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I don’t think I have prepared for any interview as hard as I prepared for this one. My guest today is Marc Gafni, former rabbi, Hebrew mystic, and author of a number of books, most notably “A Return to Eros”, “Your Unique Self”, and his most recent book, “First Principles and First Values: Forty-Two Propositions on Cosmoerotic Humanism, the Meta-Crisis, and the World to Come”. I recommend you take his writing in through small sips versus trying to binge any of them on a weekend. They are potent.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• the Divine Feminine and how the world’s religions have got it wrong
• how the comparison of masculine and feminine is fraught with disastrous outcomes
• postmodernity and the evolution of love and a new grammar of value through which a shared story of value can be developed in order to solve the world’s problems
• shame as the root of all evil and how a new sexual narrative - the sex erotic - is the only “cure” for shame
• the importance of these principles in addressing the myriad of issues that plague maternity care worldwide
• Limitations within the work of Jordan Peterson, Yuval Harari, Wilhelm Reich, and even Brené Brown

Brace yourself…you are entering the complex mind and heart of Marc Gafni…

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Connect with Marc:

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
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• TikTok
• Facebook

Learn about Marc's work:

• Free Unique Self Mini-Course
• Unique Self-Emergence Training Program
• Free Weekly Broadcast with Dr. Marc Gafni

References and Links from the show:

Marc’s books:

• A Return to Eros: The Radical Experience of Being Fully Alive
• Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment
• The Erotic And The Holy: Kabbalistic Tantra for Everyday Living
• Join Marc in Holland for 5-Day Intensive Mystery School, November 13-17, 2024, at erosmysteryschool.com
• First Principles and First Values: Forty-Two Propositions on Cosmoerotic Humanism, the Meta-Crisis, and the World to Come

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Shawnee and I met through a 2023 trip to South Africa with Restore Forward and Sevonna Brown. She then introduced me to the film Aftershock, which highlights the ripple effect that results from a woman dying in childbirth, and it was Shawnee’s daughter, Shamony, whose death inspired the film. Shamony is survived by Omari and their two little children. Shawnee and Omari are thus no stranger to the lived experience of losing another black woman at the hands of the most cumbersome and expensive healthcare system on the planet. Why are black families suffering in ways that white families will never have to understand? What can be done to rectify the system? How do we heal as a collective? We do our best to answer these questions in this humbling conversation…

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Connect with Omari:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Connect with Shawnee:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Learn about their work:

• Website
• Instagram

References and Links from the show:

• Speak! Move! Change!
• The ARIAH Foundation
• The Spirit of a Woman Leadership Development Institute
• The Anarcha Archive
• Black Americans’ views about health disparities, experiences with health care from the Pew Research Center
• Aftershock film (trailer)
• Restore Forward
• CDC data on Black fathers (versus other races)

2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:

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I left the conventional medical model because I was worried about being punished for prioritizing patient autonomy over my institution's liability. I thought that the only way that I could reasonably offer vaginal breech birth support for families in need was in the home. But after I met today’s guest, my presumptions were drawn into question. Denny Hartung is an OBGYN and FACOG happily working within a small, community hospital in Wisconsin, and he’s doing just fine. How is this possible? Why aren’t his privileges being questioned? Tune in to find out…And if you want to meet Denny in person and work through some simulations with this walking legend, join us at the 2024 Born Free Twins-Breech. Grab your ticket before we fill up!

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Connect with Denny:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Reference from the show:

• Info on Critical Access Hospitals
• Breech Without Borders
• Breech provider directory (Breech Without Borders)

2024 Born Free Twins-Breech Conference:

Join 150 birth workers and 20+ amazing presenters in Louisville, August 8-11, to learn some new skills, make some new friends, and show up holistically for your birthing clients!

Visit the website and register

Connect with Nathan:

• Instagram | Youtube | Tiktok
• Midwife in need of collaboration?
• Want to consult with Nathan?

My Online Courses:

• Born Free Method: Pregnancy and Postpartum Support
• Clear + Free: Your Holistic Solution to Persistent HPV

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Medical Disclaimer: The Holistic OBGYN Podcast is an educational program. No information conveyed through this podcast should be construed as medical advice. These conversations are available to...