(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) After my near-death experience (NDE) I (Barbara) became a researcher at the University of Connecticut Medical School looking at the after-effects of an NDE.
Core Issues
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) Whenever there is any kind of conflict, the stress and pressure bring up “core issues” that possibly haven’t come up before, or we have been able to ignore them. In Trauma and Twelve Step Recovery we talk about these Core Issues.
Forgiveness
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) For the past 80 years, between us, we have helped adults who were repeatedly abused and neglected as children—sexually, and/or physically, emotionally and psychologically. This is not a short term endeavor as some may believe. Short term is a “band aid.”
Understanding our Inner Life and Inner Healing: Victim to Survivor to Thriver
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) I (BW) wrote my 6th book Victim to Survivor and Thriver in 2011. At the time, I was unaware that to become a Survivor and eventually a Thriver, we could ask/pray for an assistant to our healing work that Charles and I now call early “Dragon Energy.”
Traits of Dragon Energy: Courage
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) The traits of Dragon Energy (DE) are here to help us.
The Power of Humility: Choosing Peace over Conflict
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) Choosing Peace over Conflict
The Great Awakening: Doorways to Our Soul
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) Author’s note. As I reread this final chapter in my 1994 book Spiritual Awakenings, it struck me how far ahead of it’s time this writing remains. I had just finished six years of Medical School research on the after-effects for people like me who believed in nothing and suddenly awoke to Eternity filled with God’s Unconditional Love. Since then, we have learned of many other “triggers” for The Great Awakening.
We Are Living Through a Giant AFGE (Another F***ing Growth Experience)
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) Our Humanity, the entire globe, is going through a huge AFGE. So profound that we can even think of this as a planetary Near-Death Experience (NDE). Here is a poem I (BW) wrote after my NDE trying to express this deeply personal death and rebirth.
This is the Great Awakening: It’s Happening Right Now
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) When Donald J Trump with his amazing wife Melania came down the golden escalator to announce his run for the presidency of the United States of America, something rose up in me. It was a gut feeling, a knowing that something exciting was about to happen.
Community Gathers to Address “Jew Hate”
(Barbara H Whitfield RT) We just came home from a gathering of 1500 people at the city hall here in Sandy Springs Georgia. We came together as concerned Jews, friends and neighbors to promote solidarity during this new wave of antisemitism. The speakers were all calling it what it is — “Jew Hate.”
Letter to our Friends in Other Countries Who are Asking Why and What is Going on Here in America
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) Our country has hit a very low and disgusting place right now. I have been here almost 77 years and can’t remember a time like this. We are divided in a way that even families have stopped talking. The media are constantly creating this nasty divide.
Synchronicity and Prayer
(Barbara H Whitfield RT) Are you having several coincidences appearing lately that are beyond what is statistically “normal.”
Is Trump Derangement Syndrome a Mental Illness?
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) When Donald J Trump with his amazing wife Melania came down the golden escalator to announce his run for the presidency of the United States of America, something rose up in me. It was a gut feeling, a knowing that something exciting was about to happen.
The Meaning of Life
(Barbara H Whitfield RT) I had a near-death experience 45 years ago. It still seems like it happened yesterday. The highlight was what is called “A Life Review.” There I saw a cloud with thousands of bubbles and in each bubble was an event from my life. Time seemed to flow in a linear sequence and at the same time I seemed to be bouncing around in each bubble. I don’t think I could have survived this startling experience if it wasn’t for the incredible Energy holding me.
Reframing Ourselves
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) Could our COVID 19 experience be the chaos coming before our personal and potentially collective Renaissance?