the heart. And if you don't know any better, and it's good to get it checked out. She said, you think you're having an episode, a heart episode. She says unresolved grief.

I went to a grief counselor and went away and never came back.

I went to a grief counselor and went away and never came back.

through grief counseling, redefining, and it's different for everyone. For me, I had to find a sense of safety, knowing that my protector was no longer in the world. And I say that because I know I'm not the only one. Other people have that experience, but that's how deep and how lasting those kinds of experiences go in our lives. The ability to resolve grief is a facet of human divinity.

through grief counseling, redefining, and it's different for everyone. For me, I had to find a sense of safety, knowing that my protector was no longer in the world. And I say that because I know I'm not the only one. Other people have that experience, but that's how deep and how lasting those kinds of experiences go in our lives. The ability to resolve grief is a facet of human divinity.

Well, I'm going to answer it in two ways. And this is not separate from this conversation we're having about human divinity. And I'm going to tie back into what we're now exploring. I just want to give context and structure here. We're exploring, getting into the nitty gritty of the power of human divinity and why we want it and what happens if we give it away.

Well, I'm going to answer it in two ways. And this is not separate from this conversation we're having about human divinity. And I'm going to tie back into what we're now exploring. I just want to give context and structure here. We're exploring, getting into the nitty gritty of the power of human divinity and why we want it and what happens if we give it away.

If we give our humanness away, we no longer have the abilities that I'm going to share right now. So this is, it's part of the conversation. So first of all, when someone feels that, it's always good to get it checked out because you don't know. You cannot determine unless it's happened in the past and you recognize this is exactly what happened in the past. You really can't determine.

If we give our humanness away, we no longer have the abilities that I'm going to share right now. So this is, it's part of the conversation. So first of all, when someone feels that, it's always good to get it checked out because you don't know. You cannot determine unless it's happened in the past and you recognize this is exactly what happened in the past. You really can't determine.

It's terrifying. It's scary. It is. It is. It is. And fortunately, we live in a city where we had, it's a small, Santa Fe, New Mexico. It's not a big 80,000 people. You know, it's not a big community, but we had, and I had good medical care. To answer the question, we have to understand what's really happening.

It's terrifying. It's scary. It is. It is. It is. And fortunately, we live in a city where we had, it's a small, Santa Fe, New Mexico. It's not a big 80,000 people. You know, it's not a big community, but we had, and I had good medical care. To answer the question, we have to understand what's really happening.

Every emotion that we've ever had in our lives from the moment, even before we emerged into the world through the birth canal, while we're still in the womb, Every emotion that we're having has a chemical equivalent that is called... Candice Pert was the first Harvard-trained medical physician that linked emotion and chemicals in the body in a scientific way. Wow.

Every emotion that we've ever had in our lives from the moment, even before we emerged into the world through the birth canal, while we're still in the womb, Every emotion that we're having has a chemical equivalent that is called... Candice Pert was the first Harvard-trained medical physician that linked emotion and chemicals in the body in a scientific way. Wow.

I had the honor of knowing her before she passed in 2013. She wrote a book called Molecules of Emotion. I'm sure a lot of your viewers are familiar with that. And she identified these chemicals are called neuropeptides. Neuropeptides typically will be created by the emotion and they metabolize through the body. No big deal. Unless we're having an emotion that we can't resolve.

I had the honor of knowing her before she passed in 2013. She wrote a book called Molecules of Emotion. I'm sure a lot of your viewers are familiar with that. And she identified these chemicals are called neuropeptides. Neuropeptides typically will be created by the emotion and they metabolize through the body. No big deal. Unless we're having an emotion that we can't resolve.