Fathom 8: Knowing Versus Believing

 


Part 1: A Historical Overview (Recorded 23 November 2024)

  • The elusive nuance of what KNOWING feels like to me versus the ๐Ÿ’ฉ I BELIEVE
  • Leaps of faith are difficult thanks to our lizard brain's obsession with certainty; following intuition takes practice and guts (IRONY ๐Ÿ˜‚)
  • Learning to call BULLSHIT๐Ÿฎ on our own thoughts & seeking wisdom from deeper intelligence centres... The energy saving & potentially harmful pitfalls of judgy assumptions๐Ÿค”

NOTE: The following parts were recorded on 02 November 2025

Part 2: Alternate Perspectives

  • Having another crack at the concept & expanding through other perspectives, for the sake of doing this topic justice ๐Ÿ™ 
  • No matter how anyone interprets each word, we generally ascribe a mystic / enigmatic / faith-based connotation to one of them leaving the room for subtlety and nuance (i.e. One means 'proof' while the other means 'evidence' ๐Ÿค”

Part 3: My Eccentric Examples

  • Things that I KNOW, but don't necessarily BELIEVE (i.e. like the ones I expose in The Experiment, as well as Part 1 above)
    • Trigger Warning: There is no one on Earth as determined as an Anorexic, and I come by that insight honestly ๐Ÿ˜…
    • Closing the knowing-believing gap by rebuilding the TRUST between body & brain, in addition to emerging evidence 
  • Things that I BELIEVE, but don't necessarily KNOW (i.e. gnarly nuptials) ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ’ž

Part 4: Manifest That ๐Ÿ’ฉ

  • Things that I neither BELIEVE nor KNOW (i.e. the existence of pure evil) ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ™ˆ
  • My hypothesis regarding the transition & alignment of these two as a kind of MAGI๐Ÿช„
    • KNOWING + BELIEVING MANIFESTATION ๐ŸŒˆ
    • How I've attempted this to manifest Self Acceptance... owning and embracing my Velvet Sledgehammer through my gifts of Spicy coaching & facilitation ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ˜‡

Episode 13: Weirdest Week Winner

 


Part 1: Public Urination

Part 2: Greedy Grapefruit


Part 3: Definition of a Gypsy



NOTE: Click this view to see photos in day by day post mode ๐Ÿ‘


Fathom 7: The Harshest Truth

 

The Consequences & Opportunities of an Overactive Inner Voice ๐Ÿ™‰

  • The nature our internal voice(s), how it might Drive vicious cycles & how I've learned to work with my own inner Demons ๐Ÿ‘ฟ๐Ÿ’ž
  • We Came Alone & We're Going Out Alone - How we cope with that harsh truth will dictate our life experiences ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฏ
  • Building Awareness & Experimentation has facilitated my Healing... Took 15 years, but better late than never! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคท
  • Self-Control in the form of calling Bullshit on our own thoughts remains a largely underrated skill! ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ’ฉ

Fathom 6: Melting Moments

 

Part 1: Sometimes Dark Humour & A Desire to Develop is All I've Got ๐Ÿ˜… 

(Recorded 12/11/24)
  • The bizarre phenomena of having enough self-awareness to both experience what's going on from within my-Self as well as from the perspective of an Observer ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ‘€
  • My colourful definition of rock bottom ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ™Š
  • The importance of parking learning & Reflection until we're through the emotional rollercoaster of crisis mode ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿšซ
  • Being homesick without a home (the Price of Freedom) | Being without my person (whom I Dared to leave) or anyone really | Punching above my weight & caring too much ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Part 2: A Reflection

(Recorded 12/01/25)
  • Hindsight is 20/20... Realising the dark humour that enabled me to cope was honestly F&*#-ing BLEAK! ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ˜…
  • An apt reminder that it's Ok to NOT be Ok; the subtle art of feeling, sitting in the discomfort ๐Ÿ™‰๐Ÿ™
  • Take two... Learning how to harden, in a Healthy way, to prevent a second opportunity to melt; adopting a smarter Reaction ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’Ž
  • Still better, a lesson in Self-Compassion ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’ฏ

Fathom 5: Emperor's New Clothes

 

China is GREAT! [Whether It Is Or Not Is Irrelevant]๐Ÿ’ฏ

  • A half-assed & inaccurate rendition of the Famed Tale... and it's still, mind-numbingly, relevant to this day! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽ‰
  • The segregation of ACTUAL Quality from the Perception of Quality... Truly gnarly to behold in various types of scenarios ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ’ฉ
  • Bound by the reviews and opinions of others, what's 'On Trend'... My fear of getting caught out for being the naively honest diffident ๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ™Š 
  • If we're meant to learn from fables, What Have We Learned? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜…

Fathom 4: Imposter Syndrome

 

Humble Beginnings Complicates Hierarchy

  • Origin story, for context... the things that Shaped me & makes me marvel... 'How the Hell Did I Get Here?!' ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคท
  • Witnessing the explanation of this origin story as a means to justify my literal 'Seat at the Table,' while also delighting in hierarchical ridiculousness ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ™
  • Is Worth innate or earned?! And is our sense of Worth Healthy?! ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฏ

Unexpected Invitations to White Privilege 

  • 'Rubbing shoulders' & taking stealthy selfies with top Execs; general unmitigated ballsyness.... Because, Why Not?! The Person Who Takes the Action Gets the Reward. ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ™Œ
  • Taking the chance of making myself known, despite the awareness that my Spicyness is a bit of a liability ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜Ž 
  • At the end of the day, I just want to make my Parents proud [even if they don't have any clue why or how these opportunities are worthy of pride] ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฉ

Fathom 3: Death Perception

 

The Cultural Implications of Death

  • Appropriately explored on Halloween, complete with costume! ๐Ÿ‘ป
  • My varying impressions of death compliments of Inner Demons, my Sister's & Husband's demise ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜‡
  • Logically, what's the benefit of being 'right' about death? ๐Ÿค”
  • The differences in Death Perception between China and the US, represented by opposite symbolic colours ☯

Fathom 2: Control Versus Influence

Consideration of Impacts, Not for the Faint of Heart ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ™

  • Common Coaching conversation fodder.... One's relationship with Control, and the need for certainty to feel Safe ๐Ÿ›Ÿ
  • Correlation between Self-Awareness, honest Observation & effective Leadership; it's hard-earned, yet Healing! ๐Ÿ™
  • The harsh truth about control, boy do we ever spend our previous Energy trying! ๐Ÿ˜…
  • Gold Standard... Influencing without Intimidation and/or Manipulation ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคฉ
    • Intentions and Choices will have consequences, will they be worth it long-term? ๐Ÿค”