Body Language Analyst/Hypnotherapist REACTS to Teal Swan from "The Deep End." Is She DANGEROUS?
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- "The Deep End" is a documentary all about the life and practice of Teal Swan. As an author, healer, youtuber and guru, Teal Swan has gathered quite the following. However, mainstream psychologists seem to think her methods are irresponsible, unfounded and flat out dangerous, many of her sceptics think she is running a cult? What is the real story? Is Teal Swan a savior or a malignant psycho? In this video I will analyze many aspects of this fascinating spiritual guru to reveal the truth.
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00:30 Who is Teal Swan?
04:15 Was "The Deep End" Accurate?
08:10 Is Teal Swan Really Like This?
12:35 Is Teal Swan a Hypnotist?
17:40 Is Teal Swan Dangerous?
31:10 How to Screen a Potential Therapist
32:48 Teal Swan Behavioral Analysis
39:25 Is This a Cult?
41:37 The 5 Techniques Cults Use
46:15 The Psychology of Cults
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Her free content got me through a very dark period years ago. So much better than any therapist I saw at the time. She's awesome.
University has been spewing mediocre professionals for a long time.
As someone who has been through more than 150 cognitive behavioral therapy sessions, with different "therapists", all from recognized and renowned universities, i can say that degrees, at least in the humanities, are overhyped and don't do much.
I live in Poland. I'm not native English speaker. I find her free YT content as simply *very well explained & easy to be understood*
I don't care about her personal fantasies about higher beings from other dimensions etc. I filter everything she says (and other "gurus") through my own wisdom, education, life experiences & my personal own beliefs (I'm atheist). I feel resistant to any form of cult she (or other gurus) may develope.
I just take the knowledge I need and leave the rest I don't need.
For example: when I listen about "the law of attraction" I just treat it as a metaphor. I don't need to belive in living and thinking and loving Universe to find loads of opportunities to use this metaphor / intelectual construction.
Other poeple, who do belive in higher sense of existence (like God(s) or living Universe) find "the law of attraction" differently than me.
But imo still *Teal's YT explanations work for everybody* - both for me (atheist, treating it as a metaphor), and for belivers.
This is a big value I find in Teal's work. This is her biggest talent, I think.
The same with psychology. Imo her best movie is about self-love. All psychological guides tell you to "love yourself", but no one explains how to do it! TEAL DOES!!!
And her advise is brilliant!
Me as well. Her and Dr. Nicole La Perla saved my life. My therapist were not affective.
She’s incredibly intelligent and insightful both psychologically and spiritually. Unfortunately, being intelligent and insightful does not always translate to ethical behavior.
Agreed. Love Teal. ❤
one more thing.. I find it so interesting how opening up someone to different perspectives is as dangerous or more dangerous than sending them to someone “licensed” who will most likely point them in the direction of meds.. and literally numbing them or pumping them with toxic chemicals and making them dependent on meds for the rest of their entire lives. That is treating them as though they are to fragile to handle any type of critical thinking..
Teal Swan has sociopathic qualities and I have a lot of experience with this. That being said, I've also had HORRIBLE experiences with therapists. So I fully agree with you.
Agreed these videos are so dramatic with the “dangerous” Teal has pretty basic thoughts if I don’t jive with one it’s not “dangerous”
I agree with your perspective. Many licensed therapists need deep work themselves before working with others….
Yes, we are not having a global mental health crisis because 'qualified professionals' have everything all figured out. The absurdity burns.
Just wanted to add, that meds can and do actually help people. After being addicted to weed for half my life, and being prone to post partum depression even with self medicating with weed, after my second pregnancy I was placed on a mood stabilizer and anti depressant. It helped me reconnect to myself without weed, and connect more to people in my life. It helped stabilize my mood, not numb me. I can finally feel joy and connection without needing to get high first. I also am not dependent on these meds, I'm weaning off right now and not even having withdrawals. Just offering a case study here! And there are TONS of other cases. I'm not saying that big pharma is not taking advantage of people, that certainly is happening. But please don't demonize what actually works for many people. Meds may have even helped me more for my first PPD, but I had such a negative stigma towards them that I smoked pot instead...which wasn't actually healing me.
As a person who has gotten to the point of suicidal ideation, the thought that pulled me out of it was that death comes for everyone. You don't have to make it happen or force it because it's inevitable, so the best you can do is to find something that makes life worth living or at least tolerable. I thought about how good it feels to snuggle my dog or feel the sun on my face. Around the time of my suicidal thoughts, a coworker had died from colon cancer. On the night of his death, there was a supermoon, and I watched it rise over the mountains, which is an incredible sight to see. I thought to myself that my co-worker would never again get to experience the beauty of the natural world like I was experiencing at that moment. It cured me of wanting to end my life.
I'm glad you are getting better, keep going, if you cut your story short you may miss out on some wonderful things.. 15 years ago my life was hellish and now it's so much better that all of that old shjt is just like a bad dream that I woke up from... it gets better.
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I’ve watched many of her videos over the years. She is actually really freaking intelligent.
She may not be for everyone but there are people who will totally get her and I am one of them.
no offense but a lot of it is word salad under the guise of intelligence.
@@melissamoonchild9216 yum, her smart words salad is good for the soul.
She is ignorant as bricks and that's technically insulting the brick. TS is a predatory narcissistic and abusive control-freak ruining people's lives, laughing at the thought of people committing suicide while guiding them to imagine doing it.
Sounds like you're right there with her. She should be in prison for the level of psychological manipulation she's done to society, much like Tony Robbins.
Go seek ACTUAL help. Get a brain scan, go see a QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.
@@melissamoonchild9216 not at all if you even bother to listen & understand what she's saying (instead of character assasination), which for the most part tends to be reasonable and logical and most importantly insightful which shows a deeper understanding of those subjects especially on the topics of emotions and human psychology, evidenced in her clear, logical, insightful and cogent explanations. The other minority philosophical worldview which veer on the more speculative territory are just that, her own opinions which we are at liberty to agree or disagree. Content and substance over ad hominem allegations.
@c.s.70 The only problem is, the more you delve into her story, the more she emerges as a very gifted pathological liar.
She pulled me through one of the darkest places. I don't care what people say about her. I think she is amazing.
I do too. I watched a few of her videos about resisting the role of the scapegoat and I just could not believe how helpful they were. I've watched other videos too. They really debate you out of feeling bad and leave you feeling better. It's very fashionable to slag her off.
Her insight matches my own and mine came from within so I definitely trust what she teaches mostly. If she has imperfections and flaws that just makes her human. People will slander and hate anyone they can project their own traits onto
Having said this I did once do a therapy session with one of teals therapists that she trained in the completion process and I did not continue with her and felt she had some weird boundaries that I did not feel comfortable with but that’s not teals fault
@@SusanaXpeace2u TBF it's not necessarily mutually exclusive to be helpful and dangerous. I had a sociopath close friend who was incredibly gifted at helping people... when she wanted to be nice. If she became jealous or insecure, she would do terrifying things to people in the name of "helping them." It look me too long to realize that she was providing me with the most incredible support ever... until she wanted something of mine. Then the sh*t hit the fan and if I ever see her again I will literally start running in the other direction.
Both things can be true; someone can be dangerous and also have helpful insight.
What did she say that helped you so much? She doesn't say anything new; heard it all before so why is it so helpful when it comes from her?
No one is denying that she has helped people, but what we are acknowledging is that she has also caused a tremendous amount of damage; people even taking their lives. She also thinks she is an alien, reincarnated, the most beautiful women in the world, God and Jesus. It's just bizarre how people can ignore all these signs because something she stated may have helped them.
The best Liars speak some truth.
Just be wise and protect yourself.
Anyone claiming to have been sewn into a corpse at age 8 (which is physically impossible) is not an honest person and is thereby...DANGEROUS. Teal didn't make it as an actress, so she tried ths. MANY self-help gurus are FAILED actors. LOL Anyone that vain and defensive is at least a covert narcissist. And to those who met her "in person" and found her "loving"...narcissists USE love bombing to draw people in and gain trust - it doesn't mean it is genuine.
About the suicide video: it's on TH-cam. It saved my life and that of some people I know. The technique is amazing. Postponing by a day, then a week, etc. Nothing before this video has ever helped. She did something that nobody else ever did : talk about it. Take it seriously. And give some tools to help. Mr tak health proffesionals are too scared to take on this topic and it has hurt me a lot. Denial of suicidal tendency is lethal.
I also found that video helpful in a moment of true crisis. I can only speak to my experience, but it helped me instantly shift into an empowered position & make choices that got me out of that space. It wasn’t a permanent fix, I had these kinds of thoughts resurface months later, but I failed to remember to watch the video again. I’m wondering if I had, if that would have made the last year or so go differently for me. Either way, it is a risky topic.
There's ways to help "push back" your plan, to then give time to reconsider and I'm glad she has helped you! I hadn't seen her stuff but with the same postponing method, it got me out of an immediate crisis before too!
I hope you're doing a bit better though!
How has nothing else before her video helped with suicidal urges if you were still alive when u watched it?
Just getting older gives you the perspective that you know things change.
How you feel at one point does not mean you will feel that way in the future.
Kids need to be taught that feelings are like the weather, they change frequently ! What is a huge storm one day, can pass and be like nothing in a short time. Don't be too quick to settle on one point of time or one feeling.
Just because you have a thought doesn't mean it's right, or that you have to listen to it.
I don't usually sit down and watch a 50 min video on youtube but you do a great job being objective that I felt I wanted to hear this through to the end. Thank you so much!
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😊 I think it’s so important to try to remain objective and consider both sides of the argument 🤗
Yeah, very true.
Your hard work, dedication, and spiritual endurance are truly appreciated, and I am incredibly grateful for them. Your efforts have made a significant impact. Thank you for all that you do!
My parents didn't help me with my dysfunctional life. Teachers didn't help me with my dysfunctional life. No person I ever met helped me with my dysfunctional life. Teal did it for me. She opened up the way and in a matter of one year, I became who I wanted to be and started getting on my feet, for the first time in my entire life. I can finally see a way to become healthy. I can go out, talk to people, I can explain myself, I can have boundaries, I can show love, I've learned forgiveness beyond imagination. Even when I am sad, I am happy.
I don't assume everyone has the same experience, but these videos are for free and they are literal treasure. Soo...
Even when I'm sad, I'm happy... Amazing, this is the way to live
❤ I’ve been helped too.
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That is awesome to read!!!! I have recently come across her material. She does indeed have brilliant things to say & her teaching material asks pretty deep questions.
If you are going into debt, if she is telling you to reject your family and friends, you are being manipulated.
People focus so much on the licensed/unlicensed part, but there's on guarantee that a licensed therapist will do a good or even decent job. Being told by a licensed therapist that I'm too emotional for her did a lot of damage and prevented me from reaching out for help again. On the other hand, Teal's video's on suicide made me feel understood and helped me build confidence. I don't think her teachings will help me become happy and build real connections, but they certainly helped me when I felt completely hopeless and suicide seemed like the only option.
And I totally relate to Teal's outburst about parents refusing to take responsibility for their child's suicidal thoughts. Some parents are incapable of admitting any wrong doing which completely destroys their children's confidence and feeling of self-worth.
I can also relate to her reaction to being questioned. And I totally agree with your analysis of that behavior being self-destructive. I'm working hard to become more open minded and get comfortable with criticism.
I'm really inspired by how you're able to stay balanced and keep an open mind while talking about controversial subjects like in this video. This is the first video of yours that I've watched, and I'm going to watch a lot more of them. Thank you for sharing your valuable insights with us!
I'm really sorry that a licensed practitioner would say something so inappropriate to you. If I wanted therapy like that I would just go to my father-in-law for emotional guidance! The nerve of someone who's entire field revolves around helping people navigate their emotions projecting when they find they're not cut out for it... I think that's like the equivalent of a surgeon walking out in the middle of an open heart surgery because they're "stressed". I'm sorry that you went through that and I sincerely hope it doesn't prevent you from trying to seek more help in the future! Not everyone's like that and it's not a fruitless endeavor, trust me. Sometimes people just suck.
