In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, I'm joined in person by good friend, meditation teacher, and truth advocate Wonnita Brands.After the chaos of 2020 and the years that followed, something strange has happened culturally: the world seems eager to move on as if nothing happened.As if we didn’t live through:Lockdowns and the forced isolation of families and communitiesThe criminalization of gathering with friends and loved onesA medical system that shifted toward enforcement and policingPublic shaming campaigns against the unmasked and unvaccinatedSegregation based on personal health choicesThe sweeping fear surrounding a virus that was never properly isolatedWonnita and I were together in the thick of it — living through the fallout side by side during those turbulent years. In this episode we revisit some of those experiences, reflecting on what it meant to navigate that period consciously while the world around us moved in a very different direction.This conversation is not simply about revisiting grievances or cataloguing wrongs.It’s about bringing difficult experiences into the light so they can be metabolized and understood.Unprocessed collective trauma doesn’t disappear — it shapes perception, behavior, and relationships going forward. When left unexamined, it can colour the future with fear, mistrust, and limitation.We will explore how awareness, reflection, and honest conversation can help transform the lingering effects of those years — turning what might otherwise remain as PTSD into insight, resilience, and freedom.Join the livestream for a candid and thoughtful conversation about memory, meaning, and moving forward with greater clarity.Let’s take a Beth of Fresh Air together.Beth of Fresh Air is a place to look deep and see widely, to play with perception and perspective, in service of evolving culture and the power of the human spirit.Discover deprogramming and archetype courses at www.bethmartens.comApply for a zero-cost, one-on-one chat about working together: https://www.bethmartens.com/awaken-your-journey-archetype-applicationFind out your King Hero Archetype in ten minutes: https://www.bethmartens.com/king-hero-archetype-quiz-sign-upApply to become a House of Free Will Member: https://www.bethmartens.com/house-of-free-will-application ***MORE FROM BETHSign up to take a 5-minute King Hero’s Journey archetype quizApply to become a member of the House of Free WillRumbleKing Hero Telegram ChannelTwitter (X)InstagramSign up for a Hero's Journey Archetype ReadingOrder a copy of my book, ‘Journey: A Map of Archetypes to Find Lost Purpose in a Sea of Meaninglessness’Donate by PayPal if you’re inspiredFollow the King Hero's Journey Podcast on... Apple Podcasts SpotifyIf we're just meeting...I’m Beth Martens—founder of the House of Free Will, pattern hunter, archetype reader, podcaster, author, coach trainer, and business coach. My calling has truly been a life-or-death matter. After a decade as a corporate VP in my family’s firm, eight transformative trips to India, and a three-year battle with cancer nearly 25 years ago, I turned to archetypes and deep deprogramming work to save my life.Despite doing everything wrong based on limited health knowledge, I accessed the hidden inner roots of what was keeping me sick, stuck, and unconscious. Letting those patterns go changed everything. I went from dying to living almost overnight.Today, I help people who love truth more than their beliefs—people who want to serve with their life’s work and walk their Hero’s Journey—to deprogram the beast system from within and stop unconsciously feeding the forces that harm us.I host the King Hero interview series, where I spotlight leaders, entrepreneurs, movement makers, and lovers of freedom who are carving new paths in a world that desperately needs them. And I also share my own voice, insights, and stories through my new solo podcast, Beth of Fresh Air.

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