The 5 Stages of Integrating A Spiritually Transformative Experience

Have you ever struggled after a spiritual experience? You’re not alone!

If you’ve had a transformative spiritual experience, then you’ll know that you have to grapple with being understood, shifts in relationships, adjustments to lifestyle, and potentially even a refreshed life path.

Some people get a complete life script re-write!

Although everyone’s experience is utterly unique, there are some maps out there that can help give some overall guidance of the terrain.

One that I’ve found really useful is the 5 Stage Exceptional Human Experience Map. It evolved out of the pioneering work of Dr. Rhea White (who coined the term EHE) and Dr. Suzanne Brown. To my delight, I’ve been in a wonderful exchange with Dr. Brown this past week and she’s agreed to an interview for Agents of Awesome TV! So stay tuned for that.

Back to the map. Here’s a brief video outlining the 5 stages of integration and the key questions asked at each stage (excuse the coughs!).

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts, feelings, and about whatever resonates.

Shine on, gorgeous!

The 8 Transcendent Gifts Arising From NDEs

Looking forward to presenting at the upcoming International Association For Near-Death Studies (IANDS) conference. 80 amazing speakers including NY Times bestseller Dr. Eben Alexander and PMH Atwater, a pioneer of NDE studies. It's an honour to be part of this conversation into the aftereffects and gifts of NDEs--one of my favourite topics!!

I'll be speaking on...

The 8 Transcendent Gifts Arising From NDEs and Other NOTEs (Non-Ordinary Transcendent Experiences)

This presentation shares experiencer stories and key findings from doctoral research that explored if and how personality plays a role in life-changing NOTEs (non-ordinary transcendent experiences), their aftereffects, and the meaning experiencers make of them. Examples of NOTEs include NDEs, NDLEs, kundalini awakenings, out-of-body experiences, revelation, divine encounters, paranormal experiences, psychedelic experiences, spiritual crises, and other STEs. The findings suggest there are transcendent dimensions to personality that are “switched on” or enhanced by profound NOTEs. These transcendent dimensions provide indications of the types of gifts experiencers come to know through their experience(s), often significantly shaping their life after their experience(s) and may eventually become gifts they choose to share with others.

Although I was meant to be there in person, my circumstances have changed and I won't make it physically. BUT thanks to the wonders of technology, I'll be presenting via LIVE video. In the meantime, I'll continue to practice bilocation.

If you have an interest in NDEs or are an experiencer yourself, this is THE place to be. It will be marvellously enriching on all levels. If you can't make it in person, be sure to register for the live stream option. Gold be here.

Life beyond spiritual emergence: an interview with Katie Mottram

Had a fun time last night in an interview with the delightful Katie Mottram, creatress of the #EmergingProud movement that seeks to give voice to those “coming out of the spiritual closet”. We talk #thepowerofNOTEs, research findings, and I share about some of my own NOTEs and how they brought me to this work.

Katie is doing amazing work bridging the gap between mental health services and challenging spiritual emergence experiences. If you want to share your experiencer story, hear others, or seek resources in this area, check out all the goodies at https://emergingproud.com/

What Are NOTEs and How Can We Work With Them?

My first ever FB live with Inner World Village Coach, Megan Baker. Please excuse the tech hiccups and sudden ending! We discuss what NOTEs are, the good, the challenging, and their integration.

Special announcement in the video: In partnership with IANDS (International Association of Near Death Studies), we will be starting Online Sharing Groups for NDE and other NOTE experiencers. If you’d like to join a group, please contact IANDS. Our first pilot group, which I will facilitate, will begin March/April 2018.

Transformation and the Transcendent Dimensions of Personality

A talk given by Dr. Nicole Gruel at the Australian Association for Psychological Type (AusAPT) 2017 Conference in Sydney, Australia.