I also agree, thank you so much for your video very insightful and presented balance.
Some hypnotherapists suck completely
100%.
Licensed therapists can be absolutely bs... your degree and education don't mean a sh***
I've been watching Teal for years now and love her content. I am still here and alive thanks to her brave, radical, honest and open teachings.
Yes, in a world that wants us to be conditioned, in a world that cares only about money and success, in a world that allows pain and suffering but protects some imaginary safety, she will come across as crazy, radical, even dangerous.
But all the 'professionals' that criticise her are just jealous she is saving us from drowning by hundreds and thousands with her free videos while you dance around individual clients in overcharged sessions unable to even scratch the depths of pain and trauma she is navigating confidently and skilfully, among other, because she was there herself.
I watched this video because I can not believe world can be so blind and cruel to judge her, I was super curious if I am missing something or what.. It is staggering how unable some people are to not see the amazing stuff she does, but yet again, that's the same world that pushed me into depression and being suicidal for decades, word that is judgmental, uncaring, quick to attack, egoistical, self absorbed, unable to truly see the person next to them.
Also, since you obviously haven't watch many of her videos, and you are judging her based on documentary of what is obviously someone wishing to tarnish her reputation. I would highly recommend you do watch and then judge for yourself.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯. PREACH
She can handle it. After all, why let judgment from others, control your personal journey?
Of course she can handle it. She is a mature and self aware enough. My comment wasn't aiming at defending her, but to pointing to the author of this video that perhaps what he is doing is not quite ethical and moral. Which I'm sure he can take as well. So, can you take it?@@robinmiller871
4:50 I'm reading this comment at this time stamp. 😮 edit 7:19 explains
Tell it, girl!
Well said!
Thank you for this analysis. I have not yet seen the docuseries, but have been following from afar Teal’s work for sometime and still can’t determine for myself how I feel about her methods or backstory. But, men in the field are using similar techniques and no one seems to question on the level that they question Teal. In regards to her list of non-negotiables, I think that is actually commendable for being clear and offering the out if you can’t fulfill them. I am sure it has come from decades of having those in the inner circle turn on her. I will watch the docuseries with more clarity now.
I saw Teal Swan on Gaia a few years ago. She’s quite hypnotising to watch, but as an empath, I felt a lot of dark energy from her and picked up on her massive ego just watching her that first time. True spiritual teachers don’t have big egos. I’ve stayed clear of her content ever since.
100% me too
That's it! I couldn't pinpoint it, Thankyou 🙏
She does have a dark energy about her.
I feel lots of dark energy too also she is too dominant
Agree. Saw Regina Meredith interview Teal on Gaia and was shocked how Regina believed the story. I didn't then and still don't.
💯 agree!!
"Avoid gurus, follow plants." - Terence McKenna
"Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it's a feather bed"
Mushrooms are the way! and just connect with your higher being, not these fallible humans who seek only to uplift themselves and gain attention, ego.
@@MeekandHumbleOne psilocybin therapy saved my life. I was 4 months minimum before I was headed for a wheelchair and my mental health was at rock bottom. I did psilocybin therapy and I don't have pain anymore and my health is better than ever.
Be autonomous and follow no one
Love it 🌱🌿🍃☘️
Narcissists absolutely can fake good or humble. They’re so perfect that they know they’re imperfect.
They say it takes one to know one or is the mirror speaking to you specifically.
They may study what to say and how to say it to be the most influential.
We all have narc tendencies. Shes a specialist in narc abuse/behaviour. You don't become an expert at something without knowing about it. She's only spoke about narcs in her childhood. Shes bound to have picked up narc behaviours. We all do because our society praises it.
The journey is self awareness and healing. No ones excluded. Not you. Not Teal swan.
Healers, therapist, professionals of any sort are still human and non of us are perfect. All of us have shitty behaviours that need correcting. Thats life.
Doesn't change the fact she's self aware enough to share what shes learnt.
Absolutely love the way you bring your craft and knowledge to unpack dtuff in the public domain to educate, with enormous care and compassion not to take unnecessary positions, make excessive judgements or claim more than you can. This finesse, honest tightrope walking is what draws me in.
This is clearly a real whopper of a topic. I have practiced deep therapy in group settings using my own version of applied theatre - there are a few celebrated approaches and i know many colleagues who have improvised in their own fashion. So the third group therapy clip around "channeled roles" that you analyse based on your knowledge of mentalism can well benefit from review by someone from the relevant culture who uses applied theatre for group therapy. Like everything else - this is a scalpel - it can excise and heal in the right hands, and add scarification in the wrong ones. But one advantage of using theatre is that something emerging there between roles is either authentic or it is not. Everyone in the room gets it. So it's possible that the person whose childhood abuse was reenacted cannot connect to the theatre playout because it's blocked in her memory, but if the role players accessed some truths in her story and their reenactment caused aligned aspects to emerge which connected deeply for them in their role taking, it offers a cognitive handle into a "this might have been what happened to me" entry into that dark space of psyche for the protagonist. And then, of course, you have to work with that material to complete the circle of recovery. So theatre can plumb different levels of the collective mind, and be harnessed in multiple ways, in skilled hands, for therapy. It's far more potent than talk based approaches
My one thought on seeing this - I am from an Asian culture and have not previously watched Teal Swan - is that if she has been repeatedly venturing so deep into healing territory, you need more than sheer recklessness or guts provided by a psychological quirk. If you are not capable the abreaction and unraveling can produce consequences which will out in the public domain and arrest this expansion of followers. Unless I am being completely naive about the American market or something.
My final parting comment. I have worked extensively with scarred individuals and partnered with a psychiatrist on a case, and trained in certain alternative healing techniques and trauma healing. There's a massive universe of knowledge and practices out there. Many systems of alternative medicine have their own deep in-built rigour. As a doctorate in the philosophy of science, I can tell you that much that passes into practice systems in the world - in modern medicine and especially psychology - is shockingly low on genuine scientific rigour although the processes of "testing", "professional certification" or such like have been met. The revelations by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk in his book about his fight to get the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for psychological illnesses to add PTSD and so on, and the new low that DSM 5 has achieved in its approach, is utterly shocking but parallels the dumbing down and cynical market takeover of everything universally. So if I were an alternative therapist with a certain conviction in my approach that was backed with a high success rate, one option i have is to deeply disparage the state of art in the establishment, the rot and the hollowness of licences and certification - and that may be unwise, but certainly legitimate. Dr. Stan Grof, probably the biggest giant in the field, often calls out the primitivism in the establishment and goes on to say that where society as a whole is deeply sick, the sensitive and moral human being has little chance not to crumble or be labelled as deviant.
I'm a deeply intuitive person. When my gut feeling signals that something's not good for me, I follow the advice. And that's the advice I'm always getting, when a video with Teal Swan comes on. There's something about this woman I distrust. I can't even tell exactly what it is. It's just not for me.
I agree, same feeling here. I don't trust her.
same. Something that just doesn’t feel right, seems a little off maybe disingenuous in her motives. Not sure what it is but never resonated with her
Her eyebrows are to thin. I know it’s odd but it bothers me. XD sometimes it’s weird shit like that and other times it’s, spidy-sense go off the chart
Same!
Same! I agree with alot of what she says, but I just don't resonate with her...something is off.
I had never heard of Teal, so I came into this video without any opinion. I thought you did an incredible job, as usual, at showing us both sides and showing us a multifaceted human being-like we all are. I had so much cleaning to get done this morning, and it flew by listening to this! You always seem to give me insight into myself in each of your videos, on top of the insight you bring in to those you cover. Thank you!
I was cleaning while watching this too!! Great way to fill the mind while doing the mundane chores 👌
I agree. I had no clue who she was, either. Looks like she's "riding the wave" of self diagnosed mental illnesses. I'm sure she, and a hundred other Guru's, are making shitloads of money off all the clicks and "retreats" aka World Tours at $40/month plus $1600 for "premium tickets to her "retreat" where you get to "sit by the stage" and afterwards you can "drink a cup of tea with Teal." (For $1600!!!) What the hell is wrong with people??!! 😳
I'm curious what your conclusion was having never heard of her before.
@@EveningTV I watched it a few days ago, but I'd say I came away thinking thay overall she's been a bit over-demonized by media (as assertive women often are) and it seems like some of her ideas could be helpful, but overall her ego and her not seeming to be able to take any criticism was concerning.
I'd say she didn't come across as terrible, but I'd approach with caution
- if rhat makes any sense lol
Ypu should watch some of meals videos. She amazing!
So happy I found this post. Your balanced presentation of issues is so very refereshing.
I was at one of these retreats filmed in the deep end and the facilitation team was amazing and highly qualified. There were 22 retreat participants and at least 10 facilitators who were working with us at all times, even when we were split into smaller groups. The dynamic between the members of her team was great and you could feel the love they have for each other. I felt so supported by highly qualified trauma work professionals and was able to move through the intense things that I uncovered there. Her retreat was one of the most poignant and healing events of my life.
Thank you for sharing that story. I’m glad you had a positive experience, that’s awesome!
Can I ask if the channelling is considered real channelling, or are they role playing so that the person can find some kind of closure that way?
That was not a part of the retreat that I attended so I cannot speak into it.
Get professional help for your codependent/addict ways instead of trying to find parental guidance and love from a mentally ill predator
@@stephaniechisholm2558 That was the most important part of what we saw--these people (I want to say fools) deciding a family they never even met much less studied, or have any factual information concerning, were sexually abusing their children! The people bought it all--the worst possible accusations anyone can make against a parent, and they simply felt that it must be true? What on Earth does it matter that they love each other? I could scream because of how dense you and some others are. Ripping apart families--the most important relationships we have--based on feelings...these people are trained and primed by this woman to see rapist fathers everywhere (not unlike the woman in her background who saw Satanists everywhere). Does anyone consider what happens to the body of a 3-yr-old raped just once? They can die. This is a hideous practice telling vulnerable people this happened to them. There would be medical records, this is not the abuse parents can inflict without others learning of it. Teal took real stories others had and adopted them as her own--she has a pattern of this behavior most of her life. Love does not excuse any of the crimes she's committing on her way to wealth and power.
"She is to you what you need her to be". I think you've said everything. Much respect
Totally
Isnt that the job of any Guru?
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@@808statemusic Exactly. If you think she cult leader yes she is seems like but same time she is helping the world awake in her way not traditional way. All gurus somewhat cult leader. things will change If you change the way you look.
I need her to just shut up. R.I.P. for the people that commited suicide under her malignant narcisistic pseudo-guidance.
Super interesting video. I’ve only just recently happened upon Teal and I find her TH-cam videos really uplifting. But I’ve been on a soul expanding journey for a long time and can handle brutal truth. The harsh reality is that most can’t, and that’s what stands in the way of their healing
I met Tal Swan after having followed her for several years through a friend who happens to know her. It was completely unexpected, that I should know someone that knows her. But when I met her and talked to her and we talked about the topics that she discusses, she came across as one of the nicest people I have ever met. I’m not embellishing. This is a sincere person that we’re talking about.
I used to follow Teal and found a lot of good techniques but ultimately stopped following her on TH-cam due to some more "radical" ideas. I'm so glad I found you and The Behavior Panel. You have shown me to be more attentive to the potential of deception. As a mom I am trying to raise my son to think critical and not just trust in the words someone speaks. Thank you for all the amazing videos and tips.
Big same. I was actually going to comment something along these lines!
You're an amazing mom!!!
It’s just like anything else in life, take the bits you can use and discard the rest. If you’ve ever been to ALANON or AA, they tell you that.
But the suicide thing feels wrong to me. Really wrong.
I just unsubscribed myself!
