Wendy Wagner: Perspectives on Perceptions

Wendy Wagner
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Wendy Wagner Ph.D. is a Psychologist, Hypnotherapist and Mindfulness Coach providing holistic therapy services in Northern New Mexico. 

Wendy has been on a path of personal and spiritual inquiry for several decades. Then cancer struck and sent her even deeper into inquiry into realms she never dreamed of.  But it was a gift that forced her into “the void”, that place of discomfort beyond one’s comfort zone. And it opened a door to greater wisdom and understanding.

 

“The void is creative and chock full of spirit.”

 

Wendy’s reflections on life, personal and spiritual growth have much to teach each of us.  One of her basic tenets is that

 

“Everything comes to you for your benefit.”

 

 

Life is, after all, a road trip.

This podcast was recorded in late May 2020, when we were still hopeful that New Mexico would be re-opening. But the re-opening never happened. Now, in mid-October, the state is essentially shut down, and many restaurants and shops are closing permanently. No one knows what the future holds. And somehow, this conversation from early this summer, addresses this and so much more.

 

 

Bump In The Road:

Wendy Wagner 

 

 

Meet Wendy E. Wagner, PhD

 

“My emphasis is on the correct use of the mind and mindfulness, choosing which thoughts to think.The art of thought, the art of choice.”

 

 

Wendy is a cancer survivor with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Tufts University, a Masters’ Degree in Transpersonal Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology from Summit University. She is also also certified as a Master Hypnotist, an Addictions Counselor by the West Coast Institute of Addictive Studies, and  a Mindfulness Coach and Doula.

 

“The source of most disease is in the spirit. Therefore, the spirit can cure most disease.”

–Nicola Tesla

 

 

Cancer is a traumatic event for most of us. If we’re honest, it’s a call to pay attention to our body and our soul. How do we use the trauma to grow and heal? What part does our psyche play in healing? How do we enlist the power of our mind?

 

 

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A Cosmic Cattle Prod

 

Wendy talks frankly about her own cancer diagnosis, which she calls a “Cosmic Cattle Prod”. It forced her to go within to discover the strength needed to move forward with cancer.
Ancient cultures consider severe illness to be a portal to the soul. The experience is seen as a gateway, a narrow portal, being presented that opens to a totally different dimension if we take the opportunity.

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Everything happens for your benefit.

The body is an effect of the mind.

There are no neutral thoughts.

One can agree or disagree, but each opens a fascinating portal for exploration and discovery.
If one were to approach life from a perspective of learning, what might one learn? 

 

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Creating Your Reality With Thought

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Science is beginning the explore the power of our minds and its influence on our world view.

As Einstein once asked:

 

 

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“Is the world a friendly place?”

 

Your answer matters.

If you answer yes, your life experience is one of relative security and curiosity.

If not, it’s one of fear and conflict.

Which path do you choose? Because it is a choice.

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Bump in the Road

Everyone hits a bump in the road. The question becomes: What do you do with it?

I share stories about how people experience, manage and navigate life's bumps, hopefully using them as a pivot into a more conscious and meaningful life.