630. Gail Brenner, 2nd Interview

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Gail Brenner, Ph.D. is a psychologist, author, speaker, and lover of the nondual teaching with a fire that burns brightly. She is an expert in healing from early trauma and brings to this work years of experience with individuals and groups. Her work lovingly illuminates our everyday humanness with the deepest spiritual truths, and she is known for creating the safe space needed for inner exploration. Gail has special expertise working with older adults and their families in the transitions of aging, death, and dying. She was an assistant clinical professor at the University of California San Francisco where she trained physicians and maintained a clinical practice. She has published numerous professional articles on coping with stress and chronic medical illness and is the author of the award-winning The End of Self-Help: Discovering Peace and Happiness Right at the Heart of Your Messy, Scary, Brilliant Life and Suffering Is Optional: A Spiritual Guide to Freedom from Self-Judgment and Feelings of Inadequacy. She loves exploring different cultures through international volunteering. First BatGap interview with Gail Website: gailbrenner.com Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded January 16, 2022. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:53 - Personal and Professional Growth 00:07:54 - Tapping into the Beyond 00:11:40 - The Release of Old Patterns and Conditioning 00:15:33 - Embracing Openness and Compassion 00:19:00 - Exploring the Nature of True Self and the Overshadowing of Experience 00:22:41 - The Separation of Identity 00:26:00 - The Impact of Unmet Needs and Coping Strategies 00:29:37 - The Healing Power of Meditation 00:33:11 - The Healing Power of Meditation 00:36:39 - The Power of Attention 00:40:07 - The Importance of Paying Attention and Self-Scrutiny 00:43:38 - Numbing out to avoid discomfort 00:47:15 - Investigating conditioned patterns and healing trauma 00:50:54 - The Neurophysiology of Trauma and Healing 00:55:13 - Tools for Relaxation and Rest 00:58:32 - Inner Awakening and House Cleaning 01:02:09 - The Recognition of Timeless Being 01:06:01 - Healing and Growth in a Nurturing Environment 01:09:27 - Living in Bigger Questions and Non-Duality 01:12:28 - Letting go of control and being present 01:15:38 - Listening Deeply and Bringing Compassion 01:19:30 - Being Present with What Arises 01:22:57 - Working with Unworthiness Issues 01:27:05 - The Power of Being with Emotions 01:30:51 - Beyond Limitations and Identification 01:34:48 - The Profoundness of Being Together in Unity 01:38:19 - Contemplating People 01:41:58 - Finding Meaning and Satisfaction in Life 01:45:28 - Going Deeper and Discovering Meaning 01:49:00 - Thank you for Listening

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the Gas Pump. My name is Rick Archer. Buddha at the gas pump is an ongoing series of conversations with spiritually awakening people. We could call it that or about spiritual topics.
0:39.2	I've done about 630 of them now, I think.
0:42.9	If this is new to you, then you'd like to check out previous ones.
0:46.4	Please go to batgap.com, B-A-T-G-A-P, and look under the past interviews menu.
0:52.7	This program is made possible through the support of appreciative listeners and viewers.
0:58.2	So if you appreciate it and would like to help support it, there's a PayPal button on every page of the website, Batgap.com.
1:06.7	My guest today is Gail Brenner. I interviewed Gail in 2015 at the Science and Non-Duality Conference,
1:14.8	and that was kind of a crazy weekend. I had six interviews. I think I moderated three different
1:20.3	panel discussions, one of which lasted all day long. And I had my own presentation, which I'd
1:25.6	been working on for months. and I wasn't able to sleep
1:28.1	because I was doing so much. I was just really keyed up. So I thought I had done kind of a lousy
1:33.2	job, but I actually listened to that interview with Gail the other day, and I thought, well,
1:36.5	that was pretty good. We had a good conversation. So today we'll have an even better one.
1:41.4	If you like what we talked about today, you might want to listen to that one, too,
1:45.0	because hopefully we won't cover all the same points. We'll be covering different things.
1:49.7	So, Gail, it's been, what, six and a half years since we last had our conversation.
1:56.0	Oh, let me read your bio first. Gail is a psychologist, author, speaker, and lover of the non-dual teaching with a fire
2:02.6	that burns brightly. She is an expert in healing from early trauma and brings to this work
2:07.9	years of experience with individuals and groups. Her work lovingly illuminates our everyday
2:13.5	humanness with the deepest spiritual truths, and she is known for creating the safe
2:18.6	space needed for inner exploration. Gail has special expertise working with older adults,
2:25.5	good, you can work with me today, and their families in the transitions of aging, death, and dying.
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