So glad you got out! I've looked into her, and you can just tell she's an abuser. I've dealt with her followers a little, and they're blind. Glad you woke up.
I’m someone who spent years spiritually bypassing my shit using all sorts of new age techniques. Revelation and release after revelation and release, it was all fantasy. The real healing didn’t come until I engaged with a professionally trained trauma therapist and then I could see so very clearly how everything I did previously was actually re-traumatising me.
Getting together with a bunch of strangers whom you've never met before in your life, and being pressured under the guise of "being open", "engaging non-resistance" and "being willing to do 'the work'" in order to talk about or re-experience your trauma with said strangers is re-traumatising in itself. They ask you to just completely ignore your natural intuition and common sense boundaries, usually under the indirect threat of being judged a "fear-based" person. They ask you to "release your fear" when real trauma therapy will teach you to honour and work with your fear. These people have never gained or earned your trust yet you just hand it over to them willy-nilly in a desperate attempt to avoid your pain under the guise of healing it. You all dissociate and enter a shared fantasy which keeps you trauma bonded to those people and the guru/facilitator. You leave the workshop feeling like you've created deep connections with complete strangers not realising it's a trauma bond. And then you go to the next workshop, and the next, and the next, becoming a healing workshop junkie and not realising why none of it ever sticks or heals you to the point that you don't need another workshop.
Trauma bonds create cults.
I spent 8 months talking absolute shite to my trauma therapist before my nervous system/subconscious fully registered that this was a safe person that I could trust and open up to. 8 months! Do you know what told my nervous system/subconscious that she was safe? Not her words, anyone can say anything, it was her actions. She showed up consistently at the same time every week. She wasn't going to abandon me, she wasn't going to get sick of me, she wasn't going anywhere. 8 months. And you're expected to do that immediately with a stranger at a workshop? Just open up immediately to a complete stranger? The minute you decide to trust a complete stranger in these settings you've already dissociated and abandoned yourself.
What most people don't realise is that most trauma at it's root is about SAFETY and TRUST or the lack there of. Early attachment wounds with unsafe caregivers. You DO NOT heal that by blindly trusting a complete stranger with no professional trauma psychology education that will be in your life for a weekend and then disappear again. Talk about doubling down on abandonment trauma right there! Trust and safety with someone is earned, not blindly given. Attachment and relational trauma can only be healed within a safe, therapeutic relationship with someone who will be consistently there for you and consistently safe over a long period of time, gently chipping away at the trauma in a manner that does not overwhelm your system. It does NOT happen in an explosive cathartic release over 30 minutes with a complete stranger, and any healing you feel like you have gained is a fantasy that you will cling to to keep going, it's your minds way of trying to make sense of another trauma in order to split off from reality and not feel it. Trust me. You will play with these fantasies for as long as you need to until you're ready to do the real work.
In my experience, experienced trauma PSYCHOTHERAPISTS trained in Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Experiencing KNOW what they are doing and are the most capable of working with your trauma. They know that there is no one-size-fits-all technique and work with your unique and specific experiences. New age healing techniques apply a one-size-fits-all method to trauma which is absolute madness. In my experience, psychologists and psychiatrists are the least equipped to work with trauma unless you find one that has personally chosen to inform themselves in the latest in trauma psychology, in Somatic Experiencing and in Polyvagal Theory. YES there is a massive difference between psychotherapists, psychologists and psychiatrists and knowing this will help you find what is right for you. Generally, psychiatrists work with labels and medication, psychologists work with behavioural techniques and psychotherapists go deep. As with ALL professions, the healing arts are littered with narcissists and psychopaths. Just because they have a degree does not mean they are not dangerous. You have to not give up the search in finding the right one, and TRUST your intuition when it tells you something is off. I also acknowledge money is a huge factor. See if there are any social supports available. My government offers free therapy to adult survivors of childhood abuse, although it's not advertised to the public at all I had to go looking for it, and I was lucky enough to be paired with a therapist who knew her shit and vibed well with me. I recognise my luck and do not take it for granted. But many therapists I paid for previous to her were shit. The irony of the free one being the best one!
I wish you all the best in your search, it's really worth it in the end.
Thank you for this. There is so much to this.
Often, after "therapy" a person is worse because so many "experts" open cans of worms and can't help the client clean out the can, release and resolve the emotional wound and psychological injury, and place something nurturing in the can, seal it, and put it away.
And because they don't, clients end up with labels, drugs, secondary trauma, and more pain.
Standard of care is generally horrifically ineffective.
New methods, like EMDR, EFT, MR, and other somatic practices are effective... in the right hands.
The only thing that matters to me are results my client wants, in every session, and sooner than later, without pain/ secondary trauma.
Thank you for your excellent comment.
Admiration.
@@magnificentyou2279 Yes that's exactly it; opening a can of worms and then just leaving them free floating around in your system with no processing or integration whatsoever. It bothers me that so many unqualified "healers" are jumping on the trauma bandwagon, some in sheer ignorance and others out of the egoic desire to be someone's trauma saviour - I guess that's a result of their own unhealed trauma though.
Personally I found EFT re-traumatising and didn’t find EMDR did much for me either. Longterm therapy helped immensely with proper integration and in gaining a deep awareness and understanding of my personal triggers and wounds. Thanks for your reply and expression of admiration. It often feels like I'm shouting into the abyss when I speak about this! Much admiration to you for working ethically with your clients and doing truly healing work.
20 likes? 2 replies? You fucking NAILED it! I've worked for all the gurus from Billy Gene to Keith Krance in the marketing world -- they're *all* cults. Exploitative, abusive to teams, etc. Almost became a speaker for Tony Robbins & Dean Graziosi only to be told I was "reading from a script" when I mentioned in my video I am LEGALLY BLIND with nystagmus.
I wish all these people would go seek real help instead of pretending they're psychology experts, when they aren't persuasive, nor do they teach persuasion, they teach manipulation, shame, blame and if you leave the family, you're ghosted entirely, no matter what.
Part of me wants to say "fuck these people" and I have, the ever-growing conscious part of me says "They're just taking out their traumas on everyone and I wish they'd recover." but no, give me $60k and I'll change your life/business/relationships/etc.
It's all a complete scam and false promises. Most of them aren't the millionaires/billionaire's they'd have you believe they are.
Same story, different angle, basically.
Thank you for sharing your insight. I'm sure this will be helpful to those who may need to work through past trauma AND most importantly, move forward with their life in a positive way, with the right professional.
Very kind of you to take the time to share this info. I sought government funded therapy(there may be a waitlist) & worked w/2 psychologists that were great. I initially started therapy w/a clinical psychotherapist through a referral from a friend. All of these practitioners worked specifically w/trauma. Make sure your practitioner is licensed - you can expect that to be so w/government funded therapy. If medication is your goal a psychiatrist or GP can fulfill that. For therapy, I am not a big fan of psychiatrists, b/c, in my experience they favour meds. Please do not fall into the grip of self anointed gurus like Teal Swan. If access to legitimate therapy is scarce in your community try a crisis helpline or ask your doctor for help. Some therapists work on a sliding scale or may be able to put you on a payment plan - the former is likely an additional resource that is at least partially government funded. Be well & Take Care ❤
First of all, thank you for sharing your open-minded/hearted, neutral perspectives, which we need more of in this world, since there are many shades within the rainbow 🌈 spectrum of Life and beyond, and this includes the topic of Teal Swan.
Recently, I received an email newsletter from Teal and her team, though I had unsubscribed years ago and discontinued watching her.
The old version of me would’ve reacted in an irritated way, but I intuitively knew there was something else that I could learn from her during this phase of my life, even if it’s briefly.
Teal recently shared a social media poster that I highly resonate with, that states, “THE BEST SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR RELATIONSHIPS IS TO ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: HOW WOULD I FEEL ABOUT MY SON OR DAUGHTER DATING A PERSON EXACTLY LIKE ME?”
And it now occurs to me that this quote can also apply to ANY person, to include Teal Swan, and it doesn’t have to be related to dating or a romantic relationship.
So would it feel light to my Heart if my adult children decided to watch (WITH DISCERNMENT) some of Teal’s helpful TH-cam videos that are encouraging, uplifting, empowering, inspiring, and Consciousness expanding? Or even read some of her helpful material? Sure.
However COMMA would it feel light to my Heart if my adult children decided to attend her workshop, event, and/or retreat?
Absolutely NOT, especially after seeing some questionable video clips within this video, and mostly due to my personal experiences at her event that I wouldn’t want my loved ones to be exposed to (since Teal didn’t seem like her earlier TH-cam, trustworthy persona during those times, but a completely different person).
In a nutshell, I highly resonated with most of Teal’s earlier TH-cam videos. This eventually lead to being drawn to one of her NYC events years ago.
There, I had the opportunity to have personal experiences with Teal; and let’s just say that event was the first and last Teal Swan event due to some major red flags that I had witnessed, to include some surprising and disturbing verbal teachings-that seemed to be the opposite of her TH-cam videos-and some revealing nonverbal cues (that I learned to identify, not only intuitively, but from various military training, to include a senior interrogator course).
One woman participant I met left the event after a day, because Teal said something very insensitive to her audience, that further hurt this woman on her healing process.
This woman had just left her chronically abusive mother and boyfriend, but because Teal was anti-solitude at the time-due to her own deep fear of ever being alone (hence, she was known to always be surrounded by her tribe)-she instilled guilt and shame for anyone who needed solitude time (even sharing a social media poster that anyone who wants solitude time is all about their ego, which I shared a disagreeing comment on).
But even some of the highly respected spiritual teachers, to include Sadhguru, have taught about the importance of solitude time (that’s also balanced with social time); and I, too, know, from personal experiences, the profound value of some solitude time.
Granted, I’ve been on a Soul journey of embracing and integrating more and more (ultimately neutral) aspects of Full-Potential, Multidimensional, WHOLE Self (Spiritual Self)/self (physical self)/interconnected Life, so that includes Teal Swan.
I trust that Teal has her own strengths (and weaknesses) and Soul gifts (like all Souls), so, she’s not all good or all bad (like the rest of us), but a combo package of many complicated aspects.
But it’s wise to BE DISCERNING when it comes to learning from others, and NOT just take everything onboard-in a non-intelligent, gullible way and without healthy boundaries (part of self-love)-and place another on a pedestal (due to NOT realizing the Divine within oneself as well).
I trust that it’s wise to always follow our own inner guidance/Heart/intuition/inner-wisdom/and other LOVE-based energies FIRST AND FOREMOST, and sense when another does or does NOT FEEL light to one’s Heart..
By the way, what happened to actually analyzing non-verbal cues (not verbal) at the beginning of this video? See Red Flag 🚩 #1 (below).
Plus, True Leaders are known to RESPECT their team members, and be very approachable to their team.
All team members should be comfortable enough to authentically, honestly, freely, fully, and tactfully express themselves.
If a leader has an intimidating attitude-that no one should dare challenge the leader-then even audience members may feel uncomfortable about asking questions (just like the guy appeared very uncomfortable to speak to Teal).
Red Flag 🚩 #1:
Her presence at the beginning of this video still FEELS cold, distant, closed-off, unapproachable and arrogant-how she mostly was at her 3-Day NYC Event (my first and last event with her)-though her presence FELT warm, empathetic and confident (yet humble) in her earlier TH-cam videos that led to that event.
Red Flag 🚩 #2:
Why can’t someone challenge another without needing to be in an above position? She didn’t answer his question.
And why isn’t the audience member’s question important? Every question is valid, and is apparently important to him.
I don’t know how true this is-since I haven’t watched The Deep End documentary yet-but a woman who has seen it, shared a reading via the Medium app, abou Teal having her team sign a document called The Non-Negotiables that was very controlling, unreasonable, self-centered, and cult-like (that are definitely major red flags 🚩):
I wondered if this document is true-since that would be a sure sign of fully releasing everything related to Teal Swan from my life.
