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On Vipassana, Heart Coherence, & The Inner Child — Truth Talk #3 with Matt
What happens when the very path that Awakened you… starts to break you down?
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What happens when the very path that woke you up… starts to wear you down?
In the 3rd episode of Truth Talk, I sat down with Matt — a heart-led writer and seasoned meditator — for the most tender, profound, and nuanced conversation so far.
From Vipassana’s razor-sharp intensity to the gentleness of Mettā, TWIM, and Heart Coherence, Matt shares how burnout became a turning point — and how reconnecting with the Heart brought gentleness, integration, and true healing.
“I was getting insight into how the Mind works… but the Heart made life a joyous creation.”
We talk about the dangers of clarity without compassion — especially for intuitive, sensitive natures — and explore the deeper dualities of Mind vs. Heart, Masculine vs. Feminine, and Form vs. Formlessness.
We also explore…
- Vipassana’s blind spots for trauma survivors
- The risk of numbing pain in the name of “equanimity”
- TWIM’s Six R’s as a path back to gentleness
- Heart Coherence and the rewiring of emotional life
- Parenting your rejected inner parts
- The Yin-Yang of self-love: boundaries and care
- Surrender vs. passivity, softness vs. collapse
- Why agency still matters — even on the Heart’s path
This isn’t just a fancy intellectual conversation…
It’s a raw dive into experiential Duality, inner polarity, and self-love challenges — including anger, shame, reparenting, and the inner war within seekers who’ve leaned too far into the Mind.
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P.S. Complete with timestamped chapters, the YouTube version is the easiest to navigate. With the below embed, you can play it directly from right here:
3 Excerpted Highlights from Our Conversation
On Detachment vs. Dissociation
“In Vipassana, I trained myself to observe pain. But no one asked — what if that pain is trying to tell you something?”
On Mind-Heart Integration
“The mind can cut through anything. But the Heart knows what’s worth cutting through.”
On Inner Parenting
“I used to exile the parts of me I didn’t like. Now I say: I’m here. I see you. I’m not leaving.”
