I didn't think throwing your for a loop would be possible. I look forward to your read and engagement Rebecca.

I have tried to get the attention of Dr. Lisa Miller PhD who runs the mind body institute at Columbia University but two emails later she has not bit yet. Maybe she's too busy promoting her latest book on the the effect of spiritual awakenings on the brain, which looks very interesting.

Since you are so tuned in to the collective, here's the text of the two emails I have sent her:

"In a classic instance of Jungian synchronicity, a story about your new book hit my google feed yesterday. I googled you further and came across Barron's piece and became aware of your institute. Wow. In 2015 I was properly diagnosed with truncal dystonia which had me, at age 48, eventually unable to stand or walk without a cane, and would have to stop every few blocks to rest. I resorted to DBS surgery in 2019. The surgery while successfully performed, did not work. On March 19, 2020, I experienced an instantaneous awakening, catalyzed by the tragic and sudden and without any warning death of my lover. Less than two months later I realized that my condition was caused by my soul telling me to get my house in order. Seven months later, once I was able to implement my cure, I cured myself that day. The full story is here in this friend's link that will not cost you anything to read. https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/my-personal-experience-with-idiopathic-truncal-dystonia-dd10f0a13a25?source=friends_link&sk=c1f2d2db4ae7e5ea3de363b00d664c99

I have also written about how substance abuse, combined with a genetic disposition, often results from a soul-mind-body misalignment. https://medium.com/recovery-cultures/drilling-down-to-the-root-cause-of-addiction-7c57c5a3fd6c?source=friends_link&sk=30160a43b7d728a19cadeccec1bf085e

I have also written about how my relationship with a dear friend, whom I met and formed a great friendship with through synchronicity, and my conversations with his soul after that, which helped to save me from attempting suicide years later. https://medium.com/the-pom/dizain-of-suicide-72bcde4dc8d8?source=friends_link&sk=6d5f6e9aaed966a26298edad25687903

I hope and pray that I will receive a reply to this email. In addition to being willing to be a case study for you, part of my awakening has me thinking that I would like to go back to school. I have in mind designing a multidisciplinary MA / PhD for myself in spirituality, philosophy, non-fiction writing, maybe psychology, and even economics and political science, with an eye to becoming a teacher or professor. The unifying element of all that would be a focus on ethics."