And sure enough, I found a Facebook posting of one of the main team members of Teal Tribe (Blake), who got married, and some woman posted the following comment:
“You deserve to love a woman as wonderful as Juliana. Don't let Teal convince you that you aren't worthy of your own relationship.”
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A while back, while watching a Teal TH-cam video, I noticed how she was subtly manipulative to her best friend, Blake, trying to make him feel guilty for spending some solitude time away from the continual demands of Teal and her team (he had turned off his phone at times, which anyone has every right to do).
So I shared a comment about that, since it went against her teachings about manipulation, control, and instilling guilt and shame (which she also did at times in her later videos).
You wanted feedback regarding 21:10 part of this video.
The following is an excerpt from a BBC article, regarding a story from parents who lost their daughter to suicide:
Experts' concerns
But they all raised concerns about aspects of Swan's teachings.
One of those experts is Dr Jonathan Singer, the president of the American Association of Suicidology.
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"She's got these ideas that in her mind are only helpful. But for others could be really dangerous."
"What you're doing when you tell somebody to visualize how they're going to kill themselves, is you're telling them to practice in their mind," he says.
He explains that research shows this type of imagery rehearsal is "a very effective way of improving your actual ability to do something".
For example, it is something that Olympic-level athletes use, he says.
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Regarding 25:35 - 25:50 & 28:37 :
When channelings include very general information that can apply to many people, without any specific, personal information, that can be a red flag 🚩 as well.
Granted, I highly resonate with Bashar’s definition of channeling-channeled via Darryl Anka-that we all can do it to varying degrees when we’re in alignment with our True Self and following our exciting passions.
But not all channelings are genuine, and stem from love-based intentions; hence, it’s important to Be DISCERNING while following one’s inner guidance/Heart/intuition/gut feeling/inner-wisdom FIRST AND FOREMOST..
And this includes a lot of psychic readings that can be accurate to varying degrees (but not all), depending on how a psychic’s heart and mind are integrated as One, and in alignment with a highly beneficial, unconditionally loving, profoundly wise and higher power within.
Plus, there are many future probabilities with The Quantum Field of Unlimited Possibilities/The Cosmic Womb.
Regarding 28:37 :
You’re absolutely spot on, it can be damaging if those channeling in this documentary were projecting their own unhealed, childhood traumas.
And they could’ve planted unnecessary, fear-based seeds into these participants, more than likely leaving some not so peaceful feelings about their family members, who may not have abused them.
Like you stated, if whatever method truly helps others to deeply heal, great; but if there’s further hurt added, now that’s only adding fuel to the fire.
41:35 (RE: 5 techniques of cults and/or gaslighters):
At the NYC Event, Teal did tell everyone NOT to follow any other spiritual teacher, and she did NOT like to be challenged with questions that seemed to go against or threaten her teachings.
At this point, I lost track of all the Red Flags 🚩 within this video, but I’m still curious, so I will check out “The Deep End” documentary to Be a neutral Observer, explore various perspectives, and continue to learn and grow.
But I strongly sense that afterwards, I will be fully releasing Teal Swan from my life-to include unsubscribing to her newsletter-while appreciating all that I’ve learned from her, and wishing her and her team well.
Thoughtful analysis!
1. The rules for Teal’s inner circle are not written, but frequently expected in small businesses with a need for intelligence and loyalty. (a hedge fund, or a medical practice). Teal needs to recognize she’s running a business & if it requires loyalty and commitment, that’s something that occurs through trial & error. I did see her response to the documentary and it seems like they all live in the same house & are communal. She is married and lives in her own house, asked to others.
2. I have not seen her live, but I think she is both brilliant & naïve. The documentary was a hit piece for ratings. I hope she has some humility for expecting something different and going back to the early videos.
3. i’m not a professional, but I think trying to deal with trauma victims who may be on psychotropic medication, and other things that can cause suicidal ideation. Just make it a bad idea. I would try to focus on her relationship, insight, and the nature of women and men. The contrarian thought of women craving a type of masculinity, seems to resonate with a lot of women, and put a higher burden on a lot of men who are not stepping up.
4. After attending her seminar was there anything positive? It sounds like you were inspired by some videos on TH-cam, and then disappointed at the event?
5. Did any of her relationship concepts resonate with you? I think that is her real strength, and even if she has noble insight into trauma, it’s just not something to address in a seminar.
Very well said. I have admiration for your knowledge and the way you present your commentary. Truth seeking vs judgement and condemnation
I've just watched the first 12 minutes of this video so far and I'm so glad it was pointed out how productions, even documentaries, should be taken with a grain a salt. I don't know if I would have caught that editing and weird splicing on my own. This and the Amber Heard interviews really made it obvious that what we see on TV should not just be automatically trusted as fact. Love your breakdowns Spidey!
Exactly, I don’t really trust any documentaries or main stream news anymore.
I'm really glad you pointed this out. I sometimes don't understand why other people don't. They are being manipulated by media. I have some hypnosis training and see the manipulation all the time. I just wish others would wake up to it. We are being used and devalued on a mass level. I'm so glad Spidey comes from a place of empowerment. He very easily could do otherwise and make money.
@@maggiesmith6013 well said. It’s scary to read many of these comments from people who came here bashing Teal Swan and they thought Spidey’s video did that. They didn’t watch the video 😭
@@checkyourhead9 Amber Heard went on Dateline and was interviewed after the defamation trial with Depp. Dateline released 3 small preview clips of the interview before releasing the whole thing. When you compare the preview clips to the final release, Amber Heard's responses have been edited. Full sentences that we got to hear in the previews have been edited to be missing words and phrases.
There are several channels here on TH-cam where you can see the clips being compared back to back. Spidey has one here on this channel, and there are more, like on Emily D. Baker's channel.
Such a shame too - if something is bad/dangerous/false then let the facts speak for themselves. Cutting it up to be misleading is just as dishonest imo. Much like if AH only had only one or two claims of abuse that were less sensational, she might have been believed
I remember seeing a video of hers on suicide. She encourages you to actually just go and lie down on the floor, as if the deed is done. And to ask yourself, "now what?" I thought it was a helpful way of realizing that suicide doesn't solve your problems, rather leaves you in a state where it's much more difficult to resolve them. For someone like me, with a good understanding of the difference between experimenting imaginitively with a hypothetical situation and actually wanting or condoning that situation, I found that really interesting and helpful. For some, the moment you say "imagine you committed suicide" it's like saying that you want that to happen, like encouraging them to envision it before they do it. We don't all think this way, though, and we don't all find it harmful. I understand that if someone has been somehow encouraged to commit suicide because of her approach to the matter, then it's important for her to consider the readiness of her audience to contemplate the ideas she wants them to in the way that she does. Personally, I love that approach of just being curious about death and not being afraid to acknowledge where you are. Sometimes when you feel really bad the last thing you want is people's "encouragemet" in words like "it'll get better soon," and "think of all the people who love you," etc.. we all know these things intellectually. What we need is some kind of spark of hope or a reality check to break us out of that loop of believing that death is the only solution. I think her aim is that reality check. Her approach may not be the perfect one, but I do beleve her intentions are good.
Yes ! Finally! Someone had to say it.thats true
It's very sad that you can literally see her abuse and disrespect her cult followers in the documentary, yet some people with codependent personalities will still come to the defense of the cult leader. Do you have a need to be under the control of someone who you consider to be stronger than you? Do you not see how much the person in charge looks down on you and sees you as a pawn that they can charm/control in order to maintain their high status and dominance? For every predatory guru, there are like a million grown children with parental trauma(s) who are willing to defend and justify their actions because they desperately need to belong, idealize someone, or find a faux solution to their existential troubles
Hahaha death leaves you in a " more difficult position" to solve your problems? That must be about THE most idiotic statement by any of her followers here.
Though I still think the " titles fade" one is stiff competition.
My dudes, Spidy even says that this approach "CAN" work for some people. This did work for this person. Whatever the reason it is, it's NOT a stupid one. Whatever made them stop feeling this way, it doesn't matter. What matters is they are alive, and this technique helped. However, what he's saying isn't that it's not helpful, but that it should be done with personal guidance instead of being other internet as a free for all. Anyway, glad your alive. Keep kicking.
@@SetsukaHakushi The reason some cases it works is the same reason a placebo sometimes works. Plus all you have here is some unknown individual who claimed to have had an issue and claims it worked. And then there is the fact that she uses some standard techniques developed in psychology and just gave them " spiritual" twist. That channeling nonsense for instance. I did that in a therapy group some 30 years ago. Only then it was just called acting out a situation.
The concept behind that " imagining suicide"? Hell that probably came from titlesong of a 70ies hitshow called MASH. And that idea in itself is also a thinking any human being can and many did come up for themselves. Often after seeing a professional who knew what they were doing and simply guided you, through asking questions, into a different way of looking at yourself, your problems, life in general.
And seeing as I was the one using the word "stupid"...that was referring to the specific remarks I put in quotationmarks.
I had the most profound experience with a psychiatrist I found (unfortunately he was close to retiring but I got to have a half a year of good sessions with him and EMDR was so revealing. He had me relax and tapped my left then right leg over and over and then I had to continue imagine feeling it after it stopped. Then he built a beautiful scene for me where I found a set of stairs leading down into a conference room and standing across from me at the table was my young self and I had to ask for her forgiven ness (etc etc) This was so amazing for me because if you look at your young self and think about telling that little girl all the criticisms you tell yourself today and then realizing that little girl is this adult girl 🤯 It helped me so much.
Man this was really well done. I think it was a balanced and informative take on Teal w/a sort of behind the scenes look at her life. It’s wild how massive egos seem to gravitate to Spiritual Guru Fame and Status.
while pharma slaves just don't care about how many they maim and kill as long as nobody notices
Ooooh, the second scenario of channeling, reminds me of a series called "Sisters", that I used to watch 30 years ago. One of the sisters was manipulated by a psychologist, to think that her dad raped her, when she was young. It turned out to be a huge lie and it took her a long time to recover from that. I can't believe it happens in real life. This is SO DANGEROUS!
WTF!!!
I also found that part deeply concerning and irresponsible. When she stated that she did not recognise it (and all power to her for having the courage to say it), that is when they should've stopped.
This reminds me of an insane lsd experience I had where I had reverted back to infancy and could hear my dad making a deal with a scientist in a lab on testing my sexual/pleasure triggers. I was on a cold lab table and “re-experienced” the testing being carried out. It was insanely dark and definitely messed me up for a while. I don’t take that experience to heart anymore because if it was something real I was experiencing, I don’t think it was from this lifetime. It could also have been my innermost darkest thoughts playing out during the trip as if it were a memory.
Extremely dangerous and also something witches practice…channeling, divination, fake implanting of false memories, all stems from witchcraft and is highly dangerous and can seem as if it’s a positive thing but always has an underlying worse traumatic effect.
There’s a difference with EMDR and guided therapy which is fragile and in my experience is more controlled and gradual (not re traumatizing or nearly as insane as the other stuff…)
There’s an interview with one of Teal Swans childhood friends where she talks about how Teal psychologically messed with her and convinced her or at least tried to convince her that she was also abused by the same cult that teal claims abused her and that shes witnessed things like child sacrifices and a bunch of crazy stuff. This poor girl talks about how it really messed with her throughout her life and how she really had to work to get over it
She makes my gut tingle with uncomfortableness. As the behavior panel say - when someone makes you feel uncomfortable there’s a reason for that
Yup lizard brain is picking up something 👀
Yes! I used to follow her videos and initially thought she might be someone bringing positive change. But I stopped following her and watching her videos almost immediately because something about her felt very off. I love listening to channelers, who often speak of the world healing and things of that nature. They do not cause worry within my being like she does. Her energy reads to me like a Disney Villain lol I used to like to listen to a woman named Dolores Canon, who I felt had deep spiritual insights, until in one group session she states that Teal Swan and a few others are modern day Prophets. This was a huge red flag to me and I stopped listening to Dolores Canon as well.
Yep, she really rubs me the wrong way.
That is the very narrow understanding of that statement. There is always a reason for discomfort but sometimes it says more about the ones who feel the discomfort than it does about the one making them feel that discomfort. Please, don't go listen to the quack lady now, I am just saying that all the discomfort means is that these techniques do not align with your inner thoughts and beliefs.
@@paulmccartneyadorrer holy carp. Dolores Cannon said that??? Ugh. I mean her stuff is a wee bit outside my zone, I don't believe everything her clients have uttered is true (under her hypnosis) but I really am surprised she would say anyone is a prophet. I know she passed but people still use her techniques passed down from her. It makes me all the more skeptical of it. It's another impure channel to me. People should stay away from channelling.
Thank you for the kind, objective and educative video. Really appreciated 😊
I find your videos very educational. Because of my autism, I struggle to understand people. Mainly because what is automatic for others, I need to consciously think about. Like for example, what emotion is someone showing, are they talking literal or figurative. I appear to be good at sensing people's emotions and subconsciously knowing how to act to it, but I struggle to put emotions to words or say what someone feels or what to do when someone feels a certain way.
Your videos have helped me recognize body language and tone of voice and emotions more easily and I keep learning from you every video I watch. This video is a little faster than other videos I have watched, but with subtitles and pausing and rewatching bits I can still follow it.
I havent been around on youtube for quite a while, but your channel is one of the first channels im watching again and I would like you to know, that I really appreciate everything you teach me. My brain functions mainly on logic, and by explaining the logic you have taught me more in a few videos than my therapist did in years, though experiences and trial and error has taught me even more, though both you and therapy give me things to try out and experience which is very useful.
Edit: I would like to learn more about egocentric and narcissistic people, do you have a video you can recommend me? Someone who used to be very, very close to me apparently is like that so I would like to learn more about it to recognize it in the future and avoid the (figurative) mess im cleaning up now
It was a weird question though, he said who could "challenge" you
Huge EGO is just a person's insecurity. We all need an EGO & we came with one, but when it gets out of hand, it's because of insecurity & the need for attention. This is why releasing childhood trauma is so important.
I'm sorry for your condition. This is all due to poisonous Vxs that are forced on all babies by the evils, but there's other reasons for it too, at least 2 other reasons.
It's a balance in understanding if the person you are dealing with & even people who don't have autism often don't know if a person is narcasistic or not, & that word is thrown around way too much.
My rule is this, if the person doesn't know themselves well & doesn't work on their issues using alternative therapy (even conventional would be better than nothing) than I don't want anything to do with them. I put up with people online who don't do this, but in real life I wouldn't.
If they start to try & control me, that's a warning sign.
I know it can already be too late by then.
I'm a huge proponent of alt therapy. Conventional doesn't help at all, but alt therapy could help you, so you could look at my list to see if one of them works with autistic people b/c I know they also have the issue of flying off the handle for no reason.
I would also work really hard to detox your body although a baby or child is never the same after the shots. I've heard that from mothers.
I have an older video of a mother at Autism One who did a lecture & she used herbs on her son. I'm not sure how much it helped him, but herbs help us all b/c we are poisoned non stop by the evils. I don't know how old you are.
I would also look into homeopathy & see if they have anything new to help.
HTH
I'm a spiritual Therapist. One of the life lessons we get is based on " discernment". Teal Swan is someone I immediately saw she's not who she claims she is. I'm delighted you did this video. Thank you so much.
I doubt you watched this entire video 😂
@@RecreationalUseOnly no trolling
Since your response shows you didn’t watched the video: he’s saying that Teal is a multifaceted individual...Like everyone else. He doesn’t thinks she’s a narcissistic, she just have a big ego... so does the majority of ppl.
Basically, he showed she’s just human. And humans are complexe.
Hey Spidey, I was really looking forward to this video and I was not disappointed! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your being factual, not jumping to conclusions. This is actually bigger than just your videos or these topics. If we see more and more people like you, listening, observing, reserving judgment and just being present, it absolutely makes this world a better place. That’s why I watch your videos. It’s not just what you say (which is amazing), but also how you do. Love from Germany, Sarah
Absolutely agree with your comment. The other thing I've learned is that most of the time we aren't hearing what someone is saying to us cause we're too busy planning what we're gonna say next to them. Love the insight in his videos!
THANK YOU. ive been waiting a long time to hear an unbiased opinion of her methods & spiritual teachings
Because you're unable to make your own opinion? Lol
I really appreciate your measured and balanced review of people. Subscribed!
I really wish that the field of conventional psychology was scrutinized as heavily as the fringe. There are 100% as much abuses and mishandling happening in the mainstream, but it is suppressed & ignored and when acknowledged, it is simply accepted as an unavoidable side effect. Particularly in the pharmaceutical side of psychiatry which is RIFE with abuse.
You did an amazing job going through this video. I am 70 and been going to every kind of self awareness things possible since the 70's. My experience with channelers has been negative. I learned alot about how a person can be made to believe things when a person of authority tells you something. I had bad dreams about a group of people I was involved with ( definitely a cult) for 30 years. My marriage broke up. It really messed with my head and made me doubt my sanity for awhile. The person who helped me get strong and clear about myself gave me quite a few techniques which I use everyday. Watching this video reminds me of my younger days when I was always searching for answers. These types of seminars can be somewhat addicting because of the way you "connect" with other people there.
Could you please share what techniques did you use to gain more clarity? The ones you talked about in your comment)
This is very interesting. I would also assume there's something where if you make a financial investment or a time investment you REALLY want it to pay off so are more likely to want it to work or believe it works.
Every person we encounter in the spiritual arena is not there to "give" us solutions but to expose us to ideas that will bring forward our inner truths. Teal is very efficient in that. Whether ny truth coincides with hers or opposes it in a given situation, she always delivers.
I agree.
Keep suppressing yourself while living in denial and delusion. Teal is a dangerous manipulator. She only delivers pop-psych and repression.
Perfectly said!
Best comment here
Yup
This is problematic because you’re watching an extremely edited version of her life. She scares the hell out of me watching clips from the deep dive and not once has she given me the same vibe when I watch her videos, seminars, and interviews with other people on TH-cam. She’s portrayed completely different on the deep dive and she has provided the complete and unedited versions of the workshops. She’s actually very helpful in getting people able to see their unconscious patterns and shadows to reintegrate. I’ve watched her for years and never paid, she’s helped me along the way
Yeah she has proof that these videos are edited to make her look bad too
I can't even stand her on youtube. My guts tell me something is wrong with her. And she also manipulates. I have seen so many micro details that have led me to not like her. And I didn't even know who she was. But she most certainly doesn't hold the keys to the truth as many people believe.
real healers help people find their own answers, fake healers tell them they are guru royalty and grus are nothing but pawns for the dark side, a thing of the past, egotistical scarred beings who either need to save everyone or hurt them while pretending to care. They are all part of the same game, pretending to be against each other and the result is they produce hours of content to keep the sleeple fighting and from doing the work that could really help them. Talk is cheap, proof is in the pudding
She is MUCH better than ANY trained therapist, psychiatrist Dr I ever met. And I have met many during my decades of severe depression, ptsd, generalized anxiety , add journey.
Kinda like they did and do to trump.
I really appreciate the way you did your best to navigate and approach it objectively :) I also appreciate the.time.and energy you invested into it. also thanks for your great content in general.
I am not sure about her not being a narcissist. Maybe I’m just cynical, but you got to remember that she is aware that there is a camera on her when she says that stuff. My mother could very convincingly fake being “humble, selfless, honest, self reflective” person in public, but an extremely abusive narcissist in private. The tell tale signs would only occur to some people years after they first met her, and sometimes still not.
Exactly! Especially communal narcissists are really good at this.
My so called father is the same.
Covert Narcissist. I'm not sure if she is but I don't know enough
Oh, she’s seriously narcissistic, I don’t know if it’s a full blown pathology but the tendencies are loud and clear.
I absolutely agree. I'm the surviving daughter of a narcissistic mother. My mother knew exactly how to put on a show, how to appear humble, kind, loving, forgiving and selfless. But, in truth, the moment we were alone she showed her true colors. She put me down in every possible way, humilitated me, called me names, beat me, punished me with the silent treatment and spread rumors about me being "a monster of a daughter". Then she would portrait herself as the victim.
It is sad, but true. I still have years of therapy ahead of me.
Based on my personal childhood expiriences TS' behaviour rings a lot of bells. It reminds so much of all the things my mother said and did and how she handled conflict situations in a certain way.
Your last sentence summs it all up: my familiy ignores all the red flags around her and worships her as a saint while I get shunned for speaking up against her mischief behavior.
The channeling that sparked the abuse allegations from childhood could also be dangerous because in some states (if not all of them) there is not a statute of limitations on sexual child abuse. Now, would this discovery hold up in court or result in a final conviction just based on the fact that he/she was convinced it happened after the channeling, maybe not. BUT if you live in a state that is required to report and investigate sexual abuse of a child, any of those documents are often permanent, especially if there ends up being an arrest. So it's dangerous to just come out and say, "oh yea.. I'm pretty sure I was abused and so-n-so did it." That could legit ruin someone's life.
This is a terrific point and especially with the unreliability of long term memory makes for a very dangerous potential. Thanks for this brilliant comment
This comment explains one of the biggest issues with Teal’s methods. I experienced this with her. It’s incredibly damaging on so many levels.
@@ru2die I’m so sorry you experienced that from her 🥹, so painful. I pray you can get healing for all that you have been through 🙏🏼
...and what if it's complete imagination and never happened? Using a book on persuasive psychology as a means to convince people of scenarios that in some cases are bound to be WAY OFF.
I commented before the last question. Information comes in many different forms. I feel like we should practice discernment, which is very rarely taught. I may need the information that Teal puts out. if I attend a workshop of hers I will practice my own personal perception - seeing what is in line or not. I don't need to react but respond for my own personal protection. It often becomes Duality VS No Duality. So how one perceives it is a matter of choice. Always choice. And you have taught me that in this video. Thank you for your content. It's Enlightening!!
You are very good, Veldun 👏 I love your work, entertaining and educational, thank you 😊
I think she healed to some extent from whatever childhood trauma she had experienced. Her methods made her feel better. The problem is that she hasn't healed completely. The anger & lack of compassion she shows others is how she treats herself.
Nobody heals completely. If you think that, you're going to run to really dangerous people for help and you're most likely to become one of those very dangerous and toxic people yourself. We never finish learning and healing on this platform... Your ego might not like that tho
It's so frustrating that a documentary that raises legitimate concerns has completely undermined itself by using dishonest editing techniques.
Yes... ANNNNND I hope we can all learn to be more nuanced! If we can think and speak with nuance, we can critique the dishonest techniques but also evaluate to what extent those do NOT invalidate ALL of the concerns the documentary highlights. Maybe they invalidate some of the message of the documentary--it's disappointing that the documentary clearly seems to have a message, an agenda, rather than to be a good-faith effort to get at and portray the truth (but who's really surprised by that? content creators/distributors want to get views, and most use cheap sensationalism to get them)--but do those dishonest techniques completely negate all of the critiques it implies? I don't think so.
Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. I mean, this is not a court of law. We can ask our own questions, as many questions as we want, and we don't have to give a yes or no verdict to one pre-specified question.
@@mokuskaferrett3062 I'm autistic and I don't understand nuances. Maybe if we all speak more plainly then everyone will understand.
@@Happinosis You bring up a good point: There are different types of nuance. I think I agree with you in that conceptual nuance (for example, the idea that a critique-such as of Teal Swan-can hold validity even if it is presented in a way that lacks integrity), for best chance of being understood, should not be conveyed via nonverbal types of nuance such as, say, inflection.
I'm not sure this is relevant but I'm autistic too.
@@mokuskaferrett3062 being autistic is ALWAYS relevant xx
Paranoid much
Loved your video! Her videos helped me deal with something even when I was in therapy on a weekly basis and not making and progress with. She’s a human, she makes mistakes. No one person can know all things and always make the right decisions.
It’s kind of like using traditional medicine and eastern or alternative medicine together. Adding in alternative medicine can’t hurt (I’m talking about something like acupuncture, there are harmful modalities imo). If she helps you, great, if not then it’s not for you and there’s something else that will work for you!
We’re all different and I think that’s beautiful.
Love your content! 🙌
I think the most important is people having discernment when looking for help and teachings. I watched Teal’s youtube videos for many years, some had good information, never too crazy about her personality or the way she portraits it.
A few years back when a girl committed suicide which appeared to be her influence, I watched various videos and did not appreciate her coldness and non-responsibility.
I’m a trained certified hypnotherapist, and do not appreciate leasing techniques when is coming to that. Channeling for a person should be very specific, not general when dome for the collective. Planting more trauma in someone’s head, by creating fake memories when one is vulnerable can be due negligence but psychopathy as well.
Discovered your channel the other night snd binged watching - you do an amazing job! 🙏
I don't believe for a second it was real channeling. Teal makes me and has always made me very uncomfortable. Call it intuiton or survival instincts or empath abilities but she creeps me out. I felt weird just watching her youtube videos even back a few years ago. She was so cold and creepy to me.
I’ve never seen her before but immediately felt the same way. She feels very cold.
I had heard the different pro and con opinions on her and was watching a few of her videos here and there looking for signs. Finally I came across this one video of her laughing at being a empath and putting those that are empathetic towards others, down. Then I finally saw what she's all about. In my knowledge of narcissist, I know they are UTTERLY hugely disgusted by people who are nice seeing this as pathetic and weak.
Same. I am spiritual and thus TH-cam has recommended her videos to me many times. But every time I see her eyes she gives me the creeps.
I can usually spot a psycho a mile off
Yes, as an empath I have always felt these cold vibes from her. There is something disturbing in this woman and I have a gut feeling that she is not only egocentric and has quite strong narcissistic traits but this is only my opinion. She is a great teacher teaching us discernment.
there's a video on another channel with Teal's childhood friend telling stories of their life together. Teal is a complete psychopathic narcissist with extraordinary dark tendencies. She is evil and criminal and it's absolutely obvious with very little exposure to her. Anyone who thinks otherwise has no discernment.
I'm so glad I watched this. It really gives me a new perspective and an open mind when I watch something and how films can be made to look one sided.
Teal is amazing and she has helped me tremendously. She is wise and otherworldly.
Thanks for sharing your analysis with footage. I had so many thoughts as I was listening, but last footage of one of her inner circle people sharing contract clauses - that blew my mind open. One can argue any which way, but every clause in her contract is asking people to sign up for being abused, to fully dedicate their entire life to her purpose, to give themselves up for her entirely. Can't make family first priority, can't have boundaries that contradict those of Teals, wow! This was eye opening. Thank you for sharing that. This is not "she has a big purpose or ego", this is a cult-behavior with emotional abuse. What saddens me is that people sign up for it. What shocks me is that she is sitting there looking like a sad ghost shell completely oblivious to why Blake left. He has had enough of her abuse. I'm glad he left. Good for him!
I have dipped in and out of Teal Swan's videos over a number of years whilst healing my own C-PTSD. Some of the processes she used were incredibly helpful and a lot more gentle than the ones depicted here. However. I am incredibly sensitive to manipulation and body language, both through being autistic (and finding it very hard to understand someone's intention, hence being overly aware that I am naive) and through the trauma, and could automatically see that Teal's childhood experience of abuse and being trapped within a cult has left her with a deep anger towards anyone without emotional intelligence, and a fierce determination to protect and save every victim on the planet. It's no real surprise that she wants her Inner Circle to contain people who know exactly where she is coming from who are equally dedicated to the role - at least she makes that abundantly clear.
A great review, Spidey, thanks!
Wow great insight! Thanks
@@TheBehavioralArts Teal Swan was a child patient of Dr. Barbara Snow of the "repressed memories" Satanic Panic in the 1980s and '90s.
I can relate int he sense of being autistic and sensetive to the body language etc. I don't always know what it means...I get confused a lot but I do get major gut punches. I learned this by my husband being able to point out a situation in retrospect then I was many times like "OH that's why I felt weird..." Lol 🤣 TS seems narcissistic to me. Narcissists can develop from trauma. So I'm not trying to shame her...but a lot of her tactics seem to revolve around remaining a victim in an odd ironic way. The defensive "I'm not a victim, I'm not a VICTIM!!" Someone else: "No one said you are!"
People similar to TS: "I SAID I'M NOT A VICTIM!!!"
(The refusal to move on from that idea as a whole). There are many inappropriate times she brings up things like that and obsesses over reliving it, or being child-like instead of focusing more on the results ofoving on, and how to stay on track.
I was interested in how she talked about boundaries, but she contradicts herself a ton. She has obvious boundary issues. It's clear in her use of language. She seems to feel she has and should have more power over other's experiences instead of promoting more self-reliance. She talks about self-reliance but doesn't seem to promote that through what she actually explains and suggests....that's just my two cents. I used to sub to her but I definitely would tread carefully.
I do remember about a year ago my husband and I did the cube test and it was fun and very telling. We actually became a lot closer and understood ourselves better after. 😊🦋
Teal's back story appears to be made up. She has a long history of telling tall takes dating back to early childhood, Her parents knew there was something wrong with her from a very early age. She claimed she was the reincarnation of Cleopatra and her parent's only purpose on earth was to serve her. Her very liberal, teacher parents, gave her everything her heart desired. They were over protective and tolerated any bratty behavior. She refused to do simple chores because she was too special. She was told she was "special" by mom and dad and it looks like she took it to the extreme. They bought her a horse at age 8 complete with English riding lessons. She had ballet classes and piano lessons and ski instruction to the point where she was a professional skier for some company. Don't ask me what they do. Maybe give lessons. She showed an interest in alternative medicine so her mom took her to China for a mini class in the aforementioned. She admits to being obsessed with modeling in the Chris Oswalt interview, so her mom got her an apartment in Los Angeles. If fell apart fast and she returned to Utah. She told people she was an international model and lived at the Playboy mansion. Her life is a pack of over the top lies and she represents the worst on the predatory Internet and especially You Tube. She claims she can read the future, see inside your skin and bone, read minds, she read Tarot cards, but not well. She claims she is smarter than anyone including psychiatrists, psychologists, all philosophers that have ever lived. She believes pancreatic cancer is caused by feelings of guilt and a coma is the spirit trying to decide whether to stay on earth. I shudder to think what she believes asbestosis is caused by. She is accountable to absolutely no one and preys on the most desperate, lonely and intellectually challenged people. She is the ultimate low brow You Tube advisor. I say advisor because she also gives advice on how to get rid of pimples, find a boyfriend and give up sugar.
Teal's back story appears to be made up. She has a long history of telling tall takes dating back to early childhood, Her parents knew there was something wrong with her from a very early age. She claimed she was the reincarnation of Cleopatra and her parent's only purpose on earth was to serve her. Her very liberal, teacher parents, gave her everything her heart desired. They were over protective and tolerated any bratty behavior. She refused to do simple chores because she was too special. She was told she was "special" by mom and dad and it looks like she took it to the extreme. They bought her a horse at age 8 complete with English riding lessons. She had ballet classes and piano lessons and ski instruction to the point where she was a professional skier for some company. Don't ask me what they do. Maybe give lessons. She showed an interest in alternative medicine so her mom took her to China for a mini class in the aforementioned. She admits to being obsessed with modeling in the Chris Oswalt interview, so her mom got her an apartment in Los Angeles. If fell apart fast and she returned to Utah. She told people she was an international model and lived at the Playboy mansion. Her life is a pack of over the top lies and she represents the worst on the predatory Internet and especially You Tube. She claims she can read the future, see inside your skin and bone, read minds, she read Tarot cards, but not well. She claims she is smarter than anyone including psychiatrists, psychologists, all philosophers that have ever lived. She believes pancreatic cancer is caused by feelings of guilt and a coma is the spirit trying to decide whether to stay on earth. I shudder to think what she believes asbestosis is caused by. She is accountable to absolutely no one and preys on the most desperate, lonely and intellectually challenged people. She is the ultimate low brow You Tube advisor. I say advisor because she also gives advice on how to get rid of pimples, find a boyfriend and give up sugar.
From someone who’s worked in post-production (not on this show), and has watched the hours of footage, from which sometimes only seconds are clipped to air (sometimes none!), thank you! Always appreciate your content, but this one spoke to me personally on multiple levels. Mahalo! 🤍
She is helpful and positive in that sense but also a trauma-reactive ego that really feels confident in her knowledge. She is a human and therefore not perfect, but she helps alot of people.
you need to prove a statement like this, otherwise, you're just a hypnotized parrot @@katharineanonymous6992
She uses people for ££ and to get validation from awful female stay clear please
agreed
they *think* they are helped by her
@@Dippmip Are you saying “they” are wrong about themselves?
In Hindu philosophy, the concepts of Purusha and Prakriti are central to understanding the nature of existence and the relationship between the individual and the universe.
Purusha refers to the cosmic spirit or consciousness. It is often described as unchanging, eternal, and transcendent. Purusha is pure awareness and is associated with the aspect of the divine that remains unchanged amidst the changing phenomena of the universe. Prakriti, on the other hand, represents the material world, nature, and the realm of manifestation. It encompasses all the physical elements, energies, and forces that make up the universe. Prakriti is characterized by constant change and flux. According to Hindu philosophy, the entire universe is a manifestation of the interplay between Purusha and Prakriti. Purusha, as the cosmic consciousness, remains untouched and unaffected by the changes in Prakriti. Prakriti, on the other hand, undergoes constant transformation, giving rise to the diversity and multiplicity observed in the universe.The idea that we are an expansion of the universe and that we are our own "god" can be understood within this framework. It suggests that at a fundamental level, our consciousness (Purusha) is interconnected with the universal consciousness, and our existence is an expression of the divine unfolding of Prakriti. In this sense, we are not separate from the universe but are intrinsic parts of it, experiencing life and reality through the lens of individual consciousness.
This interpretation emphasizes the inherent divinity within each individual and the interconnectedness of all beings with the cosmic whole. It invites introspection, self-awareness, and recognition of the divine essence within ourselves and the world around us.
Teal's discussion about how she doesn't "look up" to someone is part of the above hindu theory about Purusha and Prakriti, claiming that we are our own 'god,' as tiny particles of the universe. While not everyone may be familiar or agree with this concept, it's intriguing to see parallels between quantum physics and these ancient beliefs. When Teal expresses that she doesn't look up to someone, it's akin to the idea of following one's instincts and needs, rather than conforming to others' expectations-a principle reminiscent of the biblical admonition against having other gods. It's about appreciating others while staying true to our own path and instincts, without necessarly having a "role models"
Ultimately Teal is not a guru, nor a crazy person, she just presents a perspective on how to "let go", follow your intuition (guts) and keep an open mind (be non judgmental), so that the laws of the universe will "direct" you to what you need.
Thank you verry much for your knowledge and wisdom.
God Bless. 🌷 & 🌷
LOVE your respectful way of questioning; it allows the audience the autonomy to question with you if they want to, so thank you for not implying how your audience should react, I love feeling like the horse you led to water, and now I can drink it if I want to. Keep it up.
On her channel, she has a video that exposes some of their deceptive editing compared to actual footage of what happened. One in particular really struck me. The water exercise was edited to make it appear that they were essentially waterboarding people. When you watch what the actual exercise entailed, including the instructions from the clinician and the full session by one of the participants, you can FEEL the level of love, comfort, and support that they were given through that exercise. It seemed to be an incredibly powerful and healing exercise. Regardless of how anyone feels about Teal Swan, people should see what lengths were taken to depict her in this light. And hopefully, will be a reminder to everyone that everything you watch is intended to make you feel or believe a certain way and that you should always question the validity of everything you consume.
Yep. I linked that video in the description. It’s the same one where she showed the conversation with the guy and the woman from the beginning of my video
@@TheBehavioralArts oh! Duh 🤦♀️ I forgot that you said you linked it and just had it suggested to me today (of course).
Thank you for that. And also just for being awesome 👊🤗
@@BrookeYoder haha! All good 🤗.
❤❤❤❤
Yes we should be skeptical
But should also be skeptical of her
I went to Teal's curveball in February having only seen her a few times scrolling through my TH-cam timeline. She is probably one of the most loving people I have ever met in my life. I actually went to the curveball not trusting her - not trusting anyone - and one of the people there asked me if I thought Teal wanted to help me. She asked if I thought Teal was trustworthy, I said to her what I said to Teal; "I have no reason to trust her/you and I think it doesn't matter, if I am helped that's all I care about."
There was a practice that required us to open and see what was making us stuck. She asked each of us what we thought would get us moving in our lives. I told her about the conversation I had with about trusting her. And her immediate response was "How does trusting me help your life?" I don't know much about narcissism, or megalomania... but I have an inkling that this would not have been her response if her plot was to hook me into some kind of ponzi scheme. When I explained further what I was going through - She essentially said "Ah, so this will help you trust people. What do you guys need me for?" And she quite literally almost danced away. No resistance to my message, no thoughts about herself inserted into my problems. It wad the first time I met someone who heard what I said that and had a candid conversation about me without getting triggered - and that has stuck with me ever since. I'm not saying she is or isn't anything - just she didn't anywhere near strike me as narcissistic. It's hard to have conversations about yourself with a them and with her is was east breezy. Not only that, but the curveball was full of people who challenged her and she never let it go to her head. I'm only saying, don't believe the shows please, go and see for yourself what she's like. I didn't know anything about her before February, but I'm glad I met her.
ive seen tons of her workshops and thats the exact vibe im getting, she seems super comfortable with everyoen and also with people that challenges her, i have no clue where this people are getting this vibes that she's manipulating poeple, she's just expressing her ideas.
Your perspective rings like a Meditation bell.
Well stated.
Well written.
Well done.
Thank you for your conscious effort. 🙏
Anyone claiming to have been sewn into a corpse at age 8 (which is physically impossible) is not an honest person and is thereby...DANGEROUS. Teal didn't make it as an actress, so she tried ths. MANY self-help gurus are FAILED actors. LOL Anyone that vain and defensive is at least a covert narcissist. And to those who met her "in person" and found her "loving"...narcissists USE love bombing to draw people in and gain trust - it doesn't mean it is genuine.
What you describe sounds like a covert narcissist.
@user-mk4or5yu9reveryone is at a different place of perception. The man who discovered that cleaning his hands before surgery or assisting in birth was mocked and ridiculed to the point his career was ruined and he committed suicide. He was at a higher perception than everyone else. To those that mocked him, he was a loon. A five year old won’t understand what a twelve year old will. People with low iq’s will never be able to grasp higher concepts but instead of acknowledging their shortcomings, they mock and ridicule. Don’t be that person.
Thank you much so much for being considerate about the trigger warning. I absolutely adore your videos and they’ve helped me so much and I always point your videos to those around me as an explanation for social interactions.
Thanks for the warning and I’m going to jump to 30:30.
I am an editor too and there was something else that tipped me off from the confrontation in the beginning. It looks like it was shot twice: Her Body language and facial expressions changes completely from the first shot, having both hands down and the second shot suddenly she his sustaining her head on one hand. Then the third shot same as the first one, and the fourth shot same as the second. Those are signs for very heavy and bad editing.
I wish you could help me learn how to detect these things. It's very important in this terrible day & age to know when a video is doctored, it's a green screen & the audio is someone using a deep fake.
I'm a Truther Activist so this is very important.
@@OurFreeSociety Simple: Deep Fake voices, even I cannot detect. Some things are CGI and Green Screen and I cannot detect. But if it is editing it is much easier. First off: When something has been edited, you know it is material that has been tempered with. In the case as of this video it is simple. Just watch at the positions of hands, face and body, If they do change drastically from one shot to the next I can assure you the timeline and the dialogue has been heavilu edited. Specially when in the next shot they revert to the same position they adopted before.
You have movies like Top Gun 2 and or David Finchers the girl with the dragon tatto and they both use inivisible CGI. Computer generated images so well done it is impossible for the eye to detect.
In the end there is only one unique truth: It's our own. True happyness comes from within oneself and should not be from what surrounds us.
Cheers.
The thing with revisiting trauma, specifically through EMDR, is that while the practice is well documented to help heal trauma, no one knows WHY or HOW it works. EMDR also requires the mental health professional to be highly trained. They use precise motions and techniques, and VERY specific phrases to protect the client from being more traumatized by the experience. Sending traumatized people off in pairs to relive their trauma just sounds very irresponsible and potentially dangerous for the participants. 😖
As I understand it.
Only under professional conditions. And the benefits are short term according to the newest data. It's not a permanent solution.
I followed the technique in the book Primal Scream and while I initially uncovered my memory of my abuse and for that I was grateful, I ended up having a nervous breakdown and got Fibromyalgia.
Can't say for sure one lead to the other but I was warned not to do the work alone and I did it anyways.
Spidey, the evolution of covering the Heard/JD trial to now deep-diving into this type of content, is massively impressive. I absolutely LOVE hearing your voice in your topic choices and just the absolute power and influence of questioning out loud, observing more in-depth and also presenting to us better ways of coming to conclusions.
Love your work Spidey. Thanks for all you do. ❤
She has helped me waaaaaay more than 5 different professional therapist that I have gone to. She is such a badass. Why can’t people just leave her the fuck alone and just be fine with the thousands of people she has helped!!! She is a super strong women that people are so intimidated by. Also she has been through major shit and is not perfect but shit she has helped so many people!
Her wanting to be accepted and studied by main stream psychologists reminds me of L. Ron Hubbard who wanted the same thing until his book on Dianetics was outright rejected (which lead to Scientology) and then he demonized the field of psychology because of their rejection.
FYI He is known as " L. Ron Hubbard "
@@TheShadowMan. ty...correcting now. 👍
My opinion is that if she really wants main stream psychology to take her serious and study her techniques, she should take that approach herself. Use the scientific method and do a controlled study. Why expect others to go through the rigorous work to scientifically validate something you are doing.
@@nicholnunn8074 good point. Maybe she doesn't know how to do the research. If that's the case she needs to further her education with a focus on research.
new age spirituality (which is what she teachers behind all of the psychology) is essentially very closely linked to scientology. A lot of people in the new age world don't even realise they've been sucked into a cult. It took a long time for me to realise and get out. Unfortunately, this is one of the teachers of this new age cult.
Very appreciative of how in depth you go in your analysis of the topics your explore. You must go through hours Nd hours of footage and it speaks to how much integrity you have. Really great to see someone with your ethics on TH-cam.
You did an excellent job looking at this person and topic. Great job.
I adore teal, she has helped me with so much inner work. There’s always haters when you get a certain level of success.
Or, just people with different opinions and experiences.
I followed this womans 'teachings' for years - many years ago, then alarm bells went off. She gets triggered and projects her shit onto others. I remember feeling really confused because her message was incongruent with her manner, she doesn't speak with ANY heart. Can anyone else feel warmth, compassion or geniune caring from her?
Bingo. She feels icy like Jada or Heard.
@@ABJK-ds4wq I know her 'work' is based on recovery from her own trauma (being s*x trafficked in her youth), but she also has CIA connections, the CIA backed and promoted the new age movement. I can personally testify to how damaging that shit was for me.
@@ABJK-ds4wq most trained ppl are also lifeless and unhelpful
I agree she does have a cold demeaner & I have felt lately that her content is her projecting especially the male/female content she's been putting out lately.
I do feel a lot of warmth from her, especially on her older videos, which I guess you have watched. I think what you have noticed about her now is what happens with most spiritual gurus, they finish with the typical topics for society and they start digging into more advanced spirituality - I'm not that into these things, at least for now, although I'm very spiritual, so I avoid most of the more complex topics when I watch a spiritual teacher. But I think there is a lot of truth coming from her, compassion too. This "darkness" which people in the other comments claim to have sensed - I think it is due to her suffering in the past, but this is just my opinion.
I’m a licensed counselor, EMDR trained (still new to that practice but loving it so far!) and haven’t seen the documentary or heard of Teal Swan. I always appreciate your balanced and thorough insights!
But truly, I am very concerned about this woman. SHE HAS NO FORMAL EDUCATION beyond high school, no professional licensing, and has no business at all claiming to heal peoples trauma or treating suicidality. We even have to be careful making those claims as licensed providers, because overpromising and misrepresenting our abilities is unethical.
I cannot believe that her state has not investigated her for what others have been charged with, “practicing a health care profession without a license and scheme to defraud”.
Unbelievable.
Thank you for chiming in. Your expertise is very valuable on this topic. I agree with you, there is big potential for danger here. But I don’t want anyone to feel unwelcome here so I try to express it keeping all points of view in mind. Glad you’re using EMDR responsibility ❤️
UGH YES! my therapist specializes in EMDR and other kinds of trauma processing and she would be horrified by what Teal Swan is doing! when i started seeing my therapist she hadn't started doing EMDR yet (it was a long time ago lol) so i didn't come to her to process extreme trauma. but i have ended up doing a great deal of EMDR and havening and it is so important to be in a safe environment. with my therapist usually i will be talking about whatever i am feeling or struggling with and she will have me focus in on that feeling while holding the left/right buzzers (i have adhd so the light bar is too distracting for me lol) and let my mind go where it goes, feel what ever i feel and then if i come to anything significant we will talk about that more. NEVER would she have someone go in a room with another traumatized person and relive that trauma!! 🤦♀ it is frustrating bc these kinds of trauma processing can really help people who have experienced extreme trauma and it is already hard enough to make therapy accessible to people who need it. people like Teal Swan who do have a larger platform are really doing a disservice by either giving people harmful advice or scaring the crap out of people who may actually benefit from something like EMDR therapy 😞
I hope you continue with the EMDR. I’m currently doing it with my therapist (who specializes in traumatic bereavement). In Jan 2020 I found my husband dead in bed after a surprise heart failure, a month later I had to put down my 14 year old cat and oct 2020 I found my mum after having the worse stroke of her life and she died a week and a half later, leaving me with no family.
Anyways I’ve been doing emdr for the past year or so and OMG it’s intense and difficult and draining…. But wow it is unbelievably helpful. I’ve brought up all kinds of childhood trauma, trauma living with neglectful parents, making connections I never would have made, dealing with the current trauma, etc etc etc. while it drains me and triggers me beyond belief, it’s changing my life!! It’s so amazing and I can’t speak highly enough about it.
The practice is changing people’s lives like myself. I still deal with daily thoughts of suicide, but I’m able to function and I couldn’t for the past 2 1/2 years. It’s amazing!! I really hope you’re successful in your work :)
@@mldrfan i'm so sorry you've had such a rough couple years, sending love your way
Her therapy retreats are apparently in Costa Rica, so she won't be charged with anything like that most likely.
Information and analysis gold. Great content. Thank you!
I genuinely believe that Teal feels in her heart that she wants to help people and believes her methods can do so. After listening to Gateway and a few other videos, I get the impression that she may actually be sincere. I believe that she understands in her line of work that there will always be potential for harm but also for great benefit, just as with anything in life, and her ability to remain calm and stoic is not a reflection of narcissism, but her acceptance of the reality of living a human existence. Now was this realization reached by her psyche as a way to protect her, quite possibly. That being said, I do not follow her teachings or engage with her content (anymore though I once did about 5 or so years ago). I have no skin in the game. Purely curiosity.
Seeing all of this unfold and seeing people question her because she sometimes expresses very human emotions, such as anger, is interesting in light of how spiritual texts have portrayed other spiritual figures such as Jesus flipping the table or getting angry at his disciples (I’m only using this example because of my lived experience.)
Also, really makes you curious what it may have been like to experience that time. Like overall public perception versus followers and such. You know. Humans are fascinating.
Never heard of this person. Her ego is something else. Your analysis is very cautious. Yet it is enough for me to make my own conclusions. Thanks for that.
Wait…..you never heard of her but write a comment about her. Which is it
I haven't watched teal in a long time but tbh some of her advice was OK to me.
I think what people don't like about her is her pragmatism and her insensitive demeanour, because she doesn't sugar coat what she says.
Idk what to say about the " bad vibes " everyone feels from her, part of them could be just because she has a harsh approach to make you understand what is wrong and how you can solve your issues.
I love ALL of The Behavioral Arts videos. As always, great work, Spidey!
I love the way you present this video. You are a very nice person and highly professional. Thanks
The "suicide" video is on her TH-cam. I remember watching it several years ago and being rubbed the wrong way.. I have a few relatives that have died from suicide and myself and a few other relatives that have had many attempts. I've been given lots of advice from well intended people (and a few ill intended) and done many therapy exercises to work through suicidal thoughts - but that video was what turned me away from Teal Swan. I used to watch her videos regularly for years prior to seeing that one..
Im very sorry to hear that. I can absolutely see the danger of that video being on a public forum and I’m sorry you experienced it first hand. 😞
She was using reverse psychology…. She also said basically there is no escaping your problems… if you kill yourself you just start all over with the same problems 🤷🏻♀️that certainly would prevent me from pulling the plug
I got to say I'm not 100% sure but if my memory serves me well I believe there was a lot of precursor that described a certain type of person that this advice was for.. and it excluded the type of person you're worried about... I believe it was for people that have never fully been to the edge but are worried about the mindset they are in evolving to _serious_ consideration of suicide. I don't know if in your mindset that would change anything but I do believe context does change the statement drastically. But again that's off of memory and my opinion.
I’m sorry but that’s not ok to have that video up there like that. It can have drastic repercussions. Even if the video explained who the intended audience is for, it is not ethical. When people are in a deep emotional state like that logical thinking is difficult. In my opinion that video should be removed.
The reason why I value Teal Swan is because what she has been able to overcome in her life. I believe she still suffers from that as an individual and one just have to take that into consideration. But I don't think she is dangerous. The real problem is that she brings out topics people fear and have resistance to. Your perspective on things changes dramatically when you get suicidal and intensely experience something that is worse than fear of death. I can imagine how triggering her video (it is titled "What to do if you are suicidal" th-cam.com/video/g86hreIWfqQ/w-d-xo.html) would be for me if I have never been there. I understand this. But now I can relate to this topic and I agree with literally everything she says here.
I had never heard of Teal Swan before this video. I am a survivor of trauma, but most people would never know because through wonderful therapists and therapy, plus a very close core of caring people around me, I am able to live life fully. I made it through the video, but must say that watching and listening to her made me feel very anxious and I was shaking from head to toe. I am now heading out for a walk to center myself and put her well behind me. Thank you for the wonderful content you provide.
Wow, based on your comment and how it reflects the direction of your thinking, you must have very good therapists and learned a lot of helpful things from them. In the sea of biased and assumptive comments, yours is different and stands out remarkably well.
If you watch her actual videos, they are very different from what is shown in this video. But like you said yourself, you had never heard of her before this video. On her older videos there are some great practical advices which have worked for a lot of people. I say older because usually people like her , Leo Gura etc (spiritual people), when they finish with their "normal topics for videos" they start digging further into more complex parts of spirituality which not all people would understand. I like Teal, she has a lot of knowledge from personal experience.
I can’t find the exact quote, but you said something like “she is whatever you need her to be.” I think that’s spot on and broadly applicable! This pointer helped me release her from my own residual belief of her as a Doer. Life is living through her in exactly the way it’s meant to 💕
It’s interesting how you said you hate to be subjective, as it’s all we can actually be within our limited human perspective 😂
First, this was a wonderful, non biased exploration of a topic I honestly had many questions about, so thanks. I have seen your videos in the past and this one took me from having an interest in you to being a fan.
So, I am naturally skeptical about anything claiming to be magical but I am very much into self exploration, psychology and the line where the two seem to meet is both fascinating and important to draw clearly. I feel like that line is the placebo effect, which is in itself blurry af. Some of TS older videos completely set off my BS alarm but last time I looked she no longer really promotes anything that isn't at least rooted in reality. And I am humble enough to admit just because I am skeptical about a thing doesn't mean it won't help someone else, even if it is just because they believe it will. My overall opinion of her really isn't changed. I feel like she Can be a valuable resource for me, But for someone who just believes anything they hear I would suggest being careful.
I really appreciate your guidance; what to look for in a therapist, questions to ask myself, how to think critically, being discerning.... all skills to apply to all of life.
as a social worker.. I honestly think Teal Swan is great. Why?
Because in the mental health world we are not brave enough. A lot of people don’t feel truely helped. Truely understood. Peope can appreciate when you stand next to their pain, give it space and try in intergrate it again.
I have worked at the high intensive care groups with youngsters who are extremely suicidal. Dening their feelings, trying to distract them from it.. isnt working. And that’s what 95% of the time is happening.
We must be more brave with true trust in our intuition and be authentic.
Being in despair, and even suicidal are actually very rational, and understandable reactions to a world that has gone completely insane, and having adults and elders, and society, in general intent on burning it to the ground. At least that’s the way that it looks to many of our young people!
Lord 😂😂😂😂please keep this woman and Teal away from vulnerable humans!
Wow you must have a really crap and outdated social welfare system if they've taught you to try ot deny the feelings of suicidal people and distract them.
Yikes
It hadn't occurred to me that the bureaucratic nature of government institutions might naturally produce regulated "cookie cutter" treatments for mental health. It should be obvious to me that it would be restrictive and career ending to treat outside of guidelines.
(I just subscribed so many of your videos are popping up from various years)...I can only go by my instincts as to your assessment of the people you analyze because I don't know them personally BUT this person I know so I can better gauge your analysis vs my experiences with her to see how accurate or not you are. (so to speak) The most important thing you said was basically she is what one makes her to be. If the general public knew what goes on behind the scenes or the personal lives of most "healers, gurus, spiritualist" etc. they would see that they have MORE emotional issues than the people they are healing (lol) they are often demanding, emotional, neurotic, arrogant and sometimes just down right mean. So why is it people say they were "healed" by someone like Teal and others are abused by her? ( I agree with the latter) Essentially they, (gurus) put on a show and you actually just heal yourself meaning healers just unlock or unblock something in you that you were ready to release which put you in their path in the first place. Something about them resonated with you, you begin to follow them, you get inspired and so the process goes. ( aka...the power of the subconscious mind) Others, who are not seeking, actually see them through the veil of illusion some operate in. So they are who you want/need them to be for you. Disclaimer, obviously not all of them are mean 😉
Thank you for the in-depth, critical yet open minded analysis!
The "tough love approach" adopted by any spiritual instructor is fundamentally a tactic to keep people below you, to wear you down. This can create a trauma bond with the client and the tough love coach, and/or the interrorgator. Many years ago i was spiritually raped by a "spiritual guru" I realised that in order to heal i needed to remove myself from "aggressive, tough love gurus" as the violence of language was bonding me with their energy. In our healing journey from Trauma we must find a place of loving safety, that is the first step to recovery. The second step is to find someone, hopefully a good therapist who will allow you to express your emotions and tell your story so that your story is no longer locked inside your heart.....Opening up about what happened to you will send a signal to your nervous system that YOU ARE HEARD. May all souls be blessed with healing and transformation.
Nice insight, indeed the tough love approach creates uncertainty and feeling we need that person to tell us what to do better
Teil's techniques if you ask me is about not allowing people to hide from their shadows and pushing them to see what they've been hiding from and facing it head on. Imo she's the last resort teacher who's willing to tell someone to go deep into their inner self and find that thing they are hiding from and have a conversation with it. It's not for everyone but I think it's for people who have done or tried everything else. Her teachings is a trail by fire and it will test every fiber in your being, put your body in overdrive to kill a fever. Ofc it doesn't feel good to go directly into the eye of the storm but if you make it out on the other side you'll be better off knowing more about yourself than you otherwise would have if you did not do it and hopefully be healing afterwards.
People healing is never easy it doesn't matter who the teacher is and people put Teil too high on a peddle stool themselves so they have to knock her down a few pegs. Not all therapy needs to be coddling, too many people are starlight up slandering her so unfairly because they don't like seeing people going through hell to shake off a fever. We need variety and different types of practices because we have a great range and a variety of people to deal with, this fixation on who's a better therapist is ridicules some practitioners will just dope you up and send you on your way, never solving the problem. People walk around with this false notion that one you find a therapist they should be able to identify what's wrong with you and fix you. 1 that's up to the person if they are actually trying to get fixed or just running and 2 if that therapist specifically right for them. No 2 therapist is the same and not all of them operate under the same school of thought and they will not tell you that in fear it might cause you to talk away. Some therapist are spiritual some are religious there are so many different schools of thought in therapy there is no black or white. Therapy is a journey so each individual has to find out which type of therapist will work for them and some are just lucky enough they run into the correct therapist on their first try so they don't have to think about what worked, why it did, who's better than who or have a false notion that you shouldn't have to change therapist to get the correct treatment. People always want an easy fix and if something does not fit their nerritive there's something wrong, now we must search for the boogyman, this is just irrational thinking.
I loved this new style of video, very well done. Even without your usual body language analysis it still had your signature critical thinking and intelligent analysis and I really appreciate the clarity it brings to whatever topic you’re covering.
Teal is amazing... She's really helped me through a lot... And her teachings have helped me process a great deal of pain. and for that I'll be a life long supporter. Although we do need to use critical thinking and be skeptical of all "gurus"
I am a new subscriber and love your show! I am fascinated by human behavior! I do have a question for clarification only. You said you practiced therapy... did that mean as in treating patients/clients? I don't want to mispeak when i am describing you...i have recommended your show now to a couple of people😊
Always delivering the primo content, Spidey! So glad you're posting regularly again!!
I appreciate the more compassionate and understanding way that you review and show respect for teal as well as your own field of work. Thank you.
I had no idea there was this level of “controversy” around Teal Swan. I stumbled upon her content in the last week, after years of personal deep healing work, growth and development, oblivious to her otherwise. It started with one video and turned into a binge session because I deeply resonated with a lot of she says. I found myself nodding along and feeling validated from having experienced what she talks about personally, and I love how she articulates herself. Your bang on at catching the editing around how she speaks, so kudos! Hence why I’m a bit shocked. I can’t speak to the actual therapeutic work she does and her “followers”, but I can say I absolutely appreciate her content on TH-cam. And I consider myself a pretty rational person with a lot of awareness of self and others; not someone who would be easily manipulated or in a vulnerable position. Thanks for your video and due diligence. 😊
Super realistic review. Love the critical aspect. Imagine working with a 'professional' and being tricked into thinking your parents abused you, when they really didn't 🤥 And not from your own memory fabrication but someone acting out a ghost and then telling their opinion based on their memory of roleplaying.
I personally believe that many people are just not ready to hear what Teal Swan has to say. I really appreciate this video and I agree with a lot of your analysis of her. I would like to also add, however, that her videos on TH-cam have helped me tremendously. I had huge breakthroughs and have come to a certain peace in my life because of her teachings.
Great video! Never heard of her, but as always, your analysis was very insightful. I know this is a departure from your usual, but I’m here for it! Would love to see more of this kind of content.
Great balanced analysis. Appreciate your take on